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By George Trujillo, principal data strategist, DataStax; and Ara Bederjikian, president, Titanium Intelligent Solutions Internet of Things (IoT) data can pour in from pretty much everywhere, be it from sensors that monitor air quality in a building, intelligent devices in a smart city, or mobile apps with an augmented reality overlay to enhance a live sporting event. IoT is embedded in our everyday lives with fitness trackers, Uber eats, Lyft, delivery tracking, security cameras, and…

By Prem Khatri, Vice President of Operations, Chetu, Inc. Ransomware attacks are crippling businesses, government organizations, and educational institutions. And, these attacks are making the news. In fact, the Sinclair Broadcast Group, a company that owns TV news stations, was hit by a ransomware attack in October 2021, according to Reuters. The wire service noted that some of Sinclair’s servers and workstations had been encrypted by the malware. In April of this year, the Costa…

Sometimes one size does fit all. That’s true in the case of audio specialist Sonos, which developed a universal IT stack that could be used by its 1,200 employees, manufacturing partners, and engineers scattered in 15 locations across the globe. The innovation, dubbed “IT in a Box,” was developed in October 2020, just as CIO Ruth Sleeter took the helm, and though it was designed for more general use it was a panacea for the…

With its legions of fans worldwide, and a dramatised Netflix series to boot, Formula One is enjoying a boom in popularity, culminating in the Formula One group doubling revenue to $360 million in Q1 of 2022, and seeing a profit of $19 million – compared to losing $47 million in the first quarter of 2021. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw the 2020-21 season delayed and motor races taking place without fans, Formula One has…

Grab a special deal on the secure Ivacy virtual private network and NAT firewall today. Image: StackCommerce Investing in cybersecurity is a top priority for any business these days, but it should also be top of mind for individuals as well. Nobody is immune to cybercrime, and if you do things like frequently download content from the internet, spend money online or time on unsecured websites, you should at the very least have the protection…

In July, cloud-based subscription management platform provider Zuora hosted events in Melbourne and Sydney attended by leading executives from global and Australian recurring revenue businesses. Discussions covered a multitude of topics, but one that participants returned to time and time again was complexity as it related to technology. Digitisation of industry has created remarkable opportunities and allowed for efficiency of a kind previously unimaginable. This shift has brought about radical simplification. What was once strictly…

In today’s online landscape, it is crucial for organizations to stay on top of the threats that put their enterprises at risk. Agari and PhishLabs have put together their Quarterly Threat Trends & Intelligence Report detailing their analysis of phishing and social media attacks this quarter. The report presents statistics regarding the volume of attacks, the tactics used by cybercriminals, and the main targets of these attacks, documenting the changes since last quarter. Below are…

Newly minted CIOs have a wealth of guidebooks, white papers, and blogs to help set themselves up for success from day one, as the first 100 days of a new leadership role are crucial. But theory can only take a new leader so far. Practice is how leaders are made, and as anyone who has gone through this challenging process knows, those first months on the job as a CIO are likely to be rife…