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Can Hackers Crack the Ivory Towers?
2018-06-19 16:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Academics have been hard at work studying information security. Most fields aren't as replete with hackers as information security, though, and their contributions are felt much more strongly in the private sector than in academia. The differing motives and professional cultures of the two groups act as barriers to direct collaboration, noted CypherCon presenter Anita Nikolich.
Category:Information Technology
iOS 12 to Provide Stronger 911 Location Help
2018-06-19 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
iOS 12 automatically will share location data for iPhones used to make emergency calls. The system will use an IP-based data pipeline developed by RapidSOS to share location data from iPhones with 911 centers. "Communities rely on 911 centers in an emergency, and we believe they should have the best available technology at their disposal," said Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Category:Information Technology
Cisco, Dell, and the Race to Make a Better World
2018-06-18 19:43:16| TechNewsWorld
To say we live in troubled times would be an understatement. It often feels like the politicians and executives who surround us are interested only in who can tell the biggest whopper while lining their own pockets and leaving their constituents and customers to pay the bills. I recently read that the real reason Jon Stewart stepped down from The Daily Show was that he was incredibly angry all the time.
Tags: make
world
better
dell
Category:Information Technology
Upcoming iOS Access Restrictions Could Stymie Law Enforcement
2018-06-16 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Apple plans to equip iOS 12 with USB Restricted Mode, which requires users to unlock their iPhone with their passcode before USB accessories can connect if the phone last was unlocked more than an hour earlier. The company included this feature in the developer versions of iOS 11.4.1 and iOS 12. Apple will release USB Restricted Mode publicly in a future software update, it confirmed this week.
Tags: access
law
upcoming
restrictions
Category:Information Technology
Hits, Misses and Drama at E3 2018
2018-06-15 16:00:00| TechNewsWorld
E3 had the usual hits and misses this year, and more drama than most of the games on the screens. With a strong lineup of first-party titles plus better third-party support, Nintendo is the comeback king. However, the battle for hardcore gamer dollars continues to be fought between Microsoft and Sony. With no new hardware news from the companies, this was another year about the games.
Tags: hits
drama
e3
misses
Category:Information Technology