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Ransomware Ups the Game
Ransomware is a type of malicious software designed to deny access to a computer system or data until a ransom is paid. Ransomware typically spreads through phishing emails or by unknowingly visiting an infected website. Ransomware can be devastating to an individual or an organization. But now, there is a new threat involved with ransomware. This interesting news came…
Read MoreTaxonomy of Communication
If you are a frequent reader, you know I like discovering unique and quirky taxonomies. They are more than just interesting, they are a perfect example that you can and should classify any topic. This latest one came to us from The Week in their article, “The taxonomy of whining.” Children communicate at every age,…
Read MoreCybersecurity Taxonomy
Recently, the Joint Research Center issued a Proposal for a European Cybersecurity Taxonomy. Noting the absence of a globally accepted and standardized definition of cybersecurity and a clear identification of its domains of development and application, the proposal introduces a taxonomy for cybersecurity. This interesting news came to us from Mondaq in their article, “European Union: A…
Read MoreDeeper Learning
Deep learning is fairly new and is defined as a subset of machine learning that achieves great power and flexibility by learning to represent the world as nested hierarchy of concepts, with each concept defined in relation to simpler concepts, and more abstract representations computed in terms of less abstract ones. Clear as mud? This interesting topic…
Read MoreOpen Source and Community
Did you know that much of the software that powers the world’s largest companies, protects our personal data and/or encrypts national security information is open to the public? This topic came to us from CNBC in their article, “How open-source software took over the world.” Just about anyone with the right skill set can download the…
Read MoreApplying Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have quite the reputation. Despite the science fiction association, many believe that every organization from the largest to the most local are turning over processes and decisions to AI. ZDNet brought this information to our attention in their article, “‘Learning’ is still the operative word in machine learning initiatives.” This…
Read MoreImproving Data Sharing
Better data sharing. Dare I say, duh? This feels like we are preaching to the choir, but Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “The Need to Simplify Indexing and Data Sharing.” The current system for indexing and sharing content and data has room for improvements. More efficiency and better…
Read MoreMachine Learning is Mapping the Body
Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are mapping ten billion cells from the human body in an attempt to unlock the mysteries of the human body. The Register brought this very interesting news to our attention in their article, “Scientists use machine-learning algorithms to map out 10 billion cells from human bodies in fight against cancer.” Dana Pe’er,…
Read MoreCustomer Service and Technology
It is no secret that cloud computing has become a central, valued and indispensable element of our current digital ecosystem. This news came to us from Doxee in their blogpost, “The importance of Cloud Computing for improving Customer Service processes.” It has been around since the web itself, but more focus has been on its…
Read MoreDigital Defense
Digital transformation affects all industries, even the defense industry. Along with progress comes security risks. There are those posed by emerging technologies and it is important to highlight how both defense departments and contractors can secure their operations against them. This interesting topic came to us from Army Technology in their article, “Mitigating security risks…
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