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coronavirus vaccine issues

A Coronavirus Vaccine is Being Shipped: Here are the Top Issues

A number of coronavirus vaccine issues are popping up at campuses & organizations as they are faced with addressing rollout challenges.

December 18, 2020 Robin Hattersley-Gray Leave a Comment

The first coronavirus vaccine shipments are scheduled this week, but with the shipments comes a whole host of logistics, security, and privacy issues, as well as a hesitancy by some Americans to get vaccinated. Here’s a brief overview of the various issues: Logistics & Hospital Security Really cold freezers are needed by the hospitals and […]

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Recent Data Breaches: Where, Why, and How They Happen

Attacks on K-12, university, and especially healthcare data have increased in 2020. We examine the surge in recent data breaches and how they happen.

June 3, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

We have reported on data breaches more in 2020 than in previous years. If you’re a regular visitor to this site, you may have read those stories already. But colleagues at our sister brand, Campus Safety, have reported more on the topic in recent weeks, too. Healthcare facilities are prime targets for hackers Many of […]

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Google Chrome bug, data loss

A Bug In A New Google Chrome Update Could Cause Your Data To Be Lost

Android users who updated to Google Chrome 79 may have noticed that some of their data is missing. Google is working on a Google Chrome bug fix now.

December 18, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

If you’re a Chrome user has have updated to Chrome 79, there are a few things you might want to know regarding a newly-discovered Google Chrome bug and the threat of data loss. That’s especially true if you’re using an Android platform, according to Forbes. The publication, citing other tech websites, said Chrome 79 has […]

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The Worst Cyber Attacks of 2019: Biggest Breaches & Expensive Consequences

No business or organization is safe. The worst cyber attacks of 2019 could have been prevented... So how will your org defend itself?

December 18, 2019 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

Hackers kept many of the world’s largest corporations on their toes this year. We’re going back through our weekly “Who Got Hacked” features and realizing something very disturbing: the worst cyber attacks in 2019 could have been avoided if everyone in those victim organizations had been on the same page. The series of errors which […]

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computer vision technology

Walmart Uses Computer Vision Technology to Track Thefts and Fraud at the Checkout Lanes

Walmart's "Missed Scan Detection" uses computer vision technology from Everseen & others to track theft at the checkout lanes, says Business Insider.

June 21, 2019 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

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 […]

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KRACK Exploit Puts All Devices on WiFi at Risk

Researchers have discovered that all devices on a WiFi network using the WPA2 security protocol are vulnerable to newly discovered KRACK exploit.

October 24, 2017 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

By now you may have heard of the latest cybersecurity threat, KRACK (short for Key Reinstallation AttaCK). But what exactly is it? KRACK is a vulnerability in the WPA2 security protocol used by most wireless networks today. The vulnerability allows hackers to steal data flowing between your wireless device and the targeted WiFi network, as well as potentially […]

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