Databricks makes bringing data into its ‘lakehouse’ easier

Databricks today announced that launch of its new Data Ingestion Network of partners and the launch of its Databricks Ingest service. The idea here is to make it easier for businesses to combine the best of data warehouses and data lakes into a single platform — a concept Databricks likes to call ‘lakehouse.’ At the […] Continue reading Databricks makes bringing data into its ‘lakehouse’ easier

Satori Cyber raises $5.25M to help businesses protect their data flows

The amount of data that most companies now store — and the places they store it — continues to increase rapidly. With that, the risk of the wrong people managing to get access to this data also increases, so it’s no surprise that we’re now seeing a number of startups that focus on protecting this […] Continue reading Satori Cyber raises $5.25M to help businesses protect their data flows

Bluetooth Flaws Could Allow Global Tracking of Apple, Windows 10 Devices

Identifying tokens and random addresses, meant to create anonymity, do not change in sync on some devices — opening an attack vector. Continue reading Bluetooth Flaws Could Allow Global Tracking of Apple, Windows 10 Devices

Julian Zottl, Raytheon – Paul’s Security Weekly #604

Julian Zottl is the Cyber and Information Operations SME at Raytheon. Julian joins us on the show to talk about side-channel attacks! Full Show Notes Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Hosts
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How to handle dark data compliance risk at your company

Lisa Hawke Contributor Share on Twitter Lisa Hawke (@ldhawke) is VP of Security and Compliance at Everlaw, and Vice Chair of Women in Security and Privacy. Slack and other consumer-grade productivity tools have been taking off in workplaces large and small — and data governance hasn’t caught up. Whether it’s litigation, compliance with regulations like […] Continue reading How to handle dark data compliance risk at your company

The Economics of Data and Information

According to the Economist, the world’s most valuable commodity is no longer oil, but data. This is very interesting because there was a time where mere access to information was what separated the rich from the poor and built in advantages for dynast… Continue reading The Economics of Data and Information

Storage provider Cloudian raises $94M

Cloudian, a company that specializes in helping businesses store petabytes of data, today announced that it has raised a $94 million Series E funding round. Investors in this round, which is one of the largest we have seen for a storage vendor, include Digital Alpha, Fidelity Eight Roads, Goldman Sachs, INCJ, JPIC (Japan Post Investment Corporation), NTT […] Continue reading Storage provider Cloudian raises $94M

Sea Level Rise Will Flood Key Internet Infrastructure Within 15 Years

NYC, Miami, and Seattle are among the metropolitan regions most vulnerable to internet infrastructure damage due to climate change. Continue reading Sea Level Rise Will Flood Key Internet Infrastructure Within 15 Years

Medium Machine Mediates Microcontroller Messages

Connecting computers to human brains is currently limited to the scope of science fiction and a few cutting-edge laboratories. Tapping into some nerves farther from our central wetware is possible and [Peter Buczkowski] shows us his stylish machine for implanting a pattern into our brains without actively having to memorize anything.

His Medium Machine leverages a TENS unit to activate forearm muscles in a pattern programmed into an Arduino. Users place their forearm across two aluminum electrodes mounted on a tasteful wooden platform and extend a single finger over a button. Electrical impulses trigger the muscles which press the button. …read more

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