Building out the future of retail Internet of Things (IoT) is complicated work, according to Mastercard SVP of Internet of Things Partnerships Stephane Wyper, because the options for IoT are evolving by the day with new devices and use cases springing up all over the...
The Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity solutions market is poised to hit $6 billion globally by 2023, according to a new study from Juniper Research. In a press release highlighting the new research, Juniper Research said that spending by product and service providers and end customers...
Kaspersky Lab, the security company, announced Tuesday (June 26) a new “State of Industrial Cybersecurity 2018” survey, which found that 65 percent of organizations globally believe that OT/ICS security risks are more likely with IoT over the next year. In a press release, Kaspersky Lab...
As consumers add more and more connected devices to their personal IoT networks, security and privacy are paramount. These networks are only as secure as their weakest link – which is why Isabelle Noblanc, UL, says organizations making connected devices must practice security and privacy...
The world is becoming an increasingly urban place. In the year 1950, only about 30 percent of the human population lived in a city. Howoever, as of 2014, 54 percent of the world’s population lives in an urban area — and the great urban shift...
Everyone has heard of storing data in the cloud, but what about in the briny depths? On Wednesday (June 6), Microsoft lowered a submarine-like data center into the ocean off the coast of Orkney — a group of islands near Scotland — as part of its efforts...
Internet of Things (IoT) technology isn’t just for a smart fridge or a smart speaker in the home: It also has applications for retailers. Swift Sensors, for example, developed a sensor network that monitors variables such as temperature and humidity for restaurant settings. Deployed in...
The releases have started out of Google’s I/O developer conference, Google released Android Things on Monday (May 7) with the operating system integrating into products that are scheduled to go on sale by the end of summer. Google built Android Things as an operating system for...
To expand its Internet of Things (IoT) business, Alibaba Group has acquired a Chinese microchip maker. The eCommerce retailer purchased Hangzhou C-SKY Microsystems, which supplies central processing unit (CPU) cores, CNBC reported. An Alibaba spokesperson said in a statement, “Alibaba aims to empower different industries...
