Who Got Hacked This Week? June 24 Edition
What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, June 24, 2019? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.
Blogs
The Viral Dog-Like Robot Will Be On The Market Soon – But Will It Be Worth It?
Even though the quadrupedal has numerous beneficial features, there might not be a consumer market for it.
Google Smart City Stirs Up Controversy in Toronto
The tech giant’s Sidewalk Labs wants to put up a “smart city” on Toronto’s waterfront, but common civilians and tech experts alike are concerned about privacy and surveillance.
Week in Review: Data Breaches, Communication Plans, InfoComm Products, Etc.
This week, June 17th-21st, 2019: the biggest data breaches of 2019, communications planning for digital signage, new products from InfoComm, and more.
Walmart Uses Computer Vision Technology to Track Thefts and Fraud at the Checkout Lanes
Walmart is using computer vision technology to track theft at checkout lanes, says a Business Insider article. This computer surveillance program is referred to by the retail chain as “Missed Scan Detection” and uses cameras to identify scanning errors or failures, the article says. “Cameras track and analyze activities at both self-checkout registers and those […]
Userful Cloud Negates Need for Connecting Hardware to Your Video Wall
As you know when it comes to video wall deployments — or any technology roll out — the more components you have to connect, the more potential that something could go wrong. That’s why Userful is getting accolades for its Userful Cloud digital signage software that eliminates the need for hardware on site for digital signage […]
Why Investors Put Over a Million into the Defendify Cybersecurity Platform
Over half of small businesses in the U.S. said they’ve experienced some kind of cyberattack within the past 12 months, says a Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report. Yet many lack a way to alert, diagnose, and solve these security concerns in a holistic way — and for a reasonable price. Recent funding gained by Defendify, a SaaS-delivered […]
New York Landlord Seeks To Use Facial Recognition On Tenants
The controversial technology may be able to be regulated at the public level, but can we keep private entities from infringing on privacy rights?
3 Cybersecurity Companies That Don’t Trust “Trust but Verify”
Gone are the days of “Trust but Verify,” the framework made obsolete by an increasingly-malicious digital threatscape, says cloud columnist Louis Columbus in this Forbes article. Now, he says, it’s all about “Zero Trust Security,” something that emphasizes a “never trust, always verify, enforce least privilege” approach to cybersecurity. In his article, Columbus exemplifies ten cybersecurity […]
The Good, Bad, and Ugly Things AI Provides Small Businesses
While AI might be a big benefactor to small businesses, it can also be a huge risk.
