(And Santa Claus May Not Exist) By Darren Hardy
When we were kids, we thought we could write down a list of everything we wanted and mail it to the North Pole. When we grew up, we realized there wasn’t really a big roly-poly guy who delivered presents.
The animal kingdom is a reliable place to turn for mechanical inspiration. The German automation company Festo just made a robotic arm that takes its cue from an octopus. Meet the OctoGripper!
Festo figured it’s hard to beat the octopus’ flexibility.
Back in 2014, the company, Code Spaces, was murdered. The company offered tools for source code management, but they didn’t have solid control over sensitive information — including their backups. One cyberattack later, and Code Spaces was out of business.
Compact disk sales are declining, yet vinyl records have enjoyed a resurgence over the past several years. And last year, cassette sales rose to 129,000 units, an increase of 74% over 2015. So what’s up with cassettes – why so popular all of a sudden? Actually, the numbers are still miniscule compared to the 105 million CDs sold in 2016. Yet the bump in cassette sales reflects a growing appetite for tangible items that fans can cherish.
Are you a do-it-yourselfer willing to take defending your company’s data into your own hands? If so, you can find a variety of low to no -cost products that provide basic safeguards. Koozali SME Server, for instance, bundles security and other server apps for small businesses.
“Fileless” attacks became all the rage among hackers in 2016. According to a report by cybersecurity firm Carbon Black, fourth quarter 2016 saw a 33% rise in these “non-malware” attacks compared to the first quarter. Experts expect the trend to continue through 2017. Cyber bad-guys carry out these attacks in any number of ways.
This enables journalists outside the Washington DC, area to ask questions during White House press briefings. It’s part of the Trump administration’s strategy to keep in touch with people outside the beltway. Journalists attending via Skype must be at least 50 miles from the DC area.
So you think you’re a failure, huh? Let me get one thing off my virtual chest right now: you’re not. I realize you may be experiencing failure. You may have had a string of failures. You may have been told you are a failure. But it doesn’t mean that’s who you are.
Once upon a time, Oculus Rift ruled the world…
The virtual reality (VR) world, anyway. Not so much anymore. Now that VR heavyweights Sony, HTC and Samsung have entered the ring, there’s a whole new reality in, well…VR.
Sony’s PlayStation VR was recently crowned “Editor’s Choice” by PC Mag.
You stride into the office early one Monday morning. You grab a cup of coffee, flip on your computer and start checking e-mail…
A note pops up that rivets your attention:
“Your files have been encrypted. Send $5,000 within five days or they will all be destroyed.