Last February, President Trump signed an executive order creating the American Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative. While this new program did not include new funding for AI research, it directed existing funds, programs, and data in support of AI research and commercialization. The plan also directs federal agencies to prioritize AI when allocating their R&D budget. … Read more about New US AI Regulatory Principles
Top Predicted Cyber Attacks of 2020 – Part 2
Just like in the past couple of years, ransomware attacks will still be prevalent in 2020, but it is predicted that not only will the attacks become more sophisticated, they will begin deploying 2 stages of extortion. Most ransomware attacks follow a basic pattern; reconnaissance, where the hackers learn about the company, employees, controls and… Read more about Top Predicted Cyber Attacks of 2020 – Part 2
5 Technology trends for 2020
We are currently amid the greatest technology revolution since the industrial age. Technology is moving forward at an incredible rate of speed, and we can only predict how these changes will affect our lives moving forward. What are some of the biggest trends slated for the New Year? AI as a Service, 5G networks, autonomous driving,… Read more about 5 Technology trends for 2020
Top Predicted Cyber Threats of 2020 – Part 1
Now that we are in the new year, it is always a good practice to become aware of what the experts think will be the next big wave of cybercrime and how to combat it. Over the last couple years, Ransomware, Malware and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) have become so commonplace that the verbiage is… Read more about Top Predicted Cyber Threats of 2020 – Part 1
Lamborghini Sian Hybrid
Lamborghini has now joined the ranks of providing hybrid gas and battery driven vehicles. The Lamborghini Sian is not the average hybrid vehicle that has been designed for fuel economy and geared towards environmentalist concerns. This is the fastest Lamborghini that has ever been produced and is one of the rarest. Only 63 have been… Read more about Lamborghini Sian Hybrid
HP Laptops – Unattended Sleep Timeout
After deploying several new HP laptops in the past few months, I have noticed once complaint from almost all users. Many users are reporting that their PC will go to sleep after roughly two minutes of not being in use. I had gone through the normal troubleshooting avenues of checking sleep settings and display timeout settings,… Read more about HP Laptops – Unattended Sleep Timeout
Apple Repair
Apple is allowing more repair locations globally. These new repair locations will only handle non-warrantied items, this is still a large step for a company that adamantly opposed the Fair Repair Bill of 2017. Warrantied items will still need to be taken to an actual Apple store location or previously authorized dealer. These new repair locations… Read more about Apple Repair
BlueKeep
If you missed it and are still running Windows 7 and older or Windows Server 2008 R2 and older OS’s, you need to ensure you have applied the latest updates from Microsoft. BlueKeep is a vulnerability that allows for remote code execution on systems that are not patched. Microsoft has also recently come out and said… Read more about BlueKeep