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Forrester: PaaS makes developers happy
Although the platform as a service (PaaS) market is smaller than both IaaS and SaaS segments of the cloud computing industry, research firm Forrester says this technology could be one of the most important cloud-based services for businesses moving forward.
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US officials: Surveillance programs helped stop 50 terrorist plots
U.S. law enforcement agencies have disrupted more than 50 terrorist plots in the U.S. and other countries with the help of controversial surveillance efforts at the U.S. National Security Agency, government officials said Tuesday.
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Jailed phishing gang targeted banks in 14 countries, police say
Three UK-based criminals have been handed heavy prison sentences for their part in a vast phishing campaign that police claim would have stolen up to £59 million ($89 million) from British banks alone had it not been disrupted before execution.
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Oracle Java virtual machine slows high frequency trading, says Azul CEO
Oracle's Hotspot java virtual machine (JVM) is putting the brakes on the development of low-latency applications for high frequency trading (HFT), according to Azul Systems CEO.
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US NSA can access data without court approval, leaker says
Analysts at the U.S. National Security Agency can gain access to the content of U.S. targets' phone calls and email messages without court orders, NSA leaker Edward Snowden said, contradicting denials from U.S. government sources.
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HANA puts SAP at risk of being a modern tech vendor with aging business apps
SAP's in-memory platform HANA puts the software giant at risk of becoming a modern technology vendor with aging business applications, where it needs to ?create a vision' of how a 21st century enterprise will operate, aided by in-memory technology.
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IBM remolds DB2 10.5 as a Hadoop killer
In the new update of DB2, released Friday, IBM has added a set of acceleration technologies, collectively code-named BLU, that promise to make the venerable database management system (DBMS) better suited for running large in-memory data analysis jobs.
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Oracle to ship 40 security fixes for Java SE
Oracle is set to release a patch set for Java SE that targets 40 security vulnerabilities.
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Spy-proof enterprise encryption is possible, but daunting
Data encryption could help enterprises protect their sensitive information against mass surveillance by governments, as well as guard against unauthorized access by ill-intended third parties, but the correct implementation and use of data encryption technologies is not an easy task, according to security experts.
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US FDA calls on medical device makers to focus on cybersecurity
Medical device makers should take new steps to protect their products from malware and cyberattacks or face the possibility that U.S. Food and Drug Administration won't approve their devices for use, the FDA said.
