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Insider Threat Case: FBI Busts a Test Engineer

SecureWorld News

He was a test engineer with a defense contractor and a behavioral red flag suddenly appeared. Get me in stink [sting] operation with the FBI, talking in a hotel room about trade secrets. So in March 2020, a female FBI agent posed as an agent of the Russian government and met Rowe at a hotel in South Dakota.

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New US CIO appointments, August 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

He earned a BS in electrical engineering from University of Notre Dame and an MM from Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management. Jeff Knowlton named CIO for Sonesta International Hotels James Knowlton, Sonesta Sonesta Sonesta International Hotels is a hotel management company with over 280 properties in eight countries.

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Symantec Government Symposium 11 March 2014 at the Renaissance Hotel Washington DC

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Timothy Molino , Director, Government Relations, BSA | The Software Alliance. Paul Pittelli , Deputy Director, Trusted Engineering Solutions, NSA. Tommy Ross , Senior Intelligence and Defense Advisor, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Adam Sedgewick , Senior Information Technology Advisor, NIST. – 12:30 p.m. Breakout Session 2.

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How to protect your data when using public Wi-Fi

Network World

Many people are not aware of this, but Wi-Fi hotspots at Starbucks, Barnes & Noble or your local hotel that offers it as a complimentary service are not safe for confidential browsing, performing financial transactions or for viewing your emails. Public Wi-Fi does not offer encryption for individuals using the same password and hotspot.

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With new chip, augmented reality startup Ixana claims breakthrough in quest for ‘wearable brain’

GeekWire

The chip was conceived by Ixana co-founder Shreyas Sen , a former Intel Labs research scientist and Purdue university professor of electrical and computer engineering. Shovan Maity , co-founder and head of research for Ixana, was previously an engineer for Intel and Qualcomm. We sometimes call this a wearable brain.”

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Uncommon Thinkers: UW prof and entrepreneur Shwetak Patel has a rare ‘creative brilliance’

GeekWire

“He has a creative brilliance you don’t find often,” said Gregory Abowd , dean of the college of engineering at Northeastern University and Patel’s Ph.D ” Patel (top left) grew up in Alabama, where his parents ran a hotel and the family lived in an adjacent apartment. degrees in engineering.

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5 ways AI is showing promise as a decision-maker

CIO Business Intelligence

An AI system can gather data from customer relationship management software, social media profiles, email interactions, and purchase histories to identify the candidates most likely to convert. Hotels could dynamically adjust room rates based on traffic forecasts, weather conditions, and events in the area.