IT & Security News
The Rising Cost Of API & Bot Attacks
Following a recent report by cyber-security company Imperva about the rising costs to businesses of bot attacks and vulnerable APIs, we look at why it’s happening and what can be done. Vulnerable APIs & Bot Attacks Costing Businesses $186 Billion Imperva’s report was based on Marsh McLennan Cyber Risk Intelligence Centre’s study of data from…
Would You Be Filmed Working At Your Desk All Day?
Following a recent report in the Metro that BT is carrying out research into continuous authentication software, we look at some of the pros and cons and the issues around employees potentially being filmed all day at their desks … under the guise of cyber-security. Why Use Continuous Authentication Technology? Businesses use continuous authentication technology…
Security Concerns For New AI Powered iPhones
As highlighted recently by the Wall Street Journal, the range of AI-driven features in Apple’s latest iPhones could transform how enterprises operate, provided company data is protected and businesses understand how best to use these new features. Unveiled in their new iPhone 16 and iPhone 15 Pro models, the new “Apple Intelligence” tools offer improved capabilities…
Data Centres Now ‘Critical National Infrastructure’
Prompted by the effects of the global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike, the UK has moved to protect UK data-centres by classing them as ‘Critical National Infrastructure’ (CNI). CrowdStrike Back in July, a global IT outage caused by a faulty update (impacting Windows systems) from the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike significantly affected multiple sectors in the…
New Bill Makes Digital Possessions ‘Personal’
The UK government says the new Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill’ will, for the first time in British history, give protection to digital holdings, including cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens such as digital art, and carbon credits by considering them as “personal property” under the law. What’s Been Happening Up Until Now? At the moment, UK law…
Using Work Laptops for Personal Activities (Part 2)
In this second part article, where we review the issues around employees engaging in personal activities on company-issued devices, we look deeper into the legal and compliance implications and provide real-world case studies of security breaches. We also examine how businesses can protect themselves against these growing threats. Last Week In the previous article, with…
ChatGPT Now Offers Complex Reasoning
ChatGPT’s maker, OpenAI, has announced the introduction of its new OpenAI o1 large language model that can use “complex reasoning” to fact-check its own answers before giving them. ChatGPT Plus and Teams Users Can Try It Now The new o1 model is already available to ChatGPT Plus or Team users, and in OpenAI’s API. OpenAI…
Pollinger’s Productivity : July 2024
By Jonathan Pollinger : Social Media Trainer WhatsApp Taking on Zoom? As well as the Zoom-like features you can now add your email address to WhatsApp, making it possible to login from any device whether it is internet connected or not. As well as the Zoom-like features, you can now add your email address to…
Pollinger’s Productivity : Aug 2024
By Jonathan Pollinger – Social Media Trainer Meta Ad-Revenue Continues To Rise Meta announced its quarterly results this morning and increased its ad-revenue, once again. Businesses across the globe spent a staggering $38 billion over the past quarter on ads, up from $31 billion in the previous quarter. Mark Zuckerberg said, “We had a strong…
Pollinger’s Productivity : Sept 2024
By Jonathan Pollinger – Social Media Trainer Add Custom Thumbnails To Your TikToks TikTok has introduced the ability to add custom thumbnails to videos. This feature allows users to upload their own custom images as thumbnails. Thumbnails can be created outside the app using design tools like Canva. By selecting a thumbnail that effectively represents…
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