Mark Albertson

Mark Albertson is a senior writer for theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. He is an experienced technology reporter, recognized by Onalytica as a "Who's Who In Cloud Influencer" and named to Peerlyst’s “24 Powerful Cybersecurity Journalists.” Prior to SiliconANGLE, Mark wrote for the San Francisco Examiner, Blasting News, and CBS-Bay Area.

Latest from Mark Albertson

Despite drop in cryptocurrency value, analysts see role for blockchain in enterprise

INFRA By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

It’s shaping up to be a “Black August” for the digital token world. The cyptocurrency market lost $43 billion over five days this month. Is it time to panic? “The insiders are somewhat scared or saying they’ve seen this movie before,” said …

Northern Virginia college at the crossroads of modern internet development

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

Asked to name one of the nations’ historic centers for the internet’s growth, many people would likely single out Silicon Valley. Yet, a small suburban area of Virginia, formerly the home of gravel pits and dairy farms, occupies its own place in …

AWS and Project Lead the Way aim to help close computer skills gap

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

There were more than 546,000 open computing jobs in the U.S. and only 49,000 computer science students graduated into the workforce last year, according to Code.org. By any definition, that’s a skills gap, and Amazon Web Services Inc. has partnered with a prominent …

While the US hangs back, China and Europe seize control of internet policy

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

How important is the stability of the internet to the world? All of a sudden, the onetime repository for cat videos and cookie recipes has become critically important, because the stakes are infinitely higher than they were a decade ago. Yet a …

Patents and APIs show Mastercard’s earnest embrace of blockchain tech

INFRA By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

When the blockchain delivered encrypted ledgers a decade ago, the world’s largest financial institutions seemed interested in the technology driving the cryptocurrency bitcoin, but were hardly motivated to build a business around it. Things are different now. Global giant Mastercard International Inc. represents a prominent example. …

At Black Hat, hacks of voting machines, satellites, pacemakers – and more to come

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

In the heat of the desert summer, when the annual cybersecurity circus known as Black Hat comes to Las Vegas, no industry or technology is safe. Flaws are found, vulnerabilities are identified, fixes are issued (or not) and life in the digital …

Coffee and rubber ducks help Deloitte’s ‘Mr. IoT’ explain the industrial future

INFRA By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

It might be hard to imagine, but the future of the industrial internet of things could well be symbolized by the much-beloved rubber duck. Ever since a sculptor patented a now-familiar rubber duck design in 1949, the iconic bath toy has steadily worked …

Regulators might be finally warming up to the token economy

EMERGING TECH By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

It wasn’t love at first sight, and it has taken a lot of conversation on both sides, but regulators and participants in the burgeoning token economy are sending signals that they are getting to know each other a lot better. On Tuesday, …

LendingClub calls on Cohesity for a more modern backup solution

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

Sometimes a business does so well that results outpace network systems. LendingClub Corp. is just such a story. In the last quarter of 2011, LendingClub issued 42,000 loans valued at $480 million. By the fourth quarter, close to six years later, the company processed …

Cloud-driven analytics program helps youths find jobs in South Africa

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

The challenge of finding employment straight out of high school can be daunting. With little real-world job experience, young people can be at a significant disadvantage in getting hired. To help solve this problem for underprivileged youth in South Africa, the non-profit …

Mark Albertson

Latest from Mark Albertson

Despite drop in cryptocurrency value, analysts see role for blockchain in enterprise

AWS and Project Lead the Way aim to help close computer skills gap

Patents and APIs show Mastercard’s earnest embrace of blockchain tech

At Black Hat, hacks of voting machines, satellites, pacemakers – and more to come

Regulators might be finally warming up to the token economy

LendingClub calls on Cohesity for a more modern backup solution

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