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Alexa IoT

Alexa Can Now Be Enabled In Virtually Any Device

By shifting the majority of Alexa functions to the cloud, AWS is now offering the virtual assistant to any device, even those with 1MB of RAM.

November 26, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Amazon Web Services customers will soon be able to talk to Alexa anywhere, given they’re near any kind of connected device. Amazon on Monday announced Alexa Voice Service Integration, a new service of AWS IoT Core that enables the intelligent voice application to be produced on any type of connected device, like light switches, thermostats […]

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Tim Cook: Government Should Regulate Big Tech, Data

Apple CEO TIm Cook says now is the time for government to step in and pass legislation that regulates big tech's mining of customer data.

November 25, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The push against big tech companies from harvesting our data to improve the functionality of intelligent applications and services has gained an unlikely ally: big tech. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple  — one of those largest big tech firms — said government should protect technology users with federal legislation aimed at protecting your data. In […]

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Cloud Migration

New Trustwave Service Adds Advanced Threat Protection and Response for Azure

Trustwave's Threat Detection and Response services for Microsoft Azure helps businesses stay secure as cloud security becomes more complex.

November 8, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Information security firm Trustwave has bolstered its threat monitoring, detection and response in Microsoft Azure has launched an advanced threat detection and response service for the cloud computing service. Trustwave said in an announcement earlier this week that its Threat Detection and Response services for Azure integrates with Microsoft Azure Sentinel — a cloud-native security […]

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Researchers Have Figured Out How to Hack Smart Home Devices — With a Laser

Researchers figured out a way to hack smart home devices by manipulating voice-controlled assistants from hundreds of feet away.

November 8, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As helpful as Siri, Alexa and Google Home are, cyber security experts have long warned that smart device are probably not keeping your privacy very secure. It turns out, smart home hacking doesn’t even require much technical skill. Researchers at the University of Michigan say they have found a way to take over a Google […]

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Giuliani iPhone: The IT Manager’s Nightmare

President Donald Trump's personal attorney and cybersecurity expert reportedly needed help at an Apple Store to unlock his iPhone.

November 5, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Passwords. Let’s talk about ‘em. I’ve forgotten some. You have too. No big deal. Just click the forgotten password link and follow the steps. Hopefully you remembered which email address you used to set up the account. But the code to unlock your phone? You can probably do that in your sleep. Chances are it’s […]

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Preventative Health

Facebook unveils new Preventative Health tool

Facebook says its new tool can help you access preventative healthcare measures while promising to protect your healthcare privacy.

October 29, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Facebook has released a new tool aimed at connecting users to preventative health resources, reminders and finding affordable preventative healthcare. The tool, called Preventative Health, follows another healthcare feature Facebook released earlier this year to make it easy to sign up as a blood donor and notifies users when nearby blood banks are in need. […]

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