All in Technology
There’s always a new or unknown security flaw, vulnerability, exploit, or default administrator password, that will expose a system to hackers and lend itself to misinformation campaigns. We must remain diligent and keep our computers safe from everyday hackers.
A recent expansion by the New York Excelsior FIRST® Tech Challenge has placed thousands of students from all over upstate New York under the SUNY Polytechnic umbrella for the upcoming robotic tournament season. This tournament welcomes students interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; also known as the STEM fields.
5G is leading to an increase in what’s known as edge computing. What then will 5G do for both mobile, and non-mobile devices such as home computers and televisions?
Robots are officially on their way to stealing human jobs in fields such as security because of these AI and cloud advances. The only way to stay afloat is to get ahead of the technological curve and learn how to service and maintain our future robotic overlords.
Cyber criminals are always out there waiting, especially when we’re at our most vulnerable. We must stay vigilant when we’re out there on the Internet, adopt a netiquette and set of rules for yourself and your family when they’re online.
More so now than ever before, codes of conduct are popping up all over the web, thanks primarily to social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. The concept of an overarching single style of etiquette is not new, so I’ll go over what netiquette was like when it first came to be, and where we’ve gone since.
Knowing now that updates are to maintain that our devices are secure and happily functioning, you may find it strange that most people do not click “Yes” when presented with an update prompt on their phones, laptops, and home computers. Do yourself a favor and at a minimum apply security updates to your phone and tablets.
Last year’s five-part series went over well, so I wanted to revisit what I see as the three most commonly overlooked aspects of cybersecurity from the home and end-user perspectives.
Google is apparently trying to take over the Internet again. Luckily, I don’t believe the hype, I write my own. Google isn’t taking over the Internet, but they are planning something big. Check out what that might be.
Have you noticed more spam in your Inbox and Junk Mail folders lately? I think we all know what spam is, and we have all at one email address or another gotten spam messages. Rather, I invite you to ask; “Where does all this spam come from?” and “Why do we get so much of it?”
We need more researchers out there testing our day-to-day consumer and business products. Consumer Reports would do well to expand their cybersecurity arm into a meaningful research team. Some of the companies experiencing these exploits offer bug bounties, like cash prizes, for discovering and reporting security holes.
Last week’s “Free or Close to I.T.” featured the sometimes-deep discounts students can receive in technology products and services. This week it’s only fair to go over some of the best free software and services out there for technology-focused students.
Did you know there are free, and close to free, software and services for students? Check these out for free resources!
We design our own world, technologically speaking, yet there are user interfaces that are grossly oversimplified, and others that are heinously overcomplicated. Should we be trying to build computers that work like the human mind?
From industry titans like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple, many aspiring enterprise-level companies are now turning to concepts such as virtualization and containerization to deliver measurable returns on investment.
Whether you update now, or update later, the most important idea I’d like to leave everyone with is, updates aren’t just for your social media. Do everyone a favor and keep your computer updated with the latest patches.
Multi-factor authentication, specifically two-factor authentication, is a great way to safeguard accounts from these smaller, more frequent, and individualized attacks by preventing cyber criminals from effectively impersonating their would-be victims.
Is Youtube’s dislike button a way to share our opinions or an easy way to troll?
Artificial Intelligence comes to SUNY Poly. What do these advances mean for government, industry and academia?
The extension of the already-pervasive throw-away culture into lower-cost electronic devices, such as cheap smart-phones and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, will catch up to us if something isn’t done to mitigate their lack of security.
