Posted on 20 November 2012 by Thales DIS
The holiday season is upon us, and it’s time to shop. Every year on Black Friday consumers wake up early and head out to get the best deals on holiday gifts. More and more, though, they are doing the shopping online from home, with some sleeping in or getting up at 3am to get the […]
Posted on 28 December 2012 by Thales DIS
As part of our series looking at CIO views on security we are also interested in different country attitudes to IT security. As a global organization with offices worldwide, we know only too well how different nationalities and cultures bring a wealth of opinion, experience and perspectives to the table. So, let’s take a look […]
Posted on 26 February 2013 by Dominique Brulé
As defined by the NFC Forum, ‘Near Field Communication (NFC) technology makes life easier and more convenient for consumers around the world by making it simpler to make transactions, exchange digital content, and connect electronic devices with a touch.’ I like this description as it implies that NFC makes life easier and more convenient, in […]
Posted on 29 July 2013 by Isabelle Lodo
Personal cloud applications and services are on the rise, but has it hit the mainstream audience yet? With an increased number of devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops and a plethora of other connected devices (including the growing number of smaller devices with less physical storage space), personal clouds are becoming more than a luxury. […]
Posted on 23 October 2013 by Kristel Teyras
A study from Booz and Company a few years ago claimed that electronic government capabilities are a crucial part of a nation’s technological development and that although countries in the Middle East region had started to implement e-government, there was still some way to go. Several years on we can see many of these electronic […]
Posted on 02 December 2013 by Thales DIS
I’m occasionally asked: ‘Aren’t NFC payments vulnerable to hacking?” and “What if your NFC phone or card is stolen? Can’t someone just run off spending your money?” My answers are simple. Firstly, anything is vulnerable to hacking if it isn’t secured properly (even smart toilets); just make sure your NFC payment method is secured by […]