IT security: Major risks associated with wearables 2. July 2015 by Ralph Novak Around 70% of employees use personal devices at work, but only 35% of companies have binding guidelines governing this. This means that almost a third of employees have unrestricted access to the company’s LAN, according to the findings of a survey of 220 German IT managers conducted by Kroll Ontrack .
IoT Apps: Java earns money 2. July 2015 by Ralph Novak Over the next few years, we could see a sudden increase in the number of networked objects. Two thirds of developers of IoT Apps worldwide anticipate that their solutions will generate real revenue in productive use. This was the finding of a recent survey, conducted by Harbor Research on behalf of Progress. 675 developers in …
Market forecast: IoT promises significant EVA 2. July 2015 by Ralph Novak The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) has presented a study on the economic development of the Internet of Things (IoT), entitled “The Internet of Things: Mapping the value beyond the hype”. According to the study, in 2025, the IoT is expected to be able to achieve an Economic Value Added (EVA) of between US$4 billion and …
Social networks: The social web undermines corporate network security 24. June 2015 by Ralph Novak Social media can be used by hackers as a gateway to penetrate a company’s own IT system via social networks. This is made possible by overly bland or half-hearted security measures.
Mobile computing: Hybrid devices are turning into a sales hit 24. June 2015 by Ralph Novak According to the latest data from the market research institute Gartner, the number of mobile hybrid devices shipped will reach 21.5 million units this year. Analysts define this device class as a subgroup of ultra-mobile computers, with screen sizes of 10 to 14 inches and which can be used as both a tablet and a …
E-Commerce: Strong growth in European internet commerce 24. June 2015 by Ralph Novak European e-commerce grew by 14.3% in the B2C sector in 2014, reaching a total volume of 423.8 billion euros. This is indicated by the figures of the industry association Ecommerce Europe. According to the association’s data for the past year, the 28 countries of the European Union accounted for 368.7 billion euros of e-commerce sales.
Flexible data flow: Oracle refines API management 24. June 2015 by Ralph Novak The current rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), as well as the increased mobility of enterprise applications, requires more complex interfaces between the individual components. Oracle has also recently expanded its API management portfolio by adding Oracle API Catalog and Oracle API Manager.
Cloud Computing: Hybrid complexity creates vulnerabilities 15. June 2015 by Ralph Novak Data security is now much more difficult to achieve than it was two years ago. That is what 57 % of companies say. The main reasons are the number of networked devices (66%), the increase in data traffic (56%) and new applications (51%).
Network security: DDoS attacks are happening more violently and more frequently 15. June 2015 by Ralph Novak DDoS attacks on companies are happening more often and are lasting longer and longer. In the global DDoS Trends Report Q2/2015 from March 01 to May 07, 2015, Imperva recorded over 3,000 attenuated DDoS attacks and 60 million repelled bot sessions.
Data loss: Admins are also a security risk 15. June 2015 by Ralph Novak “The main source of errors sits in front of the computer” is the old administrator saying. However, in fact the IT professionals must often take a good look in the mirror.
