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The Enterprise Silo Problem Stubbornly Persists
I’ve been writing about the enterprise for a long time, and back in the day when I was covering content management, there was forever talk about busting down content silos and putting the content to work across the company. It was a nice idea, but in practice it rarely happens. What I learned this week, as I attended the Cloud Identity Summit in San Diego, was that identity was also… Read More
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New Ping Identity Platform Includes Apple Watch Authentication
Ping Identity announced a platform approach to identity management today at the Cloud Identity Summit in San Diego that includes the ability to get your second authentication factor using an Apple Watch.
The idea behind the platform is to put identity at the center of the security model and enable users — whether employees, partners or customers — to have access to applications… Read More
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Menlo Security Emerges From Stealth With $25M And Plan To Defeat Malware
Menlo Security, a company with a unique plan to battle malware, emerged from stealth today and also announced $25M in Series B funding. The idea is an intriguing one. Many security problems emanate from malware, which can give hackers a path into a system where they can find their way deeper in and eventually compromise the entire network. But what if you could prevent the malware from… Read More
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Disconnect.Me Files Antitrust Case Against Google In Europe Over Banned Anti-Malware Android App
As the European Commission turns the heat up on Google over allegations that the company has abused its dominant market position in areas like search and mobile to create an anticompetitive environment for other online businesses, another small startup has joined the chorus of those crying foul.
Disconnect Inc. — a B Corporation startup co-founded by ex-Googlers to build software to… Read More
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Apple Posts A Workaround For The iOS Messages Bug, Promises A Fix Is Coming
Apple has published a support document detailing a workaround to temporarily resolve the situation with the nasty Messages bug that was capable of crashing iPhones. The document offers a simple series of steps that will allow users to re-open the Messages app after being hit by the bug, and notes that a fix will be made available in a future software update, as previously promised. In case… Read More
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Google Launches Smart Lock Passwords Manager For Android To Make Signing Into Apps Easier
Google is combining all of its login and identity solutions into a single platform today under the ‘Google Identity Platform’ moniker. What’s more interesting than that, though, is that Google is launching the Smart Lock Passwords Manager today, which will make it easier for users to sign in to third-party Android apps that implement this service. Read More
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Target Wants To Offer Apple Pay, But Focus Is On Chip And Pin
Target CEO Brian Cornell said today at the Code conference that the company is committed to offering Apple Pay as an option for customers. “I’d love to have Apple Pay in our system right now,” said Cornell, adding that he sat down with Tim Cook and explained that Target would be supporting it. Read More
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Apple Confirms A Fix Is In The Works For The Bug That Crashes iPhones By Way Of Text Message
Apple says today it has a fix in the works for an odd software bug that has been able to crash users’ iPhones when they receive a text message with a specific string of characters. The bug, which involves having users send a string of symbols and Arabic characters to a victim’s iPhone, was first surfaced by the online community Reddit, but news of its existence has now spread… Read More
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Speakers At The Europas Conference And Awards Reflect Europe’s Diversity, June 16, London
The Europas Conference & Awards for European Tech Startups, on June 16 in London, is an annual celebration of Europe’s brightest tech companies. From a small bar in central London in 2009, it’s become a fixture of the European scene, with its highly curated daytime speakers and audience, which combines the key startup players in Europe, as well as the hottest newcomers,… Read More
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New U.K. Government Focuses On Startups And Spooks
The U.K. voted in a General Election on Thursday. The result ends five years of coalition government, and ushers in five years of true blue Tory rule. Here’s a quick round up of a few of the tech issues and areas that are going to be in play over the course of this Parliament. Read More
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