Cybersecurity is important for any business to focus on, as cybercrime continues to escalate. The average data breach costs $7.35 million dollar, a 5% increase in 2017 over the previous year. That is an average of $225 per lost or stolen record. Think about how many records your business stores and how costly a lack […]

Cybersecurity is a big-ticket item for any business. As more data breaches occur, businesses need to focus on security needs. Cybercrime is escalating, with the US experiencing an average of 22% increase in data breaches in 2017. However, most businesses do not have the appropriate budget assigned for security risks. Nor is money allocated into […]

In the last thirty years technology has become a forefront strategy and cost for businesses. However, businesses add technology in pieces as adoption occurs, piecemeal and scattered. Telecommunications is no different. Businesses are replacing desk phones with mobile devices, and enterprises have approached mobility management with a disaggregated strategy. In fact, strategy is non-existent until […]

Very often phrases become part of business or pop language without background understanding. As our language evolves, so do the words that describe our environment. While it’s not necessary for business to understand the epistemology of certain frequently used phrases, such as “things on my plate,” it’s important for business to have a basic understanding […]

Several days ago, the New York Times printed an article regarding Amazon and Google’s applications for new patents. The patents hint at an ability to listen to more of the home environment via their respective virtual assistant (VA) devices. Both companies have transparent policies and repeat often they do not sell or advertise based on […]

Internet of Things, or IoT technology, has become a more prevalent idea. People are aware of software in devices, appliances, and vehicles which allows non-computing devices to communicate. Despite IoT devices existing for over a decade, the technology itself is still considered relatively new. Business is beginning to approach IoT as a technology worth embracing. […]

The last two weeks Bitcoin has repeatedly made news, breaking limits of value unexpected in traditional financial sectors. Though Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are making news, it’s the underlying technology that offers the most reward to businesses. Namely, blockchain technology. Last month we discussed the encroaching issues with the ever expanding IoT world in which […]

Virtual assistants have issued in a new era of IoT, with Alexa and Google Home leading the media in user friendly devices. Yet smart home technology has more capabilities behind the media hype. Appliances, such as washers and dryers, have contained smart technology for almost a decade. Now home owners can run a house smoothly, […]

Last year there was an attack on Dyn, an internet infrastructure company, that caused widespread blackouts in company websites and internet access. The botnet found responsible is an open code malware named Mirai that had approximately 100,000 devices flood Dyn’s servers. The DDos attack was the largest to date in internet history. While Dyn neutralized […]

Apple announced last week that iPhone X, scheduled to be shipped in November, will contain facial recognition security. Samsung Galaxy 8 has the technology already residing in its new OS Oreo. While most tech people are in a flurry regarding whether facial recognition is an invasion of privacy or the newest leap forward, a larger […]