Denial of service (DoS) attacks are the cyberweapon of choice for state-sponsored threat actors and freewheeling script kiddies alike. Independent of who uses them, denial of service attacks can be particularly disruptive and damaging for organizations targeted by cybercriminals. Since 2018, the frequency and power of DDoS attacks have been
Category: Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers (UIDs) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.
Transforming The Workplace Technology By Adapting Artificial Intelligence
Successful organizations have long known that their employees are their biggest asset, but recent job numbers show how hard organizations have to work to retain them. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, the rate of quit levels remained significant at 4.2 million in
Better One-To-One Communications And Personalized Experiences In Health And Human Services (HHS) By Leveraging Customer Engagement Platforms
To elevate the human experience, HHS agencies need to deliver the right content to the right person at the right time through their preferred channel. Technology, coupled with a sound personalization strategy, can make it happen. As psychologist, economist, and Nobel Laureate Herbert A. Simon observed, “A wealth of information
Are You Ready For The Metaverse: Technology And Gaming Giants Are Ready To Bring New Levels Of Virtual Work
The workplace of the 2020s already looks vastly different from what we could have imagined just a couple of years ago. Now, the metaverse promises to bring new levels of social connectedness, mobility, and collaboration to a world of virtual work. The metaverse is poised to reshape the world of
China Southern Airlines Integrated Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Internet Of Things And 5g Connectivity Into A Single Application To Improve Operations
This article describes an experiment under way at China Southern Airlines that is weaving augmented reality, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, and 5G connectivity into a single network that is being used to extend human capacities, enhance safety, and improve performance. Technologies sometimes take a surprisingly long
Quantum Technologies, Exponential Intelligence And Ambient Computing: A Look At Three Emerging Technologies Over The Horizon
Take a closer look at the horizon-next macro forces: quantum, exponential intelligence, and ambient experience. Envision the aspirational future of these forces, grounded in the realities of today. In the global arena of enterprise technology, optimism rules the roost. We are so enthralled by rapid fire innovation and the opportunity-laden
Beyond The Digital: With The Wide Availability Of Advanced Processors & Sensors, Industrial Robots, And Machine Learning, CIOs’ Responsibilities Are Being Expanded Again
The explosion of smart devices and increased automation of physical tasks are extending IT’s remit to include device and data management, edge computing, governance, and more. With the wide availability of advanced processors and sensors, industrial robots, and machine learning, any device can be smart, connected, and capable of capturing
Automating At Scale: When Approached Methodically And Strategically IT Has Opportunities To Disrupt Itself
Future-forward IT organizations are modernizing the “IT back office” to a proactive model of self-service and engineered automation. There is still an enormous amount of repeatable work done by people in many established organizations. Think of administration, monitoring, reviews, and responding to tickets among other tasks. Over the last decade,
Digital Technology For The Future Of The Planet: Lives, Society, And The Physical Environment
Digital technology is becoming an indispensable and crucial component of our lives, society and the environment. We present a framework for computing in the context of problems facing the planet. The framework has a number of goals: an optimal digital infrastructure, sensing and optimizing with a global world model, reliably
U.K. Government’s PSTI Bill 2022 Bans Default Passwords: Does This Step Encourage Manufacturers To Consider Security?
The U.K. government has, and not before time, many would argue, moved to introduce legislation that will ban the use of dumb passwords in so-called smart devices. The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Bill has yet to become law; according to government sources that will happen as soon as
Artificial Intelligence, No-Code Revolution, Digitization & Virtualization, Sustainable Energy And Transparency, Governance & Accountability: The Top 5 Technology Trends To Look Out For In 2022
In 2022 the covid-19 pandemic will continue to impact our lives in many ways. This means that we will continue to see an accelerated rate of digitization and virtualization of business and society. However, as we move into a new year, the need for sustainability, ever-increasing data volumes, and increasing
Enterprise IT: A Time Of Unprecedented Disruption Thrive With Cloud And Everything-As-A-Service | Deloitte Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) Study, 2021 Edition
Companies were shifting to everything-as-a-service IT even before the pandemic boosted the value of flexibility, and the second Deloitte Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) Study shows adopters increasingly prizing the XaaS model. Introduction Over the past decade, leaders have become increasingly taken with the idea of everything-as-a-service (XaaS). Across industries, organizations have looked