Emerging Tech and Computer Security

Although using machine learning techniques to solve computer security challenges is not a new idea, the emerging deep learning technology has recently triggered a substantial amount of interest in the computer security community. This information came to us from Security Intelligence in their article, “Starting Your AI Security Journey With Deep Learning.” The application of…

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Maintaining the Integrity of Your Data

Ransomware is a type of malicious software cyber criminals use to block you from accessing your own data. The digital extortionists encrypt the files on your system and add extensions to the attacked data and hold it hostage until the demanded ransom is paid. Information Age brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “The fight…

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Data Scientists and Artificial Intelligence

A career in data science is lucrative and rewarding. But the path to starting or advancing a data science or analytics career is not always linear. Over the past decade, the availability of data and demand for data science skills and data-driven decision making has skyrocketed. Pushed further into the spotlight by the drastic shift in…

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What About All This Data?

The modern business marketplace is a data-driven environment. The role of data is to empower business leaders to make decisions based on facts, trends and statistics. But with so much information out there, business leaders must be able to sift through the noise and get the right information to inform their decisions about strategy and…

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Changing Search to Found

As big data expands, machine learning advances, and integration of data becomes more and more critical, taxonomies and ontologies are getting more attention. This interesting information came to us from Database Trends & Applications in their article, “The Case for Smart Taxonomies.” Taxonomies provide machines with ordered representations. Smart taxonomies can be the basis for…

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Artificial Intelligence is Partnering Up

Artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G are working together like the legs of a marathon runner. Together, the two technologies have the potential to deploy Internet of Things (IoT) and smart networks with speed and efficiency. ZD Net brought this information to our attention in their article, “How AI and 5G will power the next wave…

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Making the Most of Emerging Technologies

Regardless of any skepticism, it is hard to dispute that progress in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning has changed our lives for the better. Analytics Insight brought this information to us in their article, “Applications of AI and Machine Learning in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.” These emerging technologies not only boost…

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Using AI to Detect Fraud

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be deployed in many different areas and for many different applications. Brookings brought us this interesting information in their article, “Using AI and machine learning to reduce government fraud.” Both public and private sector organizations are looking to this emerging technology to manage financial resources and monitor fraud. Advanced algorithms…

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Deep Learning Used in the Fight Against Cyberattacks

In traditional machine learning, the learning process is supervised, and the programmer has to be extremely specific when telling the computer what types of things it should be looking for. This process, called “feature extraction” can be laborious, and the computer’s success rate depends entirely upon the programmer’s ability to accurately define a feature. The advantage of…

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Classifying History for Findability

Taxonomy is the science of classification – a basic means of understanding the world around us. It is also key in the act of identifying and archiving. This interesting topic came to us from Reflector in their article, “Anthropology students help reclaim history of local cemeteries.” East Carolina University students in the Department of Anthropology…

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