What keeps me up at night: Ransomware attacks
Twenty-two known ransomware attacks have taken place within the public sector so far in 2019.
Read MoreCan Facebook quell ‘performance crimes?’
Facebook, under fire following the Christchurch massacre, has put new restrictions in place.
Read MoreBlockchain can protect forensic video from deep fake hackers
Digital video, particularly when stored in the cloud, can be hacked and tampered with.
Read MoreDrones may need black boxes to operate safely
The 1.3 million registered drones need to be visible, tracked, and their data stored safely.
Read MoreWith the proliferation of biometric scanning, some hidden risks
Fingerprint and iris scanning promise an extra level of security for digital device users. But hackers have caught up.
Read MoreNew AI could change how first responders fight fires
AI is learning to 'see' the color of smoke, flames, and differences in temperature.
Read More3D printed ‘ghost’ guns: Manufactured risk or real security threat?
3D guns are still a novelty. But improved technology will soon make them cheaper and easier to make. By Jared Shelly Last week, a U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant arrested for planning a terrorist attack was found with an arsenal of dozens of guns, including components used to build an untraceable AR-15 and other so-called “ghost … Continued
Read MoreFacial recognition worked for Taylor Swift, can it work for your business?
You’ll have to answer questions like. who gets access? And, how will you store data? by Jared Shelly Imagine picking up your daughter from school where you’re met with a facial recognition scan making sure you’re on the list of approved visitors. Then you go to the mall, where a facial scanner compares you to … Continued
Read MoreThese companies are scouring social media for the next school shooter
How does tech decide who is a threat and who is just blowing off steam? By Benjamin O. Powers Before the Parkland school shooter murdered 17 people, former friends noticed that his social media posts had a taken a sinister turn. Dakota Mutchler, a 17-year-old junior at Parkland, who used to be close with the … Continued
Read More‘Deep fake’ video can ruin reputations. Can life logs prevent that?
A tipping point for the technology is just two years away. by Benjamin Powers Deep Fakes, AI-generated audio and video manipulation that creates believable video of events that never happened, have been around for years. This video manipulation of President Obama, for example, was posted to YouTube more than a year ago. Motherboard broke the … Continued
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