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For municipalities that haven't moved over to all smart cards for their buses, or have a combination of tickets, paper-based passes, and electronic boarding, it's been hard to estimate accurate ridership numbers for particular routes and times of day, in real-time.

It wouldn't be the beginning of a new year without two hallmarks: resolutions and predictions. My 2016 resolution is to help companies understand the importance of strong financial management when moving into hybrid clouds. Every day, I'm reminded by examples I hear, read, and experience which remind me that, if you don't start with a strong financial management foundation, things quickly get out of control in the highly scalable and automated world of cloud.

When Google tells us it blocked 780 million bad ads last year, is that a sign that things are getting better?

Docker announced this morning that it has acquired Unikernal Systems, a UK-based company that is focused (as the name suggests) on unikernal development. So what are unikernals and why did Docker buy this company?

Cisco Systems has released software updates to fix critical issues that could allow attackers to compromise digital encoders, unified computing system management servers and Firepower 9000 series security appliances.

I am sure it’s not a statistic that makes anyone feel ecstatic about flying: There was a 20% increase in firearm discoveries at TSA airport checkins from 2014’s total of 2,212.

In the past two decades, we've seen chess grandmasters and the best Jeopardy players in the world alike fall to in competition to computers. Heads-up No-limit Texas Hold 'em poker may be next. But the future of artificial intelligence (AI) is about way more than games.

There is universal agreement that modern warfare or crime fighting is not just about bullets, bombs and missiles in physical space. It’s also about hacking in cyber space.

New year, new leak

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The number of U.S. data breaches tracked in 2014 hit a record high of 783 in 2014, according to a recent report released by the Identity Theft Resource Center. 2015 fell just two breaches short of tying that record. Here is a list of those breaches that compromised more than 1 million records (see the full report).

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Even as an overwhelming majority of large global enterprises feel vulnerable to data breaches and other security threats, too many organizations continue to approach cybersecurity as a compliance exercise, according to a new survey from the security vendor Vormetric.

Oracle issued a gargantuan quarterly patch update this week, fixing a whopping 248 vulnerabilities across its product portfolio. Despite its size, Oracle Database, MySQL, and Java accounted for just a third of the fixes in the January Critical Patch Update.

As organizations increase their use of cloud services, Forrester principal analyst Dave Bartoletti says they're coming to this realization: No one platform can provide everything developers and IT operations professionals need.

Google and Red Hat had a Kumbaya moment today when the two companies announced integration between Red Hat's OpenShift platform as a service and Google's IaaS public cloud platform.

One of the fundamental tenets to my research has always been that significant share gain opportunities happen during market transitions. New markets require new ways of thinking and different approaches, even in mature markets. This is how Arista Networks could enter the switching market and go from an idea to over $4 billion in market cap in just over 10 years.

For every patient who is hospitalized, a team of clinicians seeks to improve his health in order to help discharge him or to transfer him to another facility. During a hospital stay, physicians and nurses are the two main providers who interact with each patient. Depending on the illness, pharmacists, occupational and physical therapists, social workers and a number of additional healthcare providers can be involved with the care of a patient. Healthcare has become a team endeavor, placing a high... Читать дальше...

A new survey shows that, of the companies and organizations that started up in the last two years, 61% have begun their operations in the cloud. Another 59% of IT professionals say the cloud has changed the structure and responsibilities of their team in the past year.

More guns and ammo found

Guns and ammo continue to be the scourge of the TSA. Week after week of the agency’s own blog report on what its agents find on people looking to travel through the country’s airports are inundated with stories of loaded guns and ammunition. We won’t go into the ridiculous gun situation but will look at the weirder stuff the TSA has found folks traveling with, like meat slicers and Chihuahuas. Take a look (all entries are from the TSA Blog site).

The billions of dollars invested in cloud, wireless, big data, security and other networking startups in 2015 means that enterprise IT shops will have plenty of new products and services from which to choose.

Brian Krebs, author of the Krebs on Security blog, has made a name for himself by exposing some of the most dangerous characters in the cybercrime underworld. And he has paid a price for doing so, including being the target of a SWAT attack.

Most major tech companies increased the amount of money they spent attempting to influence lawmakers and the regulatory process in Washington, D.C., through federal lobbying.

Large contract manufacturer Foxconn has bid to take over ailing Sharp for its display business and manufacturing know-how, according to news reports.

If you still think Macs are fare for only specialty departments like design and marketing, think again. Business use of Macs is on the rise, and with it the need to better manage the fleet.

In November, Microsoft released Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4. With the final release due out in the second half of this year, TP4 gives us the latest look at where Microsoft's flagship operating system is heading. There are several interesting spots to look at and some licensing news that is controversial. I put the release through its paces for around a month; here are my observations.

The global war for IT talent is only going to intensify in 2016.Even IT heavyweights like Adobe and Facebook struggle to adequately source and screen enough engineering talent to meet the demand for these skills. Some IT companies are leveraging unorthodox methods to solve the problem. Here are three ways to approach the problem.