Who Got Hacked This Week? August 19 Edition
What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, August 19, 2019? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.
Blogs
Pentagon to Experiment With Mass Surveillance in the Midwest
Unmanned surveillance balloons will be drifting 65,000 miles in the stratosphere on his journey from South Dakota to Illinois.
Amazon Rolls Out New Autonomous Delivery Robot, Scout
Amazon’s new autonomous delivery robot, Scout, will soon make deliveries in a select area on the West Coast.
U.S. Wants Encryption Backdoor in Personal Devices
Major technology companies are fighting against U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s suggestion that encryption backdoors be installed in personal devices, while users should just accept the risk of this potential mandate.
Week in Review: eSports IP Workflows, Healthcare IoT, Cybersecurity for Collaboration, etc.
This week, August 12th-16th, 2019: how IP workflows fit into the world of eSports broadcasting, IoT devices for healthcare environments, solving the headaches of cybersecurity with wireless collaboration, and more.
The United States is ‘Not Prepared’ for Serious Cyber Attacks and Politicians are Asking Hackers for Help
Politicians at the DEF CON hacking conference implored ethical hackers to take up the fight against serious cyber attacks — something they said the United States is still underprepared for. According to this article from The Register, a UK-based publication, US representatives Ted Lieu (D-CA) and James Langevin (D-IL) were joined by hackers Cris Thomas, aka Space […]
Healthcare and Other Surprising Industries Are Growing the Air Filtration Media Market
According to an Allied Market Research report on air filtration media, the global air filtration media market accounted for $3.57 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach $5.34 billion by 2026. Rise in demand for air filters in the healthcare industry, increase in awareness and sensitivity toward air pollution, and degradation of air quality to increase focus on curbing […]
Tesla and Apple Accuse Former Employees of Stealing Autonomous Vehicles Info
Large tech companies working on autonomous and electric vehicles are bringing Chinese competitors to court over alleged intellectual property thefts.
This Fall, a Registry will Collect Medical 3D Printing Data To Prove the Value of 3D Printing to Healthcare
A new medical 3D printing clinical data registry launched by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) will collect 3D printing data at the point of care beginning this fall. The registry will allow the two organizations to analyze clinical decision making and demonstrate the importance of medical 3D printing to […]
Siemens Contract Programmer Faces Prison for Planting “Logic Bombs”
Similar to the Siemens contractor, other programmers convicted of similar crimes have been ordered to serve jail time and pay huge sums of money in restitution.
