The Optane SSD can serve as memory or storage depending on your needs. At last, Intel is making a stand-alone drive based on its extremely fast 3D storage technology… although you’re probably not about to pick one up yourself.…
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Google Announces First-Ever SHA1 Collision Attack
By Catalin Cimpanu The SHA1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) cryptographic hash function is now officially dead and useless, after Google announced today the first ever successful collision attack. SHA1 is a cryptographic hash function used generate hashes for digital data, hashes…
The Hard Drives Most (and Least) Likely to Fail, According to Backblaze
Author: Thorin Klosowski Every year, backup service Backblaze takes a look at failure rates amongst the hard drives in its data centers. This year’s no different, and they’ve got all kinds of stats for all kinds of drive. By the end…
Amazon Web Services unveils ‘Shield’ to protect sites from crippling online attacks
BY TODD BISHOP on December 1, 2016 at 9:33 am A little more than a month after a massive online assault took down Reddit, Netflix, Twitter and other major online properties, cloud giant Amazon Web Services this morning unveiled a new…
Avast’s Four Free Ransomware Decryption Tools Decrypt Locked Files
Author: Patrick Allan Ransomware, malware that enables attackers to disable systems or encrypt your data until you pay them, is on the rise. If you’ve become the victim of an attack, these four decryption tools might save the day. The tools,…
AI evolution brings the automation to SME
Despite usually having incomparably smaller resources available than large enterprises, small and medium ones do not necessarily have to give up on the idea of using the same tools as their larger counterparts to improve and streamline their businesses. The…
Why automation is key to software-defined storage
Written by Ray Shaw You would have heard of the term “software-defined”. It is now being applied to “everything” — compute, environment, storage, networking, data centres, W-LANs — and in all cases, it is about the decoupling of the control…
Hackers hijack Philips Hue lights with a drone
Surprise! The Internet of Things is a security nightmare. Anyone who was online a few weeks ago can attest to that. The massive internet blackout was caused by connected devices, and new research from white-hat hackers expounds upon those types…
The Wild Technology That Will Make 5G Wireless Work
Author: SEAN CAPTAIN Companies such as Qualcomm are reimagining networks to let them connect just about everything—from drones to surgical instruments. Wireless technology is a stone soup of acronyms, jargon, numbers, and marketing gibberish that the industry likes to boil down…
Aetna to Transform Members’ Consumer Health Experience Using iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch
Launches New Customer Program featuring Apple Watch HARTFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aetna (NYSE:AET) today announced a new initiative to revolutionize members’ consumer health experience by combining the power of iOS apps and the unmatched user experience of Apple products including Apple Watch,…