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Internet Trends: Internet Usage Saturates as Users Run out of Available Time

By Dick Weisinger

People’s lives have become saturated with their interaction with the Internet.  Mary Meeker’s recent annual report on the internet found that in the US that people only spent 4 percent more time on the internet in 2016, compared to 2015.…

Security and IoT: Most IoT Devices are Unsecured and Open to Hacking and Malware

By Dick Weisinger

80 percent of all Internet of Things (IoT) devices have security flaws and are vulnerable to an attack, according to a Ponemon study made earlier this year. That lack of security in many IoT devices is causing a major concern among organizations…

Security and Risk Management: Four Vectors Repositioning the Direction of Today’s Security Market

By Dick Weisinger

Software, IT and technology have been in a constant state of rapid change for some time.  Specifically, in the area of security and risk management, businesses are rethinking their current strategies. Gartner recently identified what they are calling the four…

Artificial Intelligence: Smart Machines Pose Both Threat and Opportunity for Workers

By Dick Weisinger

Robotics and new Artificial Intelligence technologies like Deep Learning may mean that jobs with many repetitive tasks that are currently being done by humans will be replaceable by machines in the not too distant future. Stephen Prentice, vice-president and Gartner analyst, said that…

IT Goals: Spending to Optimize Rather than to Transform May be the Wrong Strategy

By Dick Weisinger

How is your IT budget being spent?  With the increasing hype around the importance of data, many businesses feel that they need to up their IT spending to keep their businesses from falling behind. But increased spending on IT won’t…