Posts Tagged ‘Security’
Data Security Looks Different in a Pandemic
The world has changed so much as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Offices are now in kitchens and data security looks entirely different than just a few months ago. It has never been more important to revisit how firms are managing and protecting their data infrastructure. This interesting topic came to us from Financial…
Read MoreConsistency Enables Findability
The professionals who work to uncover security vulnerabilities in hardware must find a common language for categorizing them. That is the entire purpose of a taxonomy. Cyber Scoop brought us this interesting topic in their article, “Intel pushes for hardware-specific additions to vulnerability taxonomy.” Because hardware researchers do not have the same standard taxonomy of…
Read MoreData Breach and Phone Images
Reports of data breaches seem to arrive in the news every day. This latest data breach isn’t merely the loss of data; it could also put innocent lives at risk. Hot For Security brought this news to us in their article, “Peekaboo Moments app left baby videos, photos, and 800,000 users’ email addresses exposed on…
Read MoreThe Value of Data Privacy
Data privacy has always been important. It’s why people put locks on filing cabinets and rent safety deposit boxes. As more of our data becomes digitized and we share more information online, data privacy is taking on greater role in our world. This interesting topic came to us from Street Fight in their article, “The Risks…
Read MoreCloud Computing and Economics
It is the end of the year and budgets for next year are in the preparation phase. It is never a surprise when IT budgets are the first to take a hit. With a recession looming on the horizon, that likelihood is even more present. This interesting information came to our attention from Data Quest in…
Read MoreThe Risks of IoT
Cybersecurity can feel like an annoying gnat as each and every day there are a variety of headlines describing every possibly entity that has become a victim of a cyberattack. This interesting information came to us from IoT World Today in their article, “9 IoT Security Principles to Help Reduce Your Attack Surface.” It can be…
Read MoreOpening the Technology
Open has many meanings. Open source is software with the source code included. The software developers who support the open source concept believe that by allowing anyone who’s interested to modify the source code, the application will be more useful and error-free over the long term. Open access is the free, immediate, online availability of research articles…
Read MoreEducational Opportunity Addresses Cybersecurity
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) 2020 calendar of educational events contains some real gems. If you are a member, your development budget won’t take a hit. If you aren’t a member, maybe now is the time to consider it. On February 12th, the 90-minute webinar titled, “NFAIS Forethought: Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Internal Systems“ is offered. Every…
Read MoreEdge Computing is Edging out AI
Edge computing is the practice of processing data near the edge of the network where the data is being generated, instead of in a centralized data processing warehouse. It is becoming popular with the aim to minimize the delay between end-users and the cloud. This interesting topic came to us from The Journal of Cloud Computing in their article,…
Read MoreBlockchain Could Eliminate Fake News
The new year predictions run the gamut from both ends of the spectrum, but the one that caught my eye included predictions on how to stop fake news. Hallelujah! This information came to us from Computer World in their article, “How blockchain will kill fake news (and four other predictions for 2020).” By allowing digital…
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