Darkreading described Blockchain (which allows Bitcoin to operate) as the “distributed ledger technology essentially allows for the creation of a list of records, each record cryptographically linked and secured, thereby enabling greater data integrity for all manner of applications.” The December 29, 2017 article entitled “17 Things We Should
December 2017
Adult supervision no longer needed at Google (Alphabet)…so Eric Schmidt is stepping aside!
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In 2001 Google brought Eric Schmidt aboard for adult supervision, and during his tenure among other earth shattering things Schmidt coined the word “Cloud” (fka time-sharing, and later Application Service Provider – ASP). The Washington Post December 21, 2017 article entitled “Eric Schmidt is stepping down from his role…
Astroturf Update: State sues hotel for punishing guests for bad reviews!
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The state of Indiana sued a hotel which “maintained a written policy stating if a consumer made any negative statement, including an online comment or review, regarding their stay at Abbey Inn & Suites, the Defendants would charge the consumer an additional $350.00 and pursue legal action against the consumer.” …
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Blockchain news -Legal risks are one of the 5 myths of bitcoin (which is powered by Blockchain)!
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The Washington Post reported that the “Securities and Exchange Commission recently began cracking down on initial coin offerings, a new type of blockchain-based fundraising mechanism, under its existing authority to regulate securities.” The December 15, 2017 story entitled “Five myths about bitcoin” which included these comments about the…
Insurance industry embraces Blockchain, but when? Tomorrow or in 10 years?
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BusinessInsurance.com reported the comments of Paul Meeusen, head of distributed ledger technology at Swiss Re Ltd. in Zurich that using Blockchain to manage Insurance “seemed very intuitive that this technology was very suitable to some of the key issues we deal with in our industry.” The December 12, 2017 article…
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Of course, testing is 1 of the 5 easy steps to beat Ransomware!
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Unitrends issued a white paper which stated that “the truth is that all industries are vulnerable to ransomware. Email, databases and business applications run on similar infrastructure and operating systems across all industries.” The white paper was entitled “Beat Ransomware in 5 Easy Steps, Be Prepared to Fight or…
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Note to Ransomware Criminals – North Carolina Counties will not pay ransom…so go elsewhere!
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The New York Times reported that Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (which includes the city of Charlotte) refused to “pay a $23,000 ransom to a group of hackers who seized control of several government computer systems” and the County was operating without “the internet, civil servants were doing their jobs using…
Are you kidding me? Only 15% of US companies have insurance for their data!
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One might conclude it makes a lot of sense to insure business data after considering Tableau’s report that included Ponemon’s estimate that the “average total cost of a data breach was estimated at $3.62 million.” The December 2017 report entitled “2018 Top 10 Business Intelligence Trends” included the…
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