June 4, 2015

Implementing AES Encryption in PHP

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is a specification for the encryption of electronic data established by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2001. Also referenced as Rijndael, it is one of the most powerful encryption algorithms available today. Although there are some possible attacks (which will be

Microsoft, Toshiba Partner on IoT

At the Computex conference in Taiwan, Microsoft and Toshiba announced that they would be partnering together on a range of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and services. The companies expect to release a complete offering for the transportation and logistics industry, from devices to services, including state-of-the-art hardware, such as

Cisco Buys Piston Cloud Computing

Cisco has announced that it will buy Piston Cloud Computing for an undisclosed sum. Piston was a startup that offered a distribution of the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform. Cisco said that Piston’s technology will play a key role in its “ambitious Intercloud vision.” Intercloud is Cisco’s attempt to