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Cybersecurity and privacy threats aren't confined to the tech world. They've cast their pall on the world in general. Computer viruses, malware and data leaks have become commonplace, personal privacy has become a bad joke, and cyberwar looms like a virtual mushroom cloud What sometimes gets lost in the gloom are the many ways security professional...

Apple shelved plans to give iPhone users control over encrypted backups stored on the company's iCloud service over concerns raised by the FBI and internal sources, Reuters reported Tuesday The company made the decision to retain control over iCloud encryption around two years ago, but it came to light just recently, the news service noted, citing ...

The United States Congress made some significant progress this session when it comes to data privacy, but cybersecurity remains a blind spot for lawmakers. Congress currently is considering a national privacy law that mirrors legislation enacted in the European Union. It would allow people to access, correct and request the deletion of the persona...

Uber has launched a pilot program in California that lets drivers in Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, and Sacramento set their own fares for airport rides Drivers can set a fare multiple on Uber's base, time, and distance rates for UberX and UberXL trips, according to the company....

What if your favorite blockbuster science fiction movie were true? When we watch a work of fiction, we enter an understanding with its makers. We agree to suspend our disbelief, and they agree to entertain us. If it's a particularly good work, perhaps it inspires us by communicating some kernel of wisdom about human nature. Its story may touch our...

The business-to-business buyer's journey is often difficult and long. The typical buying group for a complex B2B solution involves six to 10 decision makers, according to Gartner, each of them bringing information they independently gathered to share with the group before making a decision. This information often opens the door for new suggestions...

Canonical is deploying a scalable Android-based operating system for mobile and desktop enterprise applications from the cloud The company on Tuesday announced its Anbox Cloud containerized workload platform. Anbox Cloud allows apps to be streamed to any operating system or form factor. Its uses include cloud gaming, enterprise workplace applicatio...

Facebook recently promised that it would increase efforts to remove so-called "deepfake" videos, including content that included "misleading manipulated media." In addition to fears that deepfakes -- altered videos that appear to be authentic -- could impact the upcoming 2020 general election in the United States, there are growing concerns that th...

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and parent company Alphabet, on Monday called for government regulation of artificial intelligence technology in a speech at Bruegel, a think tank in Brussels, and in an op-ed in the Financial Times There is no question in Pichai's mind that artificial intelligence should be regulated, he reportedly said in Brussels. Th...

The prison workforce development program run by Televerde, an Arizona-based sales, marketing, and tech company, delivers significant economic and cultural value, concludes a study recently conducted at Arizona State University's Seidman Research Institute Televerde trains and employs women incarcerated in Arizona and Indiana, and it offers many of ...

Of all the corporate leaders who have made a mark, who is most deserving of the title "CEO of the Decade"? Past choices include Jack Welch, who successfully turned around GE. However, he also created the practice of forced ranking, which nearly destroyed the technology industry. Another was Steve Jobs, who successfully turned around Apple but had a...

Every successful, long-term business, no matter how advanced, has a common denominator in training as it relates to online sales customer contacts. Notice I said "long-term." A great product or unique marketing effort can fall short when a customer contacts an employee who is ill-equipped to respond. Some 72 percent of online shoppers will return...

The current version of TROMjaro is as close as it gets to being a Manjaro clone. However, a much different philosophy gives users something more than the Manjaro distro itself offers....

Cybersecurity is a very serious issue for 2020 -- and the risks stretch far beyond the alarming spike in ransomware In addition to the daily concerns of malware, stolen data, and the cost of recovering from a business network intrusion, there is the very real danger of nefarious actors using cyberattacks to influence or directly impact the outcome ...

If you're a small business owner or a key member of an enterprise executive team, you want your firm to succeed. If you're a customer, you want to be treated well. Those goals are not diametrically opposed, but very often, it seems that companies and customers are at cross-purposes ECT News Network recently gathered together -- virtually, that is -...

Google has inked a deal to acquire 6-year-old Ireland-based firm Pointy, reportedly for US$163 million Pointy provides a $900 box with built-in cellular connectivity, which lets brick-and-mortar retailers list their stock online....

The California Consumer Privacy Act -- widely considered to be the toughest law in the U.S. regulating the collection, storage and use of personal information -- went into effect on Jan. 1. Rather than preparing for the CCPA, however, many businesses have taken a wait-and-see approach. This could be a serious mistake The new law is similar in many ...

Adobe on Monday announced the availability of Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service for B2B and B2C companies of all sizes The service provides "a globally scalable, agile and secure digital foundation that optimizes marketer and developer workflows across the entire content lifecycle, and connects to data insights to deliver personalized exp...

Apple and the U.S. Justice Department are at it again. This time it's over cracking a brace of iPhones owned by the Saudi Air Force cadet who killed three sailors in a shooting spree last month at the naval air station in Pensacola, Florida At a news conference held Monday to announce the findings of an investigation into the Pensacola incident, U....

Marketing automation isn't a thing of the future -- it's very much a part of the here and now for small and midsized businesses (SMBs) across the world. However, many are unaware of a variety of marketing automation tools that can help SMBs reach customers in a timely and effective way In order for SMBs to compete with larger firms when it comes to...