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Mingis on Tech: Blockchain explained

Credit to Author: Ken Mingis| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:30:00 -0800

It’s the most disruptive technology since the arrival of the Internet.

Or maybe it’s the next Linux, an open-source technology that offers great promise, but somehow never seems to make it to the mainstream world.

“It,” in this case, is blockchain – the buzz-worthy distributed ledger technology that first came into widespread use with Bitcoin represents a new paradigm for the way information is shared. FinTech firms are embracing it and a variety of companies are already rushing to figure out how they can use it to save time and admin costs, according to Computerworld Senior Reporter Lucas Mearian.

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Mirai IoT Botnet Co-Authors Plead Guilty

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 16:23:18 +0000

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday unsealed the guilty pleas of two men first identified in January 2017 by KrebsOnSecurity as the likely co-authors of Mirai, a malware strain that remotely enslaves so-called “Internet of Things” devices such as security cameras, routers, and digital video recorders for use in large scale attacks designed to knock Web sites and entire networks offline (including multiple major attacks against this site).

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UPS Deployment Design Choices for High Availability Applications

Credit to Author: Gael Souchet| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 16:00:11 +0000

Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs) are designed to provide power protection in the event of a utility power disruption or failure. But some applications are so sensitive to downtime that they… Read more »

The post UPS Deployment Design Choices for High Availability Applications appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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IIoT and Cloud 101: Why you need an IIoT operational architecture to implement digital transformation

Credit to Author: Rob McGreevy| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 14:38:14 +0000

This post previously appeared on ARC’s Viewpoints Blog With ever increasing competition, tighter margins and growing consumer demand for more personalized products, it’s no surprise that the industry is continuously… Read more »

The post IIoT and Cloud 101: Why you need an IIoT operational architecture to implement digital transformation appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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Three of the Biggest Cybersecurity Challenges Facing the Education Sector

Credit to Author: Susan Biddle| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:45:59 +0000

Educational institutions have become regular targets for cybercriminals. In fact, the education sector accounted for 13 percent of data breaches in the first half of 2017, resulting in the compromise of around 32 million records. One of the top reasons that schools are targeted is the diverse data they store on students and staff, including personally identifiable information (PII), healthcare information, and financial information. These records can then be sold on the dark web to be used for purposes of identity theft and fraud. As educational…

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How Apple’s Safari browser can save your Christmas

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 05:24:00 -0800

While I see online ads as a necessary evil if you want to keep websites in business, I’m so annoyed at the way the latest ads services seem so focused on ruining everybody’s Christmas surprise.

The ads Grinch stole Christmas

This is what happens: Ads sites track where you go online; retailers track you too and all this information is shared. Look at an item online, see an ad for it on the next page you go to. Not only is this behavioural retargeting vastly creepy, but when it comes to Christmas these things make it impossible to keep secrets, particularly on a shared Mac. Been looking at [insert name of hot new obsessive teenage-focused product here] with a view to buying one to gift your child? Don’t be too upset if said child gets onto your computer to check their Bitcoin investment only to find themselves staring at ads for the object of their desire. Kids aren’t stupid – they know how ads work online (even if we don’t). What’s happened? Your Christmas surprise is spoiled and your teenager won’t believe in Santa Claus any more, even if they are looking for a flat Earth shadow during the next eclipse.

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