The Technology Crutch: How Will Innovative Technology Improve Our Cybersecurity Defenses?
One consistent theme throughout Cybertech Fairfax 2017, which took place on Tuesday, June 13, was the critical need for innovative technology that safeguards against cyber intrusion. However, cybersecurity experts warn that as information technology (IT) improves, human interaction will continue to be a primary point of cybersecurity vulnerability unless leaders improve workforce policies and training.
Michael Chertoff, former U.S. Secretary...
US’s Paris climate deal exit may lower India’s solar power tariffs further
New Delhi: Solar power tariffs in India may decline further as a result of the US withdrawal from the Paris climate deal affected by President Donald Trump.
According to several developers, manufacturers and analysts, Chinese manufacturers may further cut their solar module prices to drive sales in India because they may not have a significant US market left any longer....
Microsoft’s new keyboard banishes passwords with a built-in fingerprint sensor
Microsoft has launched another keyboard (with a partner mouse) which is a spin on the Surface Keyboard that emerged last fall, although this variant adds a very nifty extra: a fingerprint sensor.
Microsoft calls this new peripheral the Modern Keyboard, dropping the Surface branding, and making it more suitable for a wider range of devices because it offers a wired...
IoT Time: M2M/Internet of Things weekly digest
UK-based IoT specialist Telit and Swedish telecoms group Tele2 have introduced Telit simWISE, a ‘first-of-its-kind’ cellular module-embedded technology, designed to replace traditional SIM cards in connected devices. The initial release of simWISE for mass-market 2G devices is the first step in Telit’s roadmap to deliver a broad set of technologies related to embedded connectivity, a press release announced. Alon...
Building Cybersecurity Knowledge Is Critical First Step to Secure Industrial Networks
Cybersecurity is a critical topic for industrial control systems that will continue to accelerate in importance over the coming years. Personnel working with industrial control systems everywhere in the world will be expected to possess a general awareness of cybersecurity topics. There are a variety of cybersecurity courses and certifications that provide cybersecurity training. Available courses can be broken...
Printed sensors can warn when to change car tyres
WASHINGTON: Scientists have developed an inexpensive printed sensor that can monitor car tyres in real time, warning drivers when the rubber has grown dangerously thin and needs to be changed.
The device will increase safety, improve vehicle performance and reduce fuel consumption.
Researchers at Duke University in the US built the sensor using metallic carbon nanotubes - tiny cylinders of carbon...
Dassault Aviation and Reliance Defence rally the Indian Aerospace Industry
Dassault Aviation along with its key partner Reliance Defence hosted close to 200 delegates from the Aerospace Industry, from different parts in India representing over 60 Indian Companies and 25 French Companies in New Delhi. This event in cooperation with Rafale Industrial Partners viz.
Thales, Safran and MBDA was to promote Business to Business (B2B) interactions between the French and...
Medic Mirror : A Personal Doctor at your Home
Illness can strike at any time without any warning, and it’s always an awful feeling when it does. You can make as many plans or organize as many meetings as you like, and always at the worst time of the year your immune system lets you down leaving you bed-ridden for days. Disaster…
We all know how difficult it can be...
Common Networks Raises $7 Million To Expand Suburban Wireless Broadband Internet Service
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired) - Common Networks, the software-driven wireless internet service provider, today has announced they have raised $7 million in Series A funding from Eclipse Ventures and Lux Capital. The company had previously raised $2.3 million in Seed Round funding in 2016 led by Eclipse. Demonstrated by a successful launch of service to residents of Alameda, Calif., Common...
FlightGlobal launches Aerospace Big Data Conference
Taking place in London on 6-7 December, the day-and-a-half-long conference will comprise a series of panel discussions – moderated by FlightGlobal – examining the business benefits that can be realised through Big Data analytics, as well the key challenges that need to be overcome.
“Aerospace OEMs and MROs are investing heavily in Big Data, but many airlines are yet to...