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A sobering 62% of U.S. financial-services entities have been breached, Thales says

December 15, 2019

Despite 96% of U.S. financial-services organizations considering their technology security as adequate, 62% of those responding to a Thales survey said they experienced a breach. That’s according to the recently released 2019 Thales Data Threat Report.

Commissioned by Thales, the survey of 1,200 information technology and data security professionals and the ensuing report was conducted by research firm International Data Corp. Many U.S. financial services organization have strict data-security and similar requirements to contend with, but their breach rate outpaces other industries. Retail, at 42%, was the next highest among those ever experiencing a breach.

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Biotech, brain hacking, brain-computer interfaces, Hacking, Science & Technology News

Five emerging technology trends that will blur the lines between human and machine

August 24, 2018

The 35 must-watch technologies represented on the Gartner Inc. Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2018 revealed five distinct emerging technology trends that will blur the lines between humans and machines. Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), play a critical role in enabling companies to be ubiquitous, always available, and connected to business ecosystems to survive in the near future.

“Business and technology leaders will continue to face rapidly accelerating technology innovation that will profoundly impact the way they engage with their workforce, collaborate with their partners, and create products and services for their customers,” said Mike J. Walker, research vice president at Gartner. “CIOs and technology leaders should always be scanning the market along with assessing and piloting emerging technologies to identify new business opportunities with high impact potential and strategic relevance for their business.”

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Computer Security, Corporate Manipulation, Entertainment, Hackers, Hacking

Your smart TV is watching you watching TV, Consumer Reports finds

February 10, 2018

Consumer Reports reported that Samsung and Roku Smart TVs were vulnerable to hacking through a web-based attack.

Millions of smart TVs sitting in family living rooms are vulnerable to hackers taking control — and could be tracking the household’s personal viewing habits much more closely than their owners realize, according to a new Consumer Reports investigation.

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government, Hackers, Hacking, Science & Technology News

Security breach and spilled secrets have shaken the N.S.A.to its core

November 14, 2017

A serial leak of the agency’s cyberweapons has damaged morale, slowed intelligence operations and resulted in hacking attacks on businesses and civilians worldwide. Continue reading… “Security breach and spilled secrets have shaken the N.S.A.to its core”

Advertising, Hacking, Internet, mobile technology, Science & Technology News

It takes just $1000 to track someone’s location with mobile ads

October 19, 2017

When you consider the nagging privacy risks of online advertising, you may find comfort in the thought of a vast, abstract company like Pepsi or Nike viewing you as just one data point among millions. What, after all, do you have to hide from Pepsi? And why should that corporate megalith care about your secrets out of countless potential Pepsi drinkers? But an upcoming study has dissipated that delusion. It shows that ad-targeting can not only track you at the personal, individual level but also that it doesn’t take a corporation’s resources to seize upon that surveillance tool—just time, determination, and about a thousand dollars.

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Computer Security, Crime, Hackers, Hacking

Revenge hacking is hitting the big time

September 23, 2017

The plan was to hack the hackers. Cybercriminals had targeted a global bank’s customers with phishing emails to break into their accounts. The legal option—waiting for law enforcement to investigate and perhaps apprehend the hackers—would have taken too long. So the bank was willing to try something else, and a team of security consultants offered to strike back.

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drones, Hackers, Hacking, Science & Technology News

Sonic weapon knocks the drones right out of the sky

July 31, 2017

LAS VEGAS — Smartphones, virtual-reality headsets, toy robots, quadcopter drones and self-balancing scooters can be hacked by powerful sonic blasts, a team of Chinese researchers demonstrated at the Black Hat security conference here last week.

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3D Printer, Hacking, Healthcare, Mass Transit

3D printed blood vessels in teeth a viable alternative to root canal procedures

July 21, 2017

More than 15 million root canals are conducted every year in the United States, but that number could soon start to drop. Dental researchers at the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon have developed a new method of engineering artificial blood vessels in teeth, as explained in a new study that could potentially revolutionize the dental industry.

Published in the journal Scientific Reports this month, the groundbreaking OHSU technique could provide an effective alternative to root canals by using a 3D printing-inspired approach. Continue reading… “3D printed blood vessels in teeth a viable alternative to root canal procedures”

Art, Breakthrough Thinking, Computer Security, Hackers, Hacking, security

Biometric ring to replace your passwords, cards and keys

June 29, 2017

Smart rings aren’t a new idea: There are plenty of fitness tracking, notification-sending, payment or even protective finger ornaments around. But none have the ability to identify you and authorize your transactions wherever you go. That is, until Token hits the market. It’s a biometric ring that can be used to open house doors, start cars, make credit card transactions and sign in to your computer.

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Big Problems, facebook, Hacking, Hot Issues, Human Behavior, Machine Learning

Facebook’s A.I. system that learned to lie to get what it wants

June 17, 2017

We’re beginning to get a glimpse of some of the built-in limits to artificial intelligence.

Humans are natural negotiators. We arrange dozens of tiny little details throughout our day to produce a desired outcome: What time a meeting should start, when you can take time off work, or how many cookies you can take from the cookie jar.

Machines typically don’t share that affinity, but new research from Facebook’s AI research lab might offer a starting point to change that. The new system learned to negotiate from looking at each side of 5,808 human conversations, setting the groundwork for bots that could schedule meetings or get you the best deal online.

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Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Breakthrough Thinking, Driverless cars, Driverless vehicles, Drone, drones, Hacking, Latest News, Latest Trend, Robotics

Intel predicts a $7 trillion economy for self-driving vehicles

June 10, 2017

The race to be the first to deploy autonomous vehicles is on among carmakers, emerging startups, and tech giants. Amid this constant news cycle of deals and drama, the purpose of all of it can get lost — or at least a bit muddied. What exactly are these companies racing for?

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3D Printer, Animals, Biotech, Breakthrough Thinking, Hacking, Health & Fitness, Hot Issues

World’s first 3D-printed ovaries allow infertile mice to give birth

May 27, 2017

Infertile mice have given birth to healthy pups after having their fertility restored with ovary implants made with a 3D printer.

Researchers created the synthetic ovaries by printing porous scaffolds from a gelatin ink and filling them with follicles, the tiny, fluid-holding sacs that contain immature egg cells.

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