Bitstamp Unveils Bitcoin Lightning Network Node
On July 8 the Lightning Network got a huge publicity boost as Bitstamp announced that it had launched its own Lightning node. Another Step Toward Widespread Adoption On Monday Bitstamp...
IBM Secures $1 Billion Australian Dollar Blockchain Deal
The Australian government has chosen IBM as its central technology partner for the next five years in a deal worth $740 million dollars. The agreement will cover technology services...
Why Cryptocurrency and Talent Development Go Hand in Hand
The tech world moves at a breakneck pace, which means that talent development is a constant concern in Silicon Valley and other innovation hubs. Skills that may be relevant one day are...
Altcoins to Focus for the Week of April 29 (ZCL, SYS, HIRE, XMR)
Altcoins have had a very turbulent prior few months. However, the last few weeks’ altcoins have begun their rebound as BTC has recovered from $6,000 to almost $10,000. This is a very...
Dubai Plans to Launch 20 Blockchain-Based Services in 2018
Dubai is already running pilot programs in a few government departments but hopes to implement 20 blockchain-based initiatives in this year. Dubai is making good on its nickname as the...
New Report Shows Healthcare IT Security is On Wobbly Legs
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts will recall the story of several hospitals being infected with Bitcoin ransomware earlier this year. A new study on how hospitals treat patient privacy and...
Apple Plans To Introduce Differential Privacy Very Soon
Apple is taking an unusual stance on privacy. The company has no plans to collaborate with law enforcement on decrypting their own devices, though. Instead, the technology giant will...
Ransomware Infections Set To Spike Due To Angler Bypassing EMET
Ransomware remains a threat looming over every Internet user in the world today. Protecting one’s computer from this type of malware is becoming harder once again, thanks to the...
CryptXXX 3.0 Beats Kaspersky Labs Decryption Tool Again
Just a few days ago, we reported how Kaspersky Labs has been able to crack the CryptXXX decryption code and create a tool which lets users restore file access without paying the...
University Students Risk Ransomware Infection Through USB Drives
A recent security experiment conducted at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign goes to show how insecure freely distributed USB drives can be. Almost one in two drives were...
Japanese Blockchain Collaborative Consortium Has Been Formed
A total of 34 different companies has formed the Blockchain Collaborative Consortium, which is designed to educate the public on researching, developing, and investing in blockchain...
Healthcare Industry Will Face Even More Bitcoin Ransomware Threats
The topic of Bitcoin ransomware has been beaten around the bush multiple times by now, but a recent report by Intel Security shows the threat is far from over. In fact, their findings...