NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dutch bank ING (INGA.AS) is working on developing technology to help clients safely store digital assets, according to people familiar with the matter. The custody project, which is being run out of Amsterdam, is still in its early days and is one of the bank’s several initiatives around blockchain, the technology […]

Understanding Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies. Concepts and Definitions. There are 3 main stages of computer network evolution: Centralised networks. These were the first computer networks. They are typified by one main computer (server) with a number of other computers connected to it. As a result, if the information on the main computer is erased or lost, it […]

AT&T’s FirstNet build 75% complete; CFO says ‘money well spent’

As AT&T this week announced momentum for its FirstNet dedicated public safety platform, passing the 1 million connections mark, the carrier’s finance chief touted multiple benefits of the network build. AT&T CFO John Stephens, speaking Tuesday at the Wells Fargo 2019 TMT investor conference, called the FirstNet buildout “really, really successful” and at 75% complete, […]

Build an effective SD-WAN security strategy at the branch

IT teams looking to implement SD-WAN should take the time to merge the technology with their network security strategy at the branch. Follow these four steps to ensure SD-WAN security and protect your network against outside threats. Don’t deploy SD-WAN without a solid network security strategy. IT teams should address four specific areas to ensure […]

Samsung and AT&T Open 5G Innovation Zone in Austin

By: LAURA LOREK, publisher of Silicon Hills News To see the impact of 5G communications, look no further than the new 5G Innovation Zone which officially opened at Samsung’s Austin campus Friday. The Innovation Zone showcases different applications of 5G technology including health and environmental sensors, automated material handling, industrial Internet of Things, robotics, and […]

Japan sets up cybersecurity council to secure the 2020 Olympics

Japan has made cybersecurity a top priority for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year, Takeshi Akahori, Deputy Director-General for the Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on a visit to Singapore this month. “Japan for itself is trying to promote its own state [cyber] practice, including establishment of the cyber security council, […]

The promise and peril of a digital ecosystem for the planet

Authors: Jillian Campbell and David E Jensen, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Reviewers and case study contributors: Brian Sullivan (Google), Lucas Joppa (Microsoft), Anne Bowser (Wilson Center), Steven Ramage (Group on Earth Observations), Gavin Starks (IceBreakerOne), Laurent Durieux (French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development), Andrew Zolli (Planet), Alison Lowndes (Nvidia), Annie Virnig (UNDP) and Gary Lewis (UNEP). A range of frontier and digital technologies have dramatically boosted the ways in which […]