As we all celebrate the castigation of the famous Instagram star "Hush Puppi", we are reminded that the biggest cyber-crime threat has almost nothing to do with technology. It is all to do with manipulating people rather than machines. Relentless Ransome attacks, with cyber criminals encrypting networks and demanding vast sums for decryption or maybe a sneaky malware attack which lets hackers hide inside the network for months on end stealing everything from usernames, passwords to bank details are all over the media
Innovations including quantum computing, AI, and smart cities could bring a range of benefits to everyone. However, as with every technological innovation no matter how nascent there will be malicious actors lurking in the vicinity to exploit them.
A couple of weeks ago, Meta announced that the Facebook newsfeed would be shifting towards an algorithmic, recommendation-based model of content distribution. A sure approval that recommendation media is the new standard for content distribution.
It is often said that learning never stops and a perfect appendix to that at this juncture is development in computing is always in flux. All of the major tech players and startups with names we don’t know yet are working away on some or all of the new major building blocks of the future.
If you have not heard of the term "Phishing", you have not been paying attention of late - web-wise. If you're reading this, it's likely your personal information is available to the public. And by "public" I mean everyone everywhere. I hear you screaming "what about internet privacy?" Sorry to disappoint you - there is no such thing. Some have gone to extreme lengths to delete themselves but to no avail.