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• The 7 security threats to technology that scare experts the most - PCWorld

  15-02-2017 23:56 via pcworld.com
  
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  The 7 security threats to technology that scare experts the most
  PCWorld
  What happens if a bad actor turns off your heat in the middle of winter, then demands $1,000 to turn it back on? Or even holds a small city's power for ransom? Those kinds of attacks to personal, corporate, and infrastructure technology were among the ...and more »
  
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• A.I. faces hype, skepticism at RSA cybersecurity show

  15-02-2017 23:51
  
  The cybersecurity industry has been talking up artificial intelligence and machine learning as a way to stop the hackers, but don’t necessarily believe all the hype.
  
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• Bruce Schneier: Public-service technologists are needed to tame the IoT

  15-02-2017 23:37
  
  The internet of things needs to be regulated and soon before it becomes even more of a tool to facilitate cyberattacks, and that means coming up with civic-minded technologists to help formulate government policies, security expert Bruce Schneier told an RSA Conference 2017 audience.
  
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• How technology could help you live in your home for longer - Starts at 60

  15-02-2017 23:29 via startsat60.com
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  How technology could help you live in your home for longer
  Starts at 60
  Technology is set to revolutionise aged and home care, and it'll allow us to live in our homes independently for much longer than previous generations. Starts at 60 Writers · Property 16 Feb. shares 0 0. Aged care and home care providers such as Feros ...
  
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• ExxonMobil develops in-line gas dehydration technology - Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine

  15-02-2017 22:47 via offshore-mag.com
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  ExxonMobil develops in-line gas dehydration technology
  Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine
  ExxonMobil has developed cMIST technology, which dehydrates natural gas using a patented absorption system inside pipes. The company says the in-line technology can be used at both land-based and offshore natural gas production operations and ...
  
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• What Teens Can Teach Advisors About Technology - Accountingweb.com (blog)

  15-02-2017 22:34 via accountingweb.com
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  What Teens Can Teach Advisors About Technology
  Accountingweb.com (blog)
  I often find my teenage son sprawled across the couch, watching YouTube videos on his tablet. “Whatcha doing?” I'll ask. “Watching a documentary about whales,” he'll sometimes say. Or, “Watching a video about a video game.” Advertisement. The truth is ...
  
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• CSC and HPE Enterprise Services unveil new company name: DXC Technology - CRN Australia

  15-02-2017 22:05 via crn.com.au
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  CSC and HPE Enterprise Services unveil new company name: DXC Technology
  CRN Australia
  CSC and HPE Enterprise Services have decided the new name once the US$25.6 billion solution provider behemoth opens for business on 3 April: DXC Technology. "The DXC Technology brand will be built on a foundation of trust and transformation, and a ...
  DXC Technology born from CSC, HPE mergerTechnology Decisions
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• Microsoft quietly prolongs life of original Windows 10

  15-02-2017 21:45
  
  Microsoft earlier this month quietly extended the life of Windows 10's debut edition, the version launched in July 2015.
  
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• IT leaders say it's hard to keep the cloud safe

  15-02-2017 21:17
  
  IT managers are finding it difficult to keep their applications and data safe in the cloud, and many are slowing cloud adoption because of it, according to a report from Intel.
  
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• A local technology firm that dares to dream - The Australian

  15-02-2017 21:11 via theaustralian.com.au
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  A local technology firm that dares to dream
  The Australian
  Imagine a technology that would enable the police, on seeing a vehicle behaving suspiciously in say Melbourne or Nice, to be able to bring up data on a handheld screen almost instantly detailing what that vehicle had been doing in for the past few hours.
  
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• Sophos CEO sounds the alarm on enterprise ransomware attacks

  15-02-2017 20:53
  
  Ransomware is increasingly becoming a problem for companies, and the CEO of a leading computer security company says he fears 2017 could see entire companies shut down until they pay up, or risk losing all their data.
  
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• Windows Update issues may be at root of February's patch delay

  15-02-2017 20:48
  
  Microsoft didn't say why it postponed this month's security updates, but a patch expert pointed to a likely problem with the company's update service infrastructure.
  
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• AWS Roundup: IoT buttons hit the enterprise, Directory launch and more

  15-02-2017 20:34
  
  Amazon Web Services got off to a slow start in January, taking its time to sleep off the New Year’s festivities. But the cloud provider got up to speed by the end of the month, launching a handful of new products for its customers to work with.
  
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• Sheep RFID technology chaos | Queensland Country Life - Queensland Country Life

  15-02-2017 20:12 via queenslandcountrylife.com.au
  
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  Sheep RFID technology chaos | Queensland Country Life
  Queensland Country Life
  SHEEP and wool producers are staring down the barrel of having two different technologies imposed on them as the Victorian government “whitewashes” ...and more »
  
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• Sheep RFID technology chaos - Queensland Country Life

  15-02-2017 20:12 via queenslandcountrylife.com.au
  
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  Sheep RFID technology chaos
  Queensland Country Life
  The Victorian Government's sudden move to implement RFID sheep tags mid-year has been met with loud criticism, imposing two different technologies on sheep and wool producers in the near future. Photo: Ryan Stuart. Share · Tweet · Aa. SHEEP and wool ...and more »
  
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• Sheep RFID technology chaos - North Queensland Register

  15-02-2017 20:08 via northqueenslandregister.com.au
  
  Sheep RFID technology chaos
  North Queensland Register
  The Victorian Government's sudden move to implement RFID sheep tags mid-year has been met with loud criticism, imposing two different technologies on sheep and wool producers in the near future. Photo: Ryan Stuart. Share · Tweet · Aa. SHEEP and wool ...
  
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• New Chinese Cybersecurity Threats

  15-02-2017 20:03
  
  CSO's Steve Ragan talks with Cybereason's Chief Product Officer Sam Curry about the rising threat of attacks from nation-state actors, and how to address the unique nature of their attacks.
  
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• The Future of Passwords and Authentication

  15-02-2017 20:00
  
  Ping Identity's Patrick Harding joins Infoworld's Fahmida Rashid to take a look into the future of passwords and authentication for our increasingly complex online lives.
  
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• Yahoo warns users of account breaches related to recent attacks

  15-02-2017 19:46
  
  Yahoo has begun warning individual users that their accounts with the service may have been compromised in a massive data breach it reported late last year.
  
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• Facebook throws an open source hackathon

  15-02-2017 19:28
  
  Last Friday, Facebook’s Cambridge, Mass., office played host to an open source hackathon around the theme of GraphQL, a sophisticated data-fetching query language originally developed by Facebook to help manage its vast stores of user data and released to the open source community in 2015.
  
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• JavaScript-based ASLR bypass attack simplifies browser exploits

  15-02-2017 18:45
  
  Researchers have devised a new attack that can bypass address space layout randomization (ASLR) in browsers and possibly other applications.
  
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• RSA: Elite cryptographers scoff at idea that law enforcement can ‘overcome’ encryption

  15-02-2017 18:08
  
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ call for a way to “overcome” cryptography met with scorn by a panel of elite cryptographers speaking at RSA Conference 2017.
  
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• Doing Frozen Time: A 30-Year Inmate's View Of Modern Technology - Forbes

  15-02-2017 18:02 via forbes.com
  
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  Doing Frozen Time: A 30-Year Inmate's View Of Modern Technology
  Forbes
  I have never held a cellphone, much less used one to text or take a selfie. I didn't know what a "selfie" was until a couple of years ago. I have never owned a personal computer, much less "surfed" the Internet. The Internet didn't even exist the day I ...
  
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• Ericsson introduces first 5G network platform

  15-02-2017 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  As the industry gears up for Mobile World Congress, Ericsson has announced a new platform designed to help networks evolve towards 5G mobile networking
  
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• Researchers trick 'CEO' email scammer into giving up identity

  15-02-2017 17:00
  
  Businesses targeted in email phishing schemes don’t always have to play the victim. They can actually fight back.
  
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• Browser privacy extension Ghostery is moving to Germany

  15-02-2017 17:00
  
  Cliqz, the German developer of the privacy-focused browser of the same name, has acquired the tracker-blocking browser extension Ghostery and its development team from its creator, Evidon.
  
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• iPhone 8 could include special technology for hiding fingerprint sensor under display, patent suggests - The Independent

  15-02-2017 15:51 via independent.co.uk
  
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  iPhone 8 could include special technology for hiding fingerprint sensor under display, patent suggests
  The Independent
  It's almost certain that Apple will release a phone with a screen that makes up the entire front of the phone. But it's a lot less clear how exactly that will work. Andrew Griffin · @_andrew_griffin; 5 hours ago ...
  Apple may replace iPhone home button with fingerprint-scanning screenThe Guardianall 45 news articles »
  
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• Technology helps older adults living with congestive heart failure - Science Daily

  15-02-2017 15:39 via sciencedaily.com
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  Technology helps older adults living with congestive heart failure
  Science Daily
  Date: February 14, 2017; Source: University of Missouri Health; Summary: Congestive heart failure is one of the most common reasons for hospital admissions among those 65 years old and older, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.and more »
  
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• Japan to Support Use of NDT Technology for Recovery from Earthquakes, Floods in Asia and the Pacific - International Atomic Energy Agency

  15-02-2017 15:25 via iaea.org
  
  International Atomic Energy Agency
  Japan to Support Use of NDT Technology for Recovery from Earthquakes, Floods in Asia and the Pacific
  International Atomic Energy Agency
  A researcher at Myanmar's Department of Atomic Energy is testing equipment to be used for non-destructive testing. Under a new programme funded by Japan under the IAEA Peaceful Uses Initiative, scientists like her will receive equipment and training.and more »
  
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• Warren Buffett's Increasing Passion For Apple And Technology - Forbes

  15-02-2017 15:12 via forbes.com
  
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  Warren Buffett's Increasing Passion For Apple And Technology
  Forbes
  After the close of trading last night, Apple investors received news via 13F filings from the likes of Berkshire Hathaway and Elliott Management, among others, that showed that holdings of Apple among the biggest institutions had increased ...and more »
  
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• RSA: Watch out for a new weapon - your own data

  15-02-2017 15:06
  
  As tens of thousands of the world’s top security pros gather at RSA Conference 2017 they are being called upon to watch out for a new threat: their own data.
  
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• Why medical technology often doesn't make it from drawing board to ... - The Conversation UK

  15-02-2017 14:05 via theconversation.com
  
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  Why medical technology often doesn't make it from drawing board to ...
  The Conversation UK
  So many good ideas fail to make it out of the research lab because of a lack of funding.and more »
  
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• Why medical technology often doesn't make it from drawing board to hospital - The Conversation UK

  15-02-2017 14:05 via theconversation.com
  
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  Why medical technology often doesn't make it from drawing board to hospital
  The Conversation UK
  Matthew Leming does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond the academic appointment above.and more »
  
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• New Technology Can Aid Long-Distance Relationships - PsychCentral.com

  15-02-2017 14:00 via psychcentral.com
  
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  New Technology Can Aid Long-Distance Relationships
  PsychCentral.com
  Canadian researchers are using new technology to enhance relationship satisfaction when couples confront geographic barriers. Devices being developed at Simon Fraser University (SFU) allow couples to remotely share a walk, watch movies together, and ...
  Technology puts 'touch' into long-distance relationshipsScience Daily
  New SFU glove technology can help with long-distance relationshipsNews1130all 18 news ar
  
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• New Technology Relieves Children Of Anxiety During MRI - Huffington Post Australia

  15-02-2017 12:29 via huffingtonpost.com.au
  
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  New Technology Relieves Children Of Anxiety During MRI
  Huffington Post Australia
  The experience of having an MRI can be daunting for anyone, but is especially frightening for young children, and it's also hard for parents and hospital staff ...and more »
  
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• Experts warn businesses not to over-buy on unlimited data plans

  15-02-2017 12:00
  
  Smaller businesses that think they could benefit from an unlimited plan from wireless carriers need to calculate their costs carefully.
  
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• Sky tackles mobile not-spots at west London headquarters

  15-02-2017 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  Media and communications company Sky deploys a distributed antenna system at its west London campus to improve in-building mobile signals
  
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• Apple smartphones outsold Samsung's in Q4

  15-02-2017 09:36
  
  Apple has overtaken Samsung Electronics in smartphone sales for the first time in two years -- but don't count on it staying ahead for long.
  
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• India launches 88 earth imaging satellites from Planet Labs

  15-02-2017 08:54
  
  India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C37) has launched into space 88 satellites from earth imaging company Planet Labs, giving the startup the ability to "image all of Earth's landmass every day.”
  
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• Doubts abound over US action on cybersecurity

  15-02-2017 05:17
  
  How should the U.S. respond to cyber attacks? That’s been a major question at this year’s RSA security conference, following Russia’s suspected attempt to influence last year’s election.
  
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• How APIs are helping startups, traditional industries in Australia

  15-02-2017 05:14
  
  While API uptake is increasing across all businesses in Australia, APIdays organiser Saul Caganoff says “there is plenty of runway yet to go”.
  
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• New technology brings justice to Perth teen who was raped ten years ago - WAtoday

  15-02-2017 05:00 via watoday.com.au
  
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  New technology brings justice to Perth teen who was raped ten years ago
  WAtoday
  Major advancements in DNA technology have helped convict a man over the sexual assault of a six-year-old Perth girl more than a decade ago. Roland George Stayt, 49, committed the offence in January 2006 at a park in Medina, south of Perth. SHAREand more »
  
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• New technology brings justice to Perth teen who was raped ten ... - WAtoday

  15-02-2017 05:00 via watoday.com.au
  
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  New technology brings justice to Perth teen who was raped ten ...
  WAtoday
  Major advancements in DNA technology have helped convict a man over the sexual assault of a six-year-old Perth girl more than a decade ago. Roland George ...and more »
  
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• How to do machine learning without data scientists

  15-02-2017 04:39
  
  Many data and analytics leaders face a chicken and egg situation. Without experienced data scientists, venturing into machine learning and data science is difficult. Without any successful pilots, getting serious business commitment to fund data science projects and hire data scientists is equally challenging.
  
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• AT&T plans a national IoT network with LTE-M by midyear

  15-02-2017 03:59
  
  AT&T is accelerating its rollout of LTE-M, an IoT network that’s being used to track shipping containers and pallets, monitor water use and connect fleets to the internet.
  
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• CSIRO hails “revolutionary” energy efficiency technology with WA start-up - RenewEconomy

  15-02-2017 03:41 via reneweconomy.com.au
  
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  CSIRO hails “revolutionary” energy efficiency technology with WA start-up
  RenewEconomy
  Fremantle-based energy efficiency start-up Ecocentric Energy is hoping to fast-track commercialisation of its sophisticated electricity metering and management system, after inking a research and licensing deal with the CSIRO. The six-year deal gives ...and more »
  
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• CSIRO hails "revolutionary" energy efficiency technology with WA ... - RenewEconomy

  15-02-2017 03:41 via reneweconomy.com.au
  
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  CSIRO hails "revolutionary" energy efficiency technology with WA ...
  RenewEconomy
  Fremantle-based Ecocentric Energy joins forces with CSIRO to fast-track commercialisation of "electrical fingerprint" technology.and more »
  
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• Australia lagging on autonomous vehicle initiatives: Telstra

  15-02-2017 03:18
  
  Telstra says the government should implement policies that promote the uptake of autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies, warning that compared to Europe and North America Australia is lagging when it comes to initiatives involving connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV).
  
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• Qantas offers NBN-based in-flight streaming

  15-02-2017 02:02
  
  Qantas will offer its passengers free access to content from Foxtel, Netflix and Spotify on domestic flights, beginning in late February.
  
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• IBM's hub for wearables could have you out of the hospital faster

  15-02-2017 00:58
  
  Researchers at IBM have developed a hub for wearables that can gather information from multiple wearable devices and share it with a doctor, potentially cutting down on the time patients need to spend in a hospital.
  
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