Asia-Pacific consumers want IoT devices, but security concerns cloud purchase decisions – Technologist
It looks like consumers in Asia-Pacific are conflicted about the promise of the internet of Things (IoT). A recent survey in 22 countries across the...
Guide to Use AI in Customer Service for Better Experience – Technologist
How can brands improve their customer service efforts without overspending in a world of stiff online competition and fading customer loyalty? Artificial intelligence (AI) can support...
Sophos sees continued threat of mobile, IoT malware in 2019 – Technologist
“As homes and businesses adopt more internet-connected devices, criminals have been devising new ways to hijack those devices to use as nodes in huge botnet...
Beat Spring Blues with These 8 Uplifting Video Games – Technologist
Spring is supposed to be all about renewal and joy, right? But sometimes, we just don’t feel it. There are those spring blues that sneak...
How safe are consumer IoT devices? Mozilla’s guide shows what’s creepy – Technologist
Asia’s Single’s Day festival and the United State’s Black Friday sales have come and gone. But the retail frenzy isn’t over. A cursory look at...
Visual analytics power the smart city vision – Technologist
The impression many people hold of an Asian city is one of unplanned, unregulated, and uncontrolled growth. Whether this is fair comment or not, the...
NIST refines Cybersecurity Security Framework, with increased focus on governance and supply chain – Technologist
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the final version of its updated foundational cybersecurity guidance, the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0. CSF...
Top IoT protocols MQTT, CoAP have major flaws, warns Trend Micro – Technologist
Japanese cybersecurity firm has uncovered major design flaws and vulnerabilities two popular machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols — Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) and Constrained Application Protocol...
Voice startup Pindrop raises $60M to secure IoT devices – Technologist
Atlanta-based voice security startup Pindrop has raised US$60 million in Series D funding to bring security to internet of things (IoT) devices. Singapore’s EDBI, the...
Botnets rising: Nokia warns of surging IoT malware activity – Technologist
Can someone stop the bots? IoT botnet activity accounted for 78 percent of malware detection events in communication service provider (CSP) networks in 2018, according...