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Big data analytics for anomaly detection in security
Big data analytics for anomaly detection in security
Big data analytics first evolved for use in marketing: by understanding the relationships between customers and actions, better marketing can be developed. Now the practice is being applied to security: by understanding the relationship between network anomalies and events, better security will evolve.
Feb. 25, 2013
Judge for yourself: Taking Dell to task on “holistic” security claims
Judge for yourself: Taking Dell to task on “holistic” security claims
In case you missed it, Network World’s Ellen Messmer published a rather surprising article on how Dell was going to “trump” Cisco in the information
Feb. 25, 2013
VDI “The Missing Questions” #4: How much SPECint is enough
VDI “The Missing Questions” #4: How much SPECint is enough
In the first few posts in this series, we have hopefully shown that not all cores are created equal and that not all GHz are created equal. This generates
Feb. 25, 2013
Iran Hacks and Brings Down Enemy’s Drone During War Games
Iran Hacks and Brings Down Enemy’s Drone During War Games
Iran has claimed to hack and bring down a surveillance drone spying on it during a military exercise on Saturday.
Feb. 24, 2013
Which indies are working on PS4 games, and why?
Which indies are working on PS4 games, and why?
What wasn't very well publicized during this week's PS4 presentation was the role that indie developers will play in the launch. Gamasutra talked to the studios who are currently working on titles for the console.
Feb. 22, 2013
Get a job: Blizzard and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board 2
Get a job: Blizzard and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board 2
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Blizzard, Edge of Reality, Kojima Productions, and others.
Feb. 22, 2013
Video: Dead Space 2's art director goes 'beyond horror'
Video: Dead Space 2's art director goes 'beyond horror'
Dead Space 2 art director Ian Milham demonstrates how his team took EA's sci-fi action sequel "beyond horror" in this free lecture from Game Developers Conference 2011, courtesy of GDC Vault.
Feb. 22, 2013
GDC 2013, Wild Rumpus debuting 'Rumpus Royale' indie game world champs
GDC 2013, Wild Rumpus debuting 'Rumpus Royale' indie game world champs
2013 Game Developers Conference organizers announce its next onsite event, the 'Rumpus Royale', a week-long indie game world championship and training arcade.
Feb. 22, 2013
This is why Wooga is switching from browser to mobile games
This is why Wooga is switching from browser to mobile games
Social games company Wooga said this week that it's going all-in on mobile game development in 2013, having seen success on mobile platform over the last year.
Feb. 22, 2013
PlayStation bets the farm that 'true gamers' are enough to sell its new machine
PlayStation bets the farm that 'true gamers' are enough to sell its new machine
A declining retail market? A rise in popularity for small, accessible smartphone games? Hogwash, says Sony, which seems convinced that the quality of its AAA software alone will be enough to make its PlayStation 4 thrive.
Feb. 22, 2013
Art Game: Make art with games in a game about art
Art Game: Make art with games in a game about art
In a lighthearted (and slightly meta!) commentary on the expressive nature of games, Pippin Barr's Art Game lets players be creative by repurposing and recontextualizing familiar game forms.
Feb. 22, 2013
Road to the IGF: Aleksey Abramenko's Intrusion 2
Road to the IGF: Aleksey Abramenko's Intrusion 2
Gunstar Heroes, Metal Slug and Castlevania -- these are few of the much-loved side-scrolling action games that inspired Aleksey Abramenko's Intrusion 2, which is up for IGF's Technical award.
Feb. 22, 2013