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IBM Study: Responding to Cybersecurity Incidents Still a Major Challenge for Businesses

By Guest PostMarch 14, 2018Technologybusinesses, cyber resilience, cyber resilient organization, cybersecurity, ibm study, ponemon institute

77 percent of firms surveyed lack proper incident response plans; while 69 percent report funding for cyber resiliency is insufficient

CAMBRIDGE, MA – 14 Mar 2018: IBM Security (NYSE: IBM) today announced the results of a global study exploring the factors and challenges of being a Cyber Resilient organization. The study was conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by IBM Resilient and found that 77 percent of respondents admit they do not have a formal cyber security incident response plan (CSIRP) applied consistently across their organization. Nearly half of the 2800 respondents reported that their incident response plan is either informal/ad hoc or completely non-existent. (more…)

Economy is Too Dependent on the Internet to Leave All Control to ISPs

By Guest PostMarch 10, 2018Politics, Technologyajit pai, comcast, internet, internet service providers, isp, netflix, online education, prabhudev konana, william seay

Imagine these scenarios: You search for prices of internet service providers (ISPs) in your area, and your ISP denies access to those prices. Or, you want to watch YouTube or Netflix videos, but your ISP, which has its own video services, may charge more or throttles the speed. (more…)

Mayo Clinic’s clinical trial matching project sees higher enrollment in breast cancer trials through use of artificial intelligence

By Guest PostMarch 9, 2018Health, Technologyartificial intelligence, breast cancer, clinical trial, ibm, mayo clinic, tufia haddad

ROCHESTER, Minn – 08 Mar 2018: Mayo Clinic and IBM Watson Health (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled results from early use of the Watson for Clinical Trial Matching, an IBM cognitive computing system. Use of this system in the Mayo Clinic oncology practice has been associated with more patients enrolled in Mayo’s breast cancer clinical trials. (more…)

Quantum Computing

By Guest PostMarch 5, 2018Technology19th century, austrian cat, quantum computing, Technology

Quantum computing is many things: important, revolutionary and confusing. Who better to explain this monumental technology in understandable terms than a 19th Century Austrian cat? (more…)

Flexible ‘skin’ can help robots, prosthetics perform everyday tasks by sensing shear force

By Guest PostMarch 4, 2018Technologyend effector, flexible sensor skin, flexible skin, jianzhu yin, jonathan posner, prosthetics, robot finger, robot sensor skin, robots, shear force, veronica santos

If a robot is sent to disable a roadside bomb — or delicately handle an egg while cooking you an omelet — it needs to be able to sense when objects are slipping out of its grasp. (more…)

Kasseler Forschungsgruppe entwickelt Fassaden-Roboter

By Guest PostMarch 2, 2018Technologybau kunst erfinden, fassaden roboter, forschungsplattform, multifunktionsroboter, plotbot, solarchips

Die Forschungsplattform BAU KUNST ERFINDEN der Universität Kassel hat einen Roboter zur Beschichtung und Sanierung von Gebäudefassaden entwickelt. Der sogenannte Plotbot/Crawler dient vor allem dazu, den Solarstrom-Beton „DysCrete“, einen Baustoff, der zugleich eine Solarzelle ist, auf Fassaden aufzutragen und zu erneuern. Er wird vom 20. bis zum 23. Februar am Stand der Forschungsinitiative Zukunft Bau auf der Baufachmesse Bautec in Berlin vorgestellt. (more…)

Going for broken: Inside the Microsoft lab where devices get tested to death

By Guest PostFebruary 7, 2018Technologybehind the window, bob mcpherson, brad thompson, guofang zhou, inside microsoft lab, krishna darbha, nathan patterson, reliability lab, surface pens

In an unmarked, windowless building at a confidential location, bad things happen to good hardware.

Surface Pens are forced to scribble nonstop for months. Packaged Surface devices crash hard inside a “shock tower.” And Surface laptops endure a grievous gauntlet – tests mimicking a lifetime of exposure to high heat, deep cold, rain, humidity, dust, fog, chemicals and ultraviolet radiation. (more…)

IBM Future of Identity Study: Millennials Poised to Disrupt Authentication Landscape

By Guest PostJanuary 30, 2018Technologydigital identities, future of identity, how to secure, ibm study, personal security, traditional password hygiene

• Young adults lax on passwords, more comfortable with biometric and multifactor authentication
• People now prioritize security over convenience when logging into apps

CAMBRIDGE, MA – 29 Jan 2018: IBM (NYSE: IBM) Security today released a global[1] study examining consumer perspectives around digital identity and authentication, which found that people now prioritize security over convenience when logging into applications and devices. Generational differences also emerged showing that younger adults are putting less care into traditional password hygiene, yet are more likely to use biometrics, multifactor authentication and password managers to improve their personal security. (more…)

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