IoT technologies will be key to not just rebuilding our industries, economies, and societies from the pandemic—but making them better than ever before. It’s well-known that disasters often lead to the biggest advancements. Innovations that would normally take years to receive the necessary funding and overcome legal hurdles can be deployed far more quickly during,…
The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) is putting focus on edge-based private 5G networks for enterprises, as it narrows its scope from “connecting the unconnected” with wide-area cloud-based open infrastructure to also include cheaper, more flexible local-area cellular networking. The consortium, founded by Facebook and directed with board-level input from key European carriers, said private 5G…
It’s getting harder by the day to keep up with all the new electric vehicle announcements. Not because there are so many, but because the names of the cars are so goddam uninspiring, and well, frankly quite boring. Today, the motoring press been saturated with news of Kia’s new all-electric vehicle. The South Korean carmaker…
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware dropper contained in as many as 9 Android apps distributed via Google Play Store that deploys a second stage malware capable of gaining intrusive access to the financial accounts of victims as well as full control of their devices. “This dropper, dubbed Clast82, utilizes a series of techniques…
Vodafone is calling on the government to support the pandemic recovery of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by introducing new cybersecurity policies. According to a report (PDF) commissioned by Vodafone and published today, almost a quarter of SMEs – representing around 1.3 million businesses – claim they would not be able to continue operating following…
Vodafone is calling on the government to support the pandemic recovery of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by introducing new cybersecurity policies. According to a report (PDF) commissioned by Vodafone and published today, almost a quarter of SMEs – representing around 1.3 million businesses – claim they would not be able to continue operating following…
Vodafone is calling on the government to support the pandemic recovery of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by introducing new cybersecurity policies. According to a report (PDF) commissioned by Vodafone and published today, almost a quarter of SMEs – representing around 1.3 million businesses – claim they would not be able to continue operating following…
February 24, 2021 Paul Brager Jr, Director, Global OT Security Programs, Baker Hughes IT/OT convergence, as a business enablement strategy, has been in focus for some time, as organizations desire to leverage data from within their industrial spaces. These use cases can be automation optimization, lean initiatives, data analytics and visualization, or any combination such…
A total of 572.3 million smart electricity meters are forecast to be deployed in China, India, Japan and South Korea during the 2021–2025 period, according to a new study by IoT research firm Berg Insight. At the end of 2019, the overall smart meter penetration stood at 69% in these markets, corresponding to an…
When TikTok was banned in India last June, Instagram jumped on the short video bandwagon very quickly and launched Reels. The company rolled out the feature globally in August 2020. Now, its parent company Facebook is integrating Reels in the blue app. The firm is testing the feature in India by giving access to select…
