January 7, 2016
Etihad Airways Considers Legal Action Over Three-Year-Old Data Breach
Details of 7,000 Etihad Airways customers appear to have been leaked by an email marketing agency
Quiz Of The Week: CES 2016
What do you remember about this year’s show?
Dutch Government Opts Against Encryption Backdoors
For sure, we will not weaken encryption by insisting tech firms share encrypted communications, says Holland
UK Universities Open £23m IoT Research Hub
Government, universities and industry band together for Internet of Things hub, to drive innovation and research
CES 2016 – Dell Unleashes Super-Thin Latitude Laptops
New Dell notebooks and 2-in-1s offer improved power and portability for business and consumer users alike
CES 2016 – Cisco Targets Broadcasters With Cloud Software, Agrees Sky Q Deal
Cisco details cloud broadcast platform and will help power Sky Q TV service
How Technology Will Boost SME Productivity In 2016
Sage’s CTO, Klaus-Michael Vogelberg, examines the technology trends that will enable SMEs, the lifeblood of the global economy, to work smarter in 2016
Filthy Data Centres Are Becoming A Major Problem
Make sure you keep your bits clean, says data centre healthcare provider, or run the risk of power outages and data loss
CES 2016 – BlackBerry Confirms It’s Sticking With Android, Not BB10
BlackBerry CEO John Chen confirms new Android-powered devices for 2016
Twitter Community Helps Create Improved Linux Encoder Ransomware
New version of dangerous ransomware has infected 600 Linux servers
Public Cloud Grew Faster Than Both Private And Hybrid Cloud In 2015
Total cloud revenues hit $110bn, growing 28 percent annually
Amazon Starts Selling ARM-Powered Chips
Israeli-based Annapurna Labs looks to target low-power smart devices with Alpine chips
CES 2016 – TP-Link Shows Off 60GHz 802.11ad Wi-Fi, Touchscreen Routers
"World-first" 60GHz TP-Link 60GHz router could deliver 7Gbps speeds, while touchscreen access point hopes to simplify the smart home
CES 2016 – Casio WSD-F10 Is A Rugged Smartwatch For The Great Outdoors
Casio WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch runs Android Wear and is built to military specifications
Time Warner Cable Warns 320,000 Users Of Possible Hack
Corporate security under scrutiny again as Time Warner tells customers to change passwords after possible hack
Exploiting Silent Circle’s Secure Blackphone
The highly secure device could have been exploited, were it not for the responsible disclosure by a security researcher
Pop-Under Malvertising Attack Hits Adult And Streaming Sites With Ransomware
Dodgy ads install CryptoWall ransomware on PCs with out of date Flash plug-ins in latest malvertising attack
UK Tech Firms Smash VC Investment Record
2015 marks a great year for UK tech firms as VC investment totals £2.4bn
AWS Powers Up Korean Data Centres As Fifth Asia Pacific Region Goes Live
AWS extends cloud reach to Korea to serve customers with lower latency and infrastructure support with Seoul data centres