The U.S. Accuses Huawei of Using Tech Backdoors to Help China Spy
The U.S. claims that China is able to spy on it due to intentionally created vulnerabilities incorporated in equipment provided by Huawei.
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Videoconferencing Companies Offer Expanded, Free Services to Help Coronavirus Workers, Transition to Remote Work
As the world begins to deal with the impacts from the novel coronavirus, communication in your company will undoubtedly become challenging. That’s even more true for workers on the frontlines battling COVID-19 in industries like healthcare, government and education. To help the world cope with the effects and keep businesses operating and frontline workers operational, […]
Microsoft Expands NFL Partnership to Include Teams
If you’re an NFL fan like me, you’ve probably seen coaches and personnel on the sidelines during games and practices using Microsoft Surface tablets to draw up plays and review game footage. It’s been well received by the league and part of an ongoing partnership since 2013 that Microsoft likes to promote and one that […]
If Your License Plate is Scanned by an Automated License Plate Reader, Your Data Might be at Risk
An audit in California showed that police departments that scanned license plates held onto that data for over five years without regulatory policies, increasing the risk for mishandling people’s personal information.
Small Businesses Overly Confident of Cybersecurity Defenses, Says Research
Small businesses are becoming a favorite hacking target of cyber criminals, and that’s largely because of lackluster defenses, according to a new report. Cybersecurity company BullGuard’s survey of more than 3,000 small business owners revealed that an alarming amount of small businesses are not prepared for an attack on their computer networks. According to the […]
Would Your Org Buy a Looking Glass Factory 8K Holographic Display?
Holographs are a relatively new format in the digital signage and display world, but mostly, they’ve been relegated to a single-purpose, 3D screen-powered experience. Looking Glass Factory, a new startup, wants to make holographs into a fully-immersive experience with their 8K immersive display. Tech Acute reports more on this new product: At almost four times the […]
Will Devices Respond to Thoughts in Only 10 Years? Waiting for the ‘Internet of Senses’
The idea that a machine can respond to your thoughts — without there being a button or verbal command involved — seems pretty futuristic. But the 9th Ericsson ConsumerLab Hot Consumer Trends report predicts the”Internet of Senses,” as it’s been dubbed, is coming in ten years. Tech Acute cites that report, describing its prediction that […]
Most Tech Jobs Are Going to These Five Cities
We’ve written about the issue of a lack of skilled workforce plentifully, highlighting the importance of transforming your company into a modern organization and the importance of forming educational partnerships and aggressively seeking out that talent. When someone has a new idea for a tech company, they usually look to the West Coast or a […]
Popular Encrypted Messaging App WhatsApp Has A History of Security Flaws
If your company uses WhatsApp to communicate among its team or with customers, you might want to evaluate your other options as the popular end-to-end encrypted messaging service has endured some security issues this year. Most recently is a vulnerability that could allow a hacker to deliver a malicious message to a group chat that […]
Xenoma is Making Seamless Wearable Tech… Stitched into the Seams Themselves
Wearable tech can monitor many aspects of their wearers’ health and being. These are helpful, but are only good if the wearer remembers to wear them. Going a few days without wearing your heart rate-reading watch might lead to inaccurate or inconsistent data over time. But Xenoma, the Japanese wearables manufacturer, aims to tackle that […]
