I have found that once you meet people, it becomes much harder to write about them. My blog has probably gotten more diplomatic in the last ten years as a result of my having met pretty much everyone on Wall Street. I’m not saying that’s good or it’s bad, it’s just what it is. Professor […]
Archives for 2020
Docker Registries Expose Hundreds of Orgs to Malware, Data Theft
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Shadow IT: Gaining control of a parallel universe
For network managers, merely the thought of unknown or even partly unknown IT infrastructures on a network can be enough to send a shiver down the spine. In shadow IT networks, complex infrastructures can develop from everyday practice, without the approval or knowledge of the IT department. These infrastructures can range from manageable hardware environments […]
Shadow IT: Gaining control of a parallel universe
For network managers, merely the thought of unknown or even partly unknown IT infrastructures on a network can be enough to send a shiver down the spine. In shadow IT networks, complex infrastructures can develop from everyday practice, without the approval or knowledge of the IT department. These infrastructures can range from manageable hardware environments […]
Xerox sweetens its bid for HP Inc. to about $34 billion
Xerox boosted its offer to acquire HP Inc. to $24 a share, or about $34 billion, the company announced Monday. The new offer would be for $18.40 per share in cash and 0.149 Xerox shares per share of HP. Shares of HP climbed as much as 4.6% in pre-market trading on the news. Last November, Xerox […]
Securing the IoT from the network layer to the application layer
Security in the Internet of Things (IoT) has become a critical requirement, with recent legislation mandating ‘reasonable security features.’ It is very clear that the cost of implementing security within the IoT is necessary, and far outweighs the cost of not doing so. Security is built up in layers; the first layer needing to be […]
Hundreds of Chinese firms seek billions in loans amid coronavirus outbreak
More than 300 Chinese firms including Meituan Dianping, China’s largest food delivery company, and smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp are seeking bank loans totalling at least 57.4 billion yuan ($8.2 billion) to soften the impact of the coronavirus, two banking sources said. The firms, including China’s dominant ride hailing service provider, Didi Chuxing Technology Co, Megvii […]
Egypt’s Canal Sugar to start production in 2021 – CEO
DUBAI (Reuters) – Egypt’s Canal Sugar will produce 400,000 tonnes a year of white sugar when it starts production in the 2021 season, the chief executive said on Monday. Construction of the company’s sugar beet factory will be completed this year and the project will reach full capacity of 900,000 tonnes of white sugar a […]
Samsung withdraws cashback scheme with Amazon Pay after offline retailers protest
Samsung India has withdrawn its consumer promotion with Amazon’s digital payment service, Amazon Pay, for smartphones after huge protest from offline cellphone retailers that the offer would mean hooking the customer to Amazon and mandatory registration of retailers in the marketplace which would ultimately hurt their business. According to two senior industry executives, the Korean […]
Airbnb suspends bookings in Beijing for rest of February
Airbnb said on Monday it has suspended bookings in Beijing until Febreuary 29 as death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China exceeded 900. “In light of the novel coronavirus outbreak and guidance from local authorities for the short-term rental industry during this public health emergency, bookings of all listings in Beijing with check-in from […]