Bob Gourley's Blog, page 209
February 19, 2019
How Internet of Things will power business processes in 2019
Read why Virendra Chaudhari says centralized IoT systems will become a vital force to drive businesses on Financial Express : As advancing technologies integrate deeper into the everyday functions of businesses, companies are finding themselves faced with a paradigm shift towards a more intelligent and connected world. Amidst the maturing technologies leading this revolution is […]
ARCore 1.7 with a new Augmented Faces API
ARCore is Google’s platform for mobile augmented reality which does not require specialized hardware. As of December, it’s available on 250 million devices and powers features like Playmoji on the Pixel 3. The latest developer release today introduces a new Augmented Faces API and an ARCore Elements app for learning about basic principles. ARCore 1.7 features […]
February 18, 2019
The Internet Has A New Problem: Repeating Random Numbers!
Digital Certificates are a foundational building block of the Internet. They are used to verify the identity of e-commerce sites, the authenticity of software and encrypt data. Not surprisingly, cyberattackers try to create fake Certificates or get the Private Keys for real ones to steal data or intercept communications. No one really worried about the […]
February 13, 2019
Identifying, Understanding & Combating Insider Threats
Read Ilan Paretsky’s article about how organizations can identify and combat insider threats on Dark Reading : Most, if not all, organizations are vigilant about safeguarding against threats that can penetrate endpoint systems via email, websites, and other known and unknown pathways. But what about threats that come from within your organization? Even worse, from […]
10 cyber insurance selling points
Read Elana Ashanti Jefferson list top ten reasons why companies, small and big, should buy cyber insurance on Property Casualty 360 : In a move that reflects the growing urgency for companies, organizations and institutions worldwide to proactively face down and mitigate cybercrime, Beazley, a longtime cyber insurance market leader, announced recently that it has […]
Cybersecurity and the Need for SSL Monitoring
Read why Kameerath Kareem says that SSL monitoring is a must for app security for every organization on DZone : The cybersecurity industry is constantly striving to stay well prepared and well ahead of new threats. Data protection was in the spotlight all through 2018. It’s a common practice for applications to collect user data like […]
One in three enterprises can’t protect themselves from data breaches
One in three enterprise companies do not believe they have the capabilities required to fend off a cyberattack leading to a data breach, research suggests. According to a survey involving over 600 cybersecurity professionals in business conducted by Balbix on behalf of the Ponemon Institute, organizations are having severe difficulties in implementing modern security solutions to […]
617M stolen account details from 500px, Dubsmash, MyFitnessPal, ShareThis, more, being sold
A dark web marketplace this week reportedly began selling stolen data linked to roughly 617 million user accounts from 16 different websites. The Register was first to report the incident, citing details provided by the seller, who has set up show on the Tor network-based site Dream Market cyber-souk. The affected online services consist of video messaging […]
Here’s what you need to know about Trump’s ‘American AI Initiative’
President Trump issued an executive order today announcing what the White House calls an “American AI Initiative.” The order encourages research in the field of artificial intelligence in the United States. The announcement is based on principles that touch on issues like AI and jobs, and the relationship between American artificial research and the international community. […]
IBM AI fails to beat human debating champion
After suffering defeat to AI at Go and Dota 2, the battle between man and machine was starting to look a little one-sided. But a human has finally notched up a win against our future robot overlords. Champion debater Harish Natarajan triumphed in a live showdown against IBM’s Miss Debater AI at the company’s Think […]
