Category: Technology
How to secure your smart home
More and more of the devices, appliances, and electronic items we buy have some level of internet connectivity. It is now critical to secure those devices from unwanted access or attackers. Unfortunately, in the rush to make anything and everything an Internet of Things (IoT) device, most manufacturers failed to secure them adequately. Although there…
Read MoreHow to protect yourself from the KRACK Wi-Fi flaw
KRACK is the worst vulnerability to affect consumer and professional networking equipment in a long time. Wireless networks have various safeguards in place to protect against intrusion and what the industry calls “man in the middle” attacks. Unfortunately, there is a flaw in what the currently the most secure wireless network protocol, WPA2. Using the…
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Waymo CEO: Self-Driving Trucks May Come Before Taxis
We may see self-driving trucks before we see a driverless taxi service, says Waymo CEO John Krafcik. The CEO says that there are two potential paths forward for the Waymo self-driving technology: A driverless taxi service or autonomous tasks. “Ride-sharing makes a lot of sense for the world,” he said at Bloomberg’s Sooner Than You…
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How to Properly Hire an IT Consultant
Summary: IT consultants can make or break your business. One of the first things that you need to consider when hiring an IT consultant is what their employment status will be. Lay out the fundamentals of what you’re hiring him for. This is crucial when it comes to any legal issues that may arise. It’s…
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Dissecting the New Technological Waves for Manufacturing Industries
Summary: Manufacturing has never been easier thanks to the resurgence of new pieces of equipment. In today’s manufacturing environment, a new wave of technologies are storming through to create a computer-driven setting – sharing little resemblance with its dark floors of the past. For large-scaled companies, this means a wide variety of tools to create…
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