Cybersecurity experts ponder looming 2019 threats
Securityinfowatch – From cyber attacks on major corporations to breaches on vulnerable industrial control systems. From the potential weaponization of AI to an exploding IoT universe traversed with threats. Cybercriminals are constantly evolving their tactics as the landscape of digital technology expands.
Flying Secure
Avionics Magazine – In December 2017, IOACTIVE cybersecurity researcher Ruben Santamarta demonstrated his ability to establish a shell presence on a real in-flight airborne commercial airplane internet modem. The general public, though, would not learn about the demonstration until mid-2018, when Santamarta released a preview of a 70-page report detailing how the flaws exposed in that modem also allowed him to spy on cargo ships and hidden military bases.
7 Steps You Can Take to Avoid Getting Hacked
Complex – No matter how many measures you take to protect your personal information, the unfortunate truth is that no computer is truly safe. Any device that connects to the internet is theoretically vulnerable to being hacked, which means everything from your bank account to your credit cards to your social media accounts could be compromised, if your personal data were to fall into the wrong hands.
WHAT’S ON: BOMA’s big holiday bash, Make-A-Wish members Christmas push
Real Estate Weekly – Dec. 4: The commercial real estate development association will host Building a Better NJ: Future Proof Your Buildings at the EY Learning Center, 121 River Street, Hoboken, N.J. from 2:30 – 6 p.m. The series will examine the importance of keeping pace with technology to ensure that commercial real estate properties remain viable, desirable and compliant in the future.
This Chinese Billionaire Wants to Put Human-Like Robots in Your Home
Bloomberg – Chinese robotics billionaire James Zhou scored a win this year when Tencent Holdings Ltd. helped fund his startup at a $5 billion valuation. But Zhou’s already chasing more cash. The goal? To make his singing, dancing, yoga-teaching robots more lifelike.