Florida water treatment plant was involved in second security incident before poisoning attempt: report

A new study from Dragos has found that a water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida -- where hackers attempted to poison the town's water earlier this year -- was also involved in another…

How much economic damage would be done if a cyberattack took out the internet?

The recent closure of Colonial Pipeline's natural gas distribution infrastructure from a ransomware attack brings up a question: What economic damage could be caused by a cyberattack…

Young Brazilians prefer AI over humans for e-commerce advice

As Brazilians become accustomed to recommendation engines driven by artificial intelligence (AI) in e-commerce websites, some segments of the consumer base even prefer turning to automated…

As Google talks up privacy, Smart Canvas levels up its work suite

In March, I wrote about how Google has pursued a sometimes circuitous route that has driven a gradual shift from the ad-driven model that continues to fuel its growth to one that relies…

Tim Cook: Without Apple curation, App Store would be a ‘toxic mess’

If Apple didn't curate the apps available on the iPhone via its App Store review process, it would be "terrible for the user" and for developers, Apple CEO Tim Cook argued Friday in…

Huawei MateBook X Pro 2021 review: Still an elegant ultraportable, but issues remain Review

Huawei's difficulties in the smartphone business have received a lot of attention, making it easy to overlook the company's laptops. Last year I found the MateBook X Pro (2020) very…

Microsoft: This new open source tool helps you test your defences again hacker attacks

Microsoft has released SimuLand, an open-source project which aims to help security teams reproduce known attack scenarios - and test just how good Microsoft's core security products…

How CBRE’s data transformation journey is creating better business outcomes

CIO | May 21, 2021 The commercial real estate industry is experiencing an infusion of investment with $60 billion alone supporting property technologies – or “proptech.” CBRE, the world’s largest commercial…

Australian telco sector looking down the barrel of a prescribed security standard

Image: Getty Images The Department of Home Affairs has brushed aside industry concerns…

Deepak Shetty, JCB India, IT News, ET CIO

JCB entered India over four decades ago and has since brought in products with state-of-the-art technology. The company introduced the iconic JCB Backhoe Loader in 1979, a machine that has since revolutionised the way construction is done…