Workplace Options Cybersecurity Considerations

As many of us may consider alternate workplace options here are few cybersecurity considerations & mitigations. NIST always has great “how to” guides, on the many remote work aspects, connecting, device health, BYOD, etc As always, our technical methods need to be based in policy. Have you dusted off and updated your telecommute remote work […]

IBM & Facial Recognition

IBM, one of several Big Tech companies selling facial recognition programs, is calling on Congress to regulate the technology — but not too much. Why it matters: China has built a repressive surveillance apparatus with facial recognition; now, some U.S. cities are rolling it out for law enforcement. But tech companies worry that opponents will react to these […]

Technology is Eating the Brand

How Technology is Eating the Brand World Building a brand with an imperishable competitive edge can be difficult. Technology companies however, are redefining what that edge means. By hastily responding to emerging consumer needs and leveraging the power of brand, these companies can continuously create meaningful solutions for real problems with scale. Today’s animated chart […]

The VR Companies Shaking Up Location-Based Entertainment

The VR Companies Shaking Up Location-Based Entertainment. On 3rd October this year, Marvel Studios and ILMxLAB announced a new location-based VR experience—Avengers: Damage Control—would be available for a limited period at The VOID. Like other VOID experiences, this experience features a combination of VR and real-world sets, allowing players to physically interact with real environments […]

Japan sets up cybersecurity council to secure the 2020 Olympics

Japan has made cybersecurity a top priority for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year, Takeshi Akahori, Deputy Director-General for the Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on a visit to Singapore this month. “Japan for itself is trying to promote its own state [cyber] practice, including establishment of the cyber security council, […]

The promise and peril of a digital ecosystem for the planet

Authors: Jillian Campbell and David E Jensen, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Reviewers and case study contributors: Brian Sullivan (Google), Lucas Joppa (Microsoft), Anne Bowser (Wilson Center), Steven Ramage (Group on Earth Observations), Gavin Starks (IceBreakerOne), Laurent Durieux (French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development), Andrew Zolli (Planet), Alison Lowndes (Nvidia), Annie Virnig (UNDP) and Gary Lewis (UNEP). A range of frontier and digital technologies have dramatically boosted the ways in which […]