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The online activist group Anonymous said it took down the Trump Tower website on Friday after it warned presidential candidate Donald Trump about his statements on banning Muslims from entering the U.S.

Listen in on any conversation about big data, and you'll probably hear mention of Hadoop or Apache Spark. Here's a brief look at what they do and how they compare.

The diversity and capabilities as well as a lack of security found in the multitude of devices in the Internet of Things world is making people at the US Department of Homeland Security more than a little concerned.

A group of hackers that primarily targets companies from key industries in Asia is using heavily modified versions of a backdoor program called Bifrose that dates back to 2004.

Earlier this week I wrote this post describing the new Spark offerings that Cisco announced at its Collaboration Summit event (disclosure: Cisco is a client of ZK Research). One of the more interesting elements of the announcement was “Spark for developers.” This enables application providers to build integrated solutions with Cisco’s workstream communications and collaboration (WCC) product.

Apple has been taking a lot of flack on the internet over its new Smart Battery Case for the iPhone 6s. Most of the comments have been around the case's odd "hump" that holds the extra battery. Others have derided the device's $99 price and relatively low power compared to similar devices from third parties.

The Wall Street Technology Association (WSTA) has revealed its 2016 educational series of events, to be held in New York City and Boston, for financial tech pros.

This time last year, just as Apple Pay was being launched, tech enthusiasts were pouring scorn on rival payments system CurrentC, because it depends on barcodes rather than the newer NFC wireless technology picked up by Apple.

Social media in 2015

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Facebook owns and operates four of the top six social networks in the world based on monthly active users (MAU). Only two other social media services, both owned by China's Tencent, are even close to giving Facebook a run for its money. The following list details the year's most used social networks, and provides specific MAU numbers (where available).

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Which are the best apps for Apple Watch?

When the Apple Watch first launched we were excited about the possibilities Apple's wearable had to offer, and eight months on it seems to have more potential than ever. A raft of fine apps have been released for the Apple Watch, and matters further improved with the launch of watchOS 2.0, which among other improvements made Apple Watch apps more independent from their accompanying iPhone - although at present you still need to have the app on your iPhone to run it on the watch. Читать дальше...

No single antimalware engine can keep up with all the malware out there. But how about 57 of 'em?

Endpoint security solutions today are lacking in spite of significant gaps, vulnerabilities in security and heightened fear of a security breach, says Promisec, endpoint security and compliance vendor.

Anyone who's watched a political debate has probably wished they could influence the words coming out of a candidate's mouth. Now, machine learning is making that possible -- at least to some extent.

New networks being built with far less fanfare than cell towers will connect objects that in some cases have never been linked before, like street lights and traffic signals. The latest, called Starfish, is now debuting in Silicon Valley.

Security guards in Japan have a new tool to deter intruders: a drone that will chase down and follow people without human intervention.

As Australian collaboration software maker Atlassian made its long-awaited initial public offering in the U.S. on Thursday, its soaring share price offered a strong testament to the company's distinctive sales strategy and history of profitability.