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The Net Neutrality Debate: How will it affect us all?
What is net neutrality? Net neutrality is the regulation that ensured internet websites and services were treated equally by internet service providers (ISPs), our right to an internet that enables and protects free speech. This includes our assumptions that we are connected to whatever web services we want, and that our cable our phone… Read More
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Uber data breach raises concerns
The news just came out that Uber suffered breach a year ago, and the address and email information of 57 million people were stolen. Uber paid off the hackers who then supposedly deleted the data, but that cannot be confirmed. Finally, this week, they fired their chief security officer and one of his deputies for their… Read More
Cybersecurity, Tech News
New Ransomware Threat Emerges as a Scanned Document
Cyberheist news says: Here is the latest tactic in the cat-and-mouse game between cybercrime and security software vendors. The bad guys have come up with new a ransomware phishing attack, tricking users to open what appears to be a document scanned from an internal Konica Minolta C224e. This is a variant of the Locky… Read More
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Events in Charlottesville prompt tech companies to crack down on hate speech
In the aftermath of an white supremacist demonstration in Charlottesville that left one woman dead and 19 injured, several major tech companies, including GoDaddy, Google, Facebook, and Paypal decided that providing web services to high-profile alt right groups may be bad for business. As the proprietors of the Daily Stormer learned last week, they can… Read More
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Don’t Click on that Random Google Docs Invite
As you may have heard, email users have been receiving unsolicited emails with a fake Google Docs link inside. If you receive it, simply delete it. Google has provided an update on this attack this morning: “We realize people are concerned about their Google accounts, and we’re now able to give a fuller explanation after further investigation. We… Read More
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Tech News: Google.org Gifts $30 Million to Charity for Technology
By Jennifer Phan Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the multinational technology company, is a global grant-maker favoring organizations that address the world’s most pressing development challenges. Throughout 2016, Google has donated more than $1 billion in tech products and 200,000 volunteer hours to communities in need. More importantly, it has donated $100 million to charities.… Read More
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What Is The IoT And How Will It Affect Your Business?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing faster than you can imagine. It is projected that there will be 24 billion IoT devices by 2020. IoT devices are also known as “connected devices” and “smart devices”. Some examples of IoT devices that you already use are smart phones, smart watches, printers, portable speakers, thermostats, cars,… Read More
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5 Digital Trends to Transform Your Business
Technology has the ability to “disrupt” businesses and the way they perform. Some examples are Uber upending the taxi business, or Facebook changing how people communicate. The news focuses on business disruption on a grander scale, usually focusing on companies that grew to hundreds of millions in revenue almost overnight. Disruption happens on a smaller… Read More
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Microsoft to rebrand Lync as Skype for Business
Microsoft Lync will be undergoing a rebranding and reemerging as Skype for Business next year. Skype for Business will retain Lync’s enterprise security, compliance and control features while using the familiar, easy-to-use Skype interface consumers love. This merging of brands is another way Microsoft has aimed to increase collaboration and productivity with easy to use… Read More
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Microsoft suffers cloud outage
Microsoft is currently reporting an outage across businesses throughout the US for its Outlook, Office 365 and other Microsoft services. This problem stemmed from its Exchange Online service which is used to run e-mail, calendar and contacts service. Microsoft reps issued a statement that engineers are currently working on a solution to the issue. Read More
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