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People can relax: Robot healthcare is not about to take over, says life sciences tech consultant

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Rumours of the sudden demise of a raft of jobs in the healthcare sector and other public sector spheres are exaggerated. (more…)

Can IoT security win on all fronts?

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The Internet of Things is rapidly turning a new generation of products ‘smart’ by adding computing power, network connectivity and sophisticated software. So says Art Swift, president of prpl Foundation. (more…)

TIA Survey Reveals Deployment Hurdles for Operators Before Commercial 5G in 2020

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A recent survey report for the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) from Tolaga Research, and sponsored by InterDigital, has identified a number of deployment hurdles that must be overcome before 5G is fully commercialised in 2020 and beyond. (more…)

DDoS via the Internet of Things – the first wave of attacks?

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In the last year, we’ve all heard of the Mirai malware, but did you know that Mirai is Japanese for ‘the future’? And that’s what I believe we are seeing: The future of cyber-attacks. (more…)

Biometric scans comply with impending European privacy legislation

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Amidst the chaos of Brexit, many security-minded organisations are concerned about the implications of the European Regulation on the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data, adopted in 2016 and planned to be enforceable in May 2018. (more…)

BICS partners with Hanhaa for launch of cross-border parcel tracking service ParceLive

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Brussels, Belgium-based BICS, an international communications enabler, is partnering with Hanhaa, an Internet of Things (IoT) and M2M services company, to provide global connectivity for Hanhaa’s new ParceLive parcel tracking service. (more…)

Smart spies and how to secure the IoT future

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Both Cisco and Ericsson forecast there will be approximately 50 billion connected devices in operation globally by 2020. Whatever the exact figure, we can predict one certainty: IoT will play an increasingly dominant role in our lives, redefining them as we know it. (more…)

Growing need for network segmentation leads to delivery of extended modules for next-gen security platform

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ForeScout® Technologies, Inc., an Internet of Things (IoT) security company, has announced new ForeScout Extended Modules for the Palo Alto Networks® Next-Generation Security Platform. This is designed to help joint customers improve their network protection and response. (more…)

Wrong messages sent to the wrong people causes loss of opportunities, says Strategy Analytics

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Smart home service companies are missing opportunities with the wrong messages sent to the wrong people, says Boston-based Strategy Analytics. (more…)

IoT: Lack of standards becoming a threat

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According to Gartner, a total of 8.4 billion people and devices will be connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) this year. Despite the increasing popularity of IoT solutions in companies, 63% of applications are actually linked to the consumer sector. (more…)

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