Coronavirus Cybercrimes: Are These the Lowest?
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Artificial intelligence is hopelessly biased - and that's how it will stay
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SolarWinds attack explained: And why it was so hard to detect
Network World
DECEMBER 15, 2020
A group believed to be Russia's Cozy Bear gained access to government and other systems through a compromised update to SolarWinds' Orion software. Most organizations aren't prepared for this sort of software supply chain attack.
It’s Time To Put Security And Privacy Front And Center For Virtual Care
Forrester IT
DECEMBER 22, 2020
(Written with Benjamin Corey, senior research associate at Forrester) Telehealth (virtual care) usage has skyrocketed during the pandemic. When you roll back the tape a few months, healthcare providers were able to (very quickly) stand up virtual care capabilities without having to go through the intensive HIPAA compliance protocols required in the healthcare industry.
The Executive Guide to Generative AI
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Generative AI is taking the world by storm, but the questions that all CEOs, data leaders, and AI leaders are being asked are: What are we going to do about it, and what is our plan? The business and creative possibilities are practically limitless with generative AI. From productivity gains to finding new routes to revenue generation, generative AI is going to radically transform how we work.
Inside an FBI Sting: The Ransomware Gang Trying to Bribe Your Employees
SecureWorld News
OCTOBER 13, 2020
FBI sting reveals a ransomware gang is bribing employees to help launch cyber attacks against their own employers. Details of a foiled ransomware attack.
How Data, Analytics & AI Shaped 2020, and Will Impact 2021
Information Week
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Artificial intelligence and automation were key tools in the IT enterprises' pandemic war effort in 2020. Here's how they will continue to change the game in every organization in 2021.
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Machine learning: A cheat sheet
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 10, 2020
From Apple to Google to Toyota, companies across the world are pouring resources into developing AI systems with machine learning. This comprehensive guide explains what machine learning really means.
Boston Dynamics robots take over the dance floor in latest video
The Verge
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas and Spot robots can do a lot of things: sprinting , gymnastic routines , parkour , backflips , open doors to let in an army of their friends, wash dishes , and (poorly) get actual jobs. But the company’s latest video adds another impressive trick to our future robotic overlords’ repertoire: busting sick dance moves. The video sees Boston Dynamics entire lineup of robots — the humanoid Atlas, the dog-shaped Spot, and the box-juggling Handle — all come together in a bopping,
How hacked is hacked? Here’s a ‘hack scale’ to better understand the SolarWinds cyberattacks
GeekWire
DECEMBER 28, 2020
(BigStock Photo). “Microsoft, FireEye, and the U.S. Treasury department have been hacked in the SolarWinds attacks.”. This statement is true but doesn’t tell the whole story accurately. It’s true because by most people’s understanding, these organizations have been hacked. But it doesn’t tell the whole story accurately because each of these organizations has had different impacts with different levels of severity from “the hack.” A good example of why this matters is how we talk abou
DeepMind’s big losses, and the questions around running an AI lab
Venture Beast
DECEMBER 27, 2020
GUEST: Last week, on the heels of DeepMind’s breakthrough in using AI to predict protein-folding came the news that the UK-based AI company is still costing its parent company Alphabet Inc hundreds of millions of dollars in losses each year. A tech company losing money is nothing new. The tech industry is replete with examples of companies who burn… Read More.
Maximize Productivity and Simplify IT Management with Conversational AI
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ChatGPT has dominated boardroom conversations for months now. From drafting a stock trading program, to creating a SQL query to model data, there are practically no limits to the applications of the AI language model assistant. At ManageEngine, we have been working on our own AI-assistant, Zia. Zia is a fully-trained analytics assistant that can perform a range of functions such as creating and adding reports to dashboards, providing conversational support to data analysis, insight discovery, bu
The Butt Pajamas Will Follow You Forever
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 22, 2020
If you’re reading this, you might have read the juicy piece that Elle dropped this weekend chronicling how a former Bloomberg reporter torched her entire career after falling for the longtime subject of her reporting— professional-tool -turned-convicted-securities-fraudster Martin Shkreli. And if you know about that… Read more.
Artificial intelligence (AI) vs. machine learning (ML): 8 common misunderstandings
Information Technology Zone Submitted Articles
MAY 19, 2020
IT and business leaders will run into some false notions about artificial intelligence and machine learning and what each one can do. Here's how to explain the truth on AI vs. ML.
The ugly side of Nvidia: A rollercoaster ride that shows when Big Tech doesn't get it
TechSpot
DECEMBER 12, 2020
As a corporation, it's Nvidia's prerogative to decide on the reviewers it chooses to collaborate with. However, this and other related incidents raise serious questions around journalistic independence and what they are expecting of reviewers when they are sent products for an unbiased opinion. As an independent tech publication, we've.
Open and free online data collection will fuel future innovations
Dataconomy
DECEMBER 18, 2020
The saying “knowledge is power” doesn’t just apply to individuals but also businesses. While individuals can learn from books and life lessons, businesses need a tool to gather market insights. This is where online data collection comes in. It is one of the best tools because it provides up-to-date and. The post Open and free online data collection will fuel future innovations appeared first on Dataconomy.
Why You Need to Use Case Studies in Sales and Marketing (and How to Start Now)
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Case studies are proof of successful client relations and a verifiable product or service. They persuade buyers by highlighting your customers' experiences with your company and its solution. In sales, case studies are crucial pieces of content that can be tailored to prospects' pain points and used throughout the buyer's journey. In marketing, case studies are versatile assets for generating business, providing reusable elements for ad and social media content, website material, and marketing c
Capital One Fined $80M, 'Failed Appropriate Risk Management for the Cloud'
SecureWorld News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
Major fines and major findings in the Capitol One data breach investigation. Here is what a U.S. regulatory agency revealed about the bank data breach.
How Data, Analytics & AI Shaped 2020, and Will Impact 2021
Information Week
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Artificial intelligence and automation were key tools in the IT enterprises' pandemic war effort in 2020. Here's how they will continue to change the game in every organization in 2021.
High Performance Computing in the cloud: Why there's hope
Tech Republic Cloud
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Commentary: The HPC market has struggled to modernize with cloud, but startups like Rescale may be able to change this.
Quantum computing: A cheat sheet
Tech Republic Security
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
IBM, Honeywell, and Intel are just three companies leading the way in building quantum machines as well as the algorithms and controls to run them. Learn about possible business use cases for quantum.
Rethinking Supply Chains for Greater Efficiency, Resiliency, and Sustainability
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Tesla’s new Boombox feature will let car owners fart at unsuspecting neighbors
The Verge
DECEMBER 25, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Tesla’s new holiday update will finally give people the ability to use a new Boombox mode, which can broadcast custom audio on the outside of the car (hence the name). As is common with new Tesla features, Boombox combines real utility with lowbrow humor: owners can use fart and goat sounds in lieu of normal, boring honking sounds car horns usually make.
LinkedIn migration data shows that techies aren’t leaving Seattle despite ‘exodus’ in Silicon Valley
GeekWire
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Amazon’s Spheres, with the Amazon Day 1 tower and Seattle’s iconic Space Needle in the background. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). Techies are apparently leaving Silicon Valley. The pandemic has sparked what some describe as an “exodus” of tech companies, employees, and investors who are relocating to Austin, Miami, Reno, Madison, and other metros for a myriad of reasons.
Discord raises $100 million as its social hub hits 140 million users
Venture Beast
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Discord has raised another $100 million in funding as the instant messaging app popularized by gamers has now hit 140 million monthly active users. Read More.
Canadian Gold Miner Finds 57,000-Year-Old Wolf Pup Still Covered in Fur
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Her life was short. Scientists estimate she lived for about six or seven weeks in the underground den, before it collapsed around her. This tragedy and the permafrost that preserved her body are the reasons we know of this wolf pup’s existence approximately 57,000 years later. Zhùr, or ‘wolf’ in the Hän language, is… Read more.
Apache Cassandra® NoSQL for the Relational DBA
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What are AI and machine learning adding to threat intelligence – brains, brawn or both? - Security Boulevard
Information Technology Zone Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Too much information and not enough time. This, and the cost of labor, is why machines have been at the forefront of cyber defense for almost 50 years. It is also why new breakthroughs in software development, neural networks, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are constantly harnessed by providers and consumers of threat intelligence.
Study reveals PlayStation users are smarter than Xbox users
TechSpot
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Working with academic experts, Royal Panda developed a four-part quiz that measured verbal intelligence, logical reasoning, mathematical ability, and visual reasoning. Before taking the tests, administrators asked respondents to fill out a demographics questionnaire to determine their gaming, computing, and mobile preferences.
Obama: The internet is “the single biggest threat to our democracy”
Vox
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Barack Obama speaks at a Biden rally in November 2020. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images. President Obama loved the internet. Now he has second thoughts. Back in 2008, Barack Obama famously harnessed the internet and social media to help win the White House. He kept up the embrace once he got there. Now he worries that the internet and social media have helped create “the single biggest threat to our democracy.”.
The Ever-Expanding List of C-Level Technology Positions
Information Week
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
IT professionals are gaining more opportunities to move up the corporate ladder. Here are 10 C-level IT titles that we know of right now, along with salary averages for those roles.
From Predictive to Agile: How to Choose the Right Project Management Methodology
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Our profession is undergoing a transformation, moving away from rigid, one-size-fits-all methodologies. Instead, project managers are embracing dynamic and adaptable frameworks that carefully consider project and product variables to determine the most suitable development approaches and project life cycles.
What Do We Do About Racist Machines?
Information Week
DECEMBER 28, 2020
We will never rid ourselves of all our biases overnight. But we can pass on a legacy in AI that is sufficiently aware of the past to foster a more just and equitable society.
How to Approach Your Mission-Critical Big Data Strategy
Information Week
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Across industries, big data has joined traditional, structured data as a mission-critical element. Here's some advice for CIOs and big data leaders on how to get started.
Designing Your Roadmap for Rapid Digital Transformation
Information Week
DECEMBER 29, 2020
While business and IT leaders are under pressure to boost their digital transformation plans, they should stop, rethink, and assess before fully diving into a roadmap.
10 IT Trends to Watch for in 2021
Information Week
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Here's how the dramatic events of 2020 are likely to shape enterprise IT teams in the coming year, according to analysts from firms like Gartner, IDC, and Forrester.
Future Focus: Constructing Unshakeable Stability in Your Manufacturing Supply Chain
Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive
We’ve all heard the buzzwords to describe new supply chain trends: resiliency, sustainability, AI, machine learning. But what do these really mean today? Over the past few years, manufacturing has had to adapt to and overcome a wide variety of supply chain trends and disruptions to stay as stable as possible. Stability has become key in this post-COVID world, and will remain key moving forward.
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