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Bots: Hackers Program Bots to be Smarter and more Resilient

By Dick Weisinger

Malicious bots are doing blockchain. Researchers at Akamai have discovered a type of bot that can automatically update itself with new versions of software and new mother ship location information. Bots can interact with cron or system scheduling systems and…

Fusion: Science Edges Closer to Success

By Dick Weisinger

Fusion is the combination of two “light atoms” to form a single bigger atom. Very high temperatures and pressures are needed for the process to happen. A byproduct of fusion is a very large amount of energy. Scientists have been…

AI Regulations: Attempts to Tame the Risks

By Dick Weisinger

Regulators around the world are now in the process of writing laws that will attempt to manage how companies and governments can use artificial intelligence (AI). Regulation of AI is inevitable and can be expected to enacted soon. For example,…

API Security: A Security Weak Link in Digital Transformation

By Dick Weisinger

APIs are the heart of digital transformation strategies, but they can easily become the weak link in a security strategy. APIs are often customer facing and thus readily available and can be exploited to expose business logic and sensitive data.…

Healthcare: Digital Healthcare Growth Spikes but so do Targeted Cyberattacks

By Dick Weisinger

2020 was the year that pushed medicine into the realm of telehealth. The volume of telehealth visits to physicians increased somewhere between 50-175 times in 2020, based on a Scottsdale Institute survey of healthcare CIOs. The implications are enormous considering…