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Petya’s Ransomware Cloaking Device

The large number of victims located in Ukraine and the fact that the infection vector was software primarily used there raised suspicions, he told the E-Commerce Times. Further, "the single bitcoin wallet payment method, use of a single email for decryption communications, ab...

Amazon Pushes Alexa, Highlights Small Sellers in Prime Day Deals

During Prime Day 2016, which was the company's biggest-ever single sales day, company orders surpassed the 2015 promotion by 60 percent worldwide and 50 percent in the U.S., spokesperson Julie Law told the E-Commerce Times. This year 40 percent of lightning deals will come fr...

Amazon Starts the Clock on Prime Day Hoopla

Although the company has increased the number of deals from last year and increased the available inventory, it's likely that some items will sell out during the promotion, she told the E-Commerce Times. Prime Directive...

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VA Gives Thumbs Up to Commercial IT Software

"We want to see VA succeed at this effort," she told the E-Commerce Times. While the VA will switch out of VistA, Clark still sees value in the private sector version of VistA that will remain a service provided by her company.

4 Marketing Strategies That Can Boost B2B Sales: Study

First, there is a defined point in the customer journey at which marketing hands off the lead to a sales rep, she told the E-Commerce Times. Second, there is a service level agreement that, for example, requires a sales rep to call a newly assigned qualified lead within a specified number of days...

Will Record Fine Cramp Google’s Style in Europe?

However, this decision isn't likely to change the competitive landscape very much, he told the E-Commerce Times. Google will continue to dominate and raise prices for all players in the region, Jude said. "Think of this as a new tax."

Petya Ransomware Sinks Global Businesses Into Chaos

Europol, the international law enforcement agency, could not provide operational details on the attack, spokesperson Tine Hollevoet told the E-Commerce Times, but it was trying to "get a full picture of the attack" from its industry and law enforcement partners Petya "is a dem...

Experts Identify 6 Emerging Influencer Marketing Trends

Ideally, micro-influencers in the B2B tech company world would be peer users, Enderle told the E-Commerce Times "Peers have always been the most powerful demand generators," he pointed out. "We trust them over all else."

DHS to Congress: The Russians Are Coming Back

"The general feedback we received from today's hearing," she told the E-Commerce Times, "is that state officials are very interested in receiving documented threat intelligence information from DHS so they can use that to protect their systems." The lesson from the 2016 elec...

Deep Root Analytics Downplays Giant Voter Data ‘Oops’

That being the case, it's unclear that the incident can be characterized as a data "exposure" issue, he told the E-Commerce Times. Deep Root Analytics was founded in 2013 by Alex Lundry, a data researcher who worked on Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign, according to U...

Verizon Makes New Oath

Existing content producers have been having trouble figuring out how to make money from the OTT content delivery trend, he told the E-Commerce Times Verizon has experience in content delivery, "but OTT is a new game," he noted, and the company will face stiff competition....

Amazon Spends $14B on Whole Foods

Amazon's resources and online channel will make it "a larger threat in the food retailing market," she told the E-Commerce Times. Amazon "will be able to compete with large grocers through multiple channels," Hurley said....

Visa Seeks to Build Online B2B Ecosystem

The average merchant works with five-to-13 B2B systems. "When they work fine, it's not a problem, but when you have a business model change, an exception like a refund, or you have a dispute, things can go haywire in a heartbeat," Wang told the E-Commerce Times "Visa's smart t...

Broader Scope of Russian Election Cyberattacks Revealed

"Unusual or suspicious activity" was detected in several states during the months leading up to the November election, a DHS official who asked not to be identified told the E-Commerce Times. However, that activity was not necessarily considered an attack. Nor was it necessarily attributed to Russia.

Chastened Uber CEO Takes Leave of Absence to Work on Self-Improvement

"My first reaction was they're putting the adults in charge," she told the E-Commerce Times. "You can't run a company like a frat house." What Uber needs is a Sheryl Sandberg-like executive who can help steer a young, growing technology startup to adopt a more mature and div...

Uber Ousts Top Deputy as Fate of CEO Kalanick Hangs in Balance

"I can confirm that Emil Michael is no longer with the company," Uber spokesperson Matthew Wing told the E-Commerce Times. "I have no additional comment beyond that." Toxic Environment...

SoftBank to Take Fearsome Robots Off Alphabet’s Hands

SoftBank "is already invested in robotics and has a great vision for technology and a track record for investing in critical technologies," he told the E-Commerce Times ARM, which SoftBank owns, "recently announced extensions to support artificial intelligence, and continues t...

Microsoft Buys Hexadite to Toughen Windows Security

"The technology being acquired should fit well within the buyer's strategy and skill sets. That's clearly the case here, given both companies' focus on and innovative work in proactive security services, AI, machine learning and the needs of enterprise customers," he told the E-Commerce Times.

Apple’s Risky Gambit to Redefine the Smart Speaker

However, "consumers will likely pay a premium in one form or another," he told the E-Commerce Times. "The real question is, can Apple step into this market with the HomePod and establish a dominant position like it did with the Apple Watch?" As a smart speaker, the HomePod ap...

Amazon Courts Low-Income Customers With Deep Prime Discount

The discounted Prime membership program might work out for Amazon, because "cars are expensive luxuries" for many EBT card holders, Enderle told the E-Commerce Times. "Having the default option delivery along with low prices should provide a stronger alternative to discount stores -- and particularly, Walmart."

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