Attacks From All Sides
Over the past year, the coronavirus has managed to take the lives of over 500,000 of people. With the population focused on the virus, cyber criminals are taking advantage of your distraction. Smart Brief brought this concern to our attention in their article, “Remote work and cybersecurity: Coronavirus impact.” In the US, almost 20% of households had…
Read MoreAI in Education
Scientific Learning Corporation was acquired by an affiliate of Carnegie Learning, Inc., known for artificial intelligence (AI) for education and formative assessment. This interesting news came to us from Business Wire in their article, “Carnegie Learning Acquires Scientific Learning Corporation to Strengthen its Digital Literacy Offerings.” This combination has the potential to strengthen the education…
Read MoreBlockchain Technology to Fix Supply Chain
Weaknesses in how processes and systems work have been exposed and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This interesting topic came to us from the World Economic Forum in their article, “This is how blockchain can help fight pandemics.” When the pandemic took hold, demand for supplies such as personal protective equipment and basic household necessities…
Read MoreAI Boundaries
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is taking hold across personal and professional applications in a multitude of use cases. The plethora of data being produced and analyzed by this emerging technology can be mind blowing. Information Week brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “How AI Can Save the World, or…
Read MoreEmerging Technologies in Rehab
Imagine a technology that can take your imagined speech and translate your brain signals into synthesized speech of that same word or sentence. This is beyond speech recognition, this is more like thought recognition. Is this is the next emerging technology? Digital Trends brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Amazing new…
Read MoreData Driven Strategy
Decisions that are informed and led by solid data have the best chance of resulting in success. That is even more true during this COVID-19 pandemic. This interesting information came to us from Financial Management in their article, “How finance can promote data-led decision-making.” Being data-driven means building tools, abilities and a culture that acts on data. A…
Read MoreImplementing Data Governance
A data governance framework is critical to any organization that uses analytics as part of its decision-making process. Tech Target brought us this interesting topic in their article, “Data governance framework key to analytics success.“ A data governance policy will set standards for privacy and access to data, which will ensure an organization maintains high-quality data and…
Read MoreIoT Can Ensure Business Continuity
The impact of COVID-19 has made working from home normal instead of the outlier it used to be. Many building managers are managing facilities that are only partially occupied or empty. How do they work from home? Digital Insurance brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Prevent business interruptions and protect understaffed facilities…
Read MoreData Security in a Digital World
Data integrity is the overall accuracy, completeness and consistency of data. The term also refers to the safety of data in regards to regulatory compliance and security. It is maintained by a collection of processes, rules, and standards implemented during the design phase. When the integrity of data is secure, the information stored in a database will remain…
Read MoreRecord Retention in Remote Working Settings
Record retention strategies have never been more important in this world of digital transformation, especially as so many employees are now working remotely. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Plan S Rights Retention Strategy, Copyright and the Academic Community – Part Two.” Working remote due to the COVID-19…
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