Facial recognition software has been in the hot seat in recent months. Researchers, industry experts, businesses and policymakers have all raised concerns ranging from potential privacy repercussions to its role in discrimination and more. In fact, the University of Michigan recently published a study that linked the on-campus use of facial recognition to these issues. In a … [Read more...]
Twitter Bots with Ties to China Spread Misinformation
Last week Graphiks reported multiple instances of Chinees Twitter bots promoting propaganda from China related to US elections. According to the report, Spamouflage, who has ties to the Chinees government, created this bot. Graphika called these pro-China bots "Dracula Botnet" because comments and profile descriptions come from Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” A random sentence … [Read more...]
Uber Cover Up
This week on the podcast we cover the latest updates on Uber’s cover up of their 2016 data breach that impacted 57 million customers and employees. After that, we discuss a DDoS attack against the New Zealand Stock Exchange and an interesting malware delivery technique that researchers at ProofPoint recently disclosed. … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Named Grand Trophy Winner, Earns Eight Total Awards in Network Products Guide’s 2020 IT World Awards
Once again, WatchGuard has dominated the competition in Network Product Guide’s annual IT World Awards for 2020 – securing a Grand Trophy Winner title and taking home a total of eight awards across several executive leadership and security product categories. As one of the industry’s premier excellence awards programs, the IT World Awards honors achievements of the world’s best … [Read more...]
WatchGuard’s Prakash Panjwani Recognized in The Software Report’s Top 50 SaaS CEOs of 2020
WatchGuard is thrilled to share that Prakash Panjwani has been named in The Software Report’s prestigious list of the Top 50 SaaS CEOs of 2020! Based on nomination submissions from colleagues, peers and other software industry participants, this premier awards program recognizes exceptional CEOs at high performing organizations for their unique and effective leadership skills. … [Read more...]
