“When it comes to preparedness, they’re woefully behind and that, to me, is the most concerning thing” Forrester finds the health-care industry is not investing enough to protect medical records from hackers. Source: US health care way behind on data security, says Forrester
Researchers have shown that it is -easily- possible to trick Vizio’s smart TVs in accepting a man in the middle attack on the data stream that flows between a service run by Cognitive Networks to feed maliciously placed ads on the screen of unsuspecting home cinema owners. This article published by net-security.org, highlights the simplicity, which is striking. It also highlights the risk everyone running any “smart” devices is being exposed to. Not only malicious intentions, but also commercial ones have been shown by the researchers. The wealth of information… Read more Vizio Smart TV hack is a wake-up-call for IoT development →
With Shinetech (Shinetechchina.com), we have been working on a similar concept for a mainland China shopping mall – already two years ago. This shopping mall not only was targeted specifically at online / offline convergence, but had a guiding theme (marriage), will the full assortment of gifts, clothing, celebratory elements and beauty for the most important day in the life. Combining online and offline in a creative way is one of the many innovations China is bringing to the market, and in fact, did so much earlier than good old… Read more Singapore is getting its first shopping mall with eCommerce logistics services →
Recent studies show, that there is a shift in demands for the straffing industry, especially when it comes to the types of skills required by the market. While enterprises and… Read more Demands in staffing IT projects: BI and security on top →
Here is a very clearsighted article on the topic of what to expect in the field of hacks, breaches and cybercrime. In the article, Igor Volovich paints a dim picture of the recent past (Target, Home Depot Wyndham) and resulting data loss and leaking of confidential customer PII. In the US, the FTC will increas its scrutiny of information security. We can expect penalization of irresponsible behaviour and will see enforcement happening. This creates an incentive for firms to cover up their breaches, and lost or stolen data. Which in… Read more Transparency and Accountability in the IoT era →
Gone are the days when software development was done only in Palo Alto or by corporate America within the glass towers of companies such as Sun and Oracle. With the right offshore outsourcing partner, any innovator with a market-worthy software idea can be successful. Case in point: For example, more than 50 percent of the companies showing interest in working with our partner Shinetech (check them out, Shinetech are one of the fastest growing private companies, according to the Inc. 500|5000 list: http://www.shinetechchina.com) are small and midsized innovators that have… Read more Offshoring for Innovators →
The 3G4G Blog: LTE vs TETRA for Critical Communications. Great opinion-piece to read by knowledgeable people. When dealing with mission critical communications, regardless whether in the public or private… Read more LTE for Critical Communications – not yet there. →
With this month, R&P is planning to go service provider. As Armin Roth, the managing partner said, “this step is a logical addition to the portfolio. In this fast-paced space, everyone is turning to the “as a service” business model”. Adding value to advanced pre-products as a platform is what makes the difference in the market, and combining platform and service offerings while using the available services provided as plug-and-play elements to form advanced capabilities to satisfy customer needs is key for gaining market share. Stay tuned for exciting news.… Read more R&P to go service – provider →