Stories by Michael Cooney

Dyn attack: US Senator wants to know why IoT security is so anemic

Sen. Mark Warner sent letters to FCC, FTC and DHS to find out what can be done to prevent attacks like the one that hit Dyn; how defend against botnet attacks like Mirai’s.

Air Force gets space telescope that can see space objects like no ground-based system before it

The DARPA-developed Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) will this week get a new permanent home at the Air Force Space Command where it promises to rapidly bolster the nation’s ability to more quickly spot and track faint objects in space.

IEEE sets new Ethernet standard that brings 5X the speed without disruptive cable changes

As expected the IEEE has ratified a new Ethernet specification -- IEEE P802.3bz – that defines 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T, boosting the current top end speed of traditional Ethernet five-times without requiring the tearing out of current cabling.

Extreme swallows Zebra’s WLAN biz for $55 million

Extreme gets security, managed service, new vertical market access with wireless LAN deal

Cisco/Apple bolster WiFi, business apps and voice collaboration with iOS 10 release

The Cisco and Apple partnership has yielded a ton of new business features that include improved Wi-Fi connectivity, business app prioritization capabilities and the tighter integration of voice for collaboration – all via the today’s release of iOS ...

Juniper swallows silicon photonics player Aurrion

Cisco, Intel, IBM, Mellanox use silicon photonics to better handle video streaming and data center to data center traffic.

In Pictures: The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories

We’re talking Pluto, Earth 2.0, Brain algorithms, software coding and tons more.

In Pictures: NASA’s cool, radical and visionary concepts

From satellite swarms to interstellar subs NASA is advancing transformative aerospace projects.

In Pictures: Hot stuff - The coolest drones

From unmanned aircraft swarms to space systems, drones are hot.

In Pictures: Hailing 50 spectacular years of spacewalking

Many have taken the plunge outside the their spacecraft to fix problems, make adjustments and even hit a golf ball. Take a look at some of the milestones of spacewalking.

In Pictures: World’s coolest gas stations

From gorillas to plastic bottle, gas sales come in many forms.

In Pictures: The hottest 3D printing projects

From cars to houses, 3D printers are changing design technology.

In Pictures: Quick look inside IBM’s snazzy new mainframe

What did IBM do to celebrate the mainframe’s 51st birthday? Reinvented the Big Iron basically.

In Pictures: 26 of the craziest and scariest things the TSA has found on travellers

This slideshow has very little to do with IT. But it's really staggering to see just how stupid some people can be. Sickles, grenades, blasting machines and cannon barrels just a few items in your fellow travellers carry-ons.

In Pictures: NASA Hubble - taking the best shots for 25 years

The space telescope never fails to amaze. Check out these shots.