Enterprise News Spotlight: Software Defined Networking, Hospitality Technology and the Cost of Cyberthreats
This week in enterprise technology news, we look at what software-defined networking means for businesses, why major players in the hospitality industry are upgrading their telecom solutions and just how much a data breach could cost you.
Verizon Announces Shift to Software Defined Networking
The adoption of software versions of traditional hardware such as routers and switches will lead to economic benefits, and to a host of new features, such as the increased ability of customers to provision services for themselves, over the Web. (WSJ)
Checking In on Hospitality
The hospitality sector should be an attractive vertical for telecom given its requirements for high-density phone coverage, specialized and understood needs, and global scope. Just one big problem -- it has been reluctant to embrace technology from this millennium. That just might be changing now. The telecom industry is coming up with new ways to address this global segment, and these aren't all about analog. (nojitter)
The Hotly Disputed Black Magic of Data Breach Cost Estimates
Now in its eighth year, Verizon’s 2015 Data Breach Investigations report ventures for the first time to estimate the cost of a stolen record — the amount of money a company loses for each pilfered payment, personal or medical record. Not surprisingly, producing a reliable estimate is no easy feat. (Fortune)
Feeling Safe? Try Attending Internet Security Conference
Growing concern over cyber-threats has been good for business, driving up revenue and stock prices for many security firms. But researchers say the dangers are real: Last year saw a record number of commercial data breaches and "denial-of-service" attacks, aimed at shutting down websites by flooding them with bogus traffic. Here are some highlights from this year's RSA conference. (ABC News)
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