The Netflix show (and even better book series) Altered Carbon (AC) takes place in a dark and dystopian future. Humanity has figured out how to “digitize” our brains and place them into other bodies, effectively allowing the richest in society to live forever. Although AC is fiction, it illustrates several real-life information security challenges extremely well. Let’s dive into … [Read more...]
5 Hot Topics From Wi-Fi NOW 2019 London
Wi-Fi NOW, an independent organization led by Claus Hetting, exists to hold the thought leadership agenda for the Wi-Fi industry. Their mission is to support and promote all things Wi-Fi and they work with individuals, carriers, service providers, tech vendors, and regulators. Basically, if there’s something happening in the world of Wi-Fi, it’s discussed at one of Wi-Fi … [Read more...]
Artificial Intelligence: An Essential Layer of Security for Businesses of All Sizes
Cyber attacks occur in the blink of an eye. A single point of infection can spread like wildfire from endpoint to endpoint; location to location; and business to business. Traditional approaches to protection rely heavily on manual processes and preestablished policies to block attacks that fail to keep up with the ever-evolving nature of threats. Parsing through huge … [Read more...]
Would You Like to Play a [machine learning malware detection model] Game
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning is becoming more and more prevalent in the security industry. Though this technology is growing, it’s far from perfect. Security professionals that want to benefit from these technologies need to stay one step ahead of hackers, which means identifying blind spots in their models. To do that, a company called Endgame … [Read more...]
