Mar 28, 2020 | Amazon Prime, AppleTV, Business, Covid-19, DisneyPLus, Europe, European Union, HULU, Internet, Internet Infrastructure, Netflix, Pandemic, Quarantine, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Remote Learning, Remote Work, Security, Social Distancing, Streaming Entertainment, Stress Test, Technology
EU Government Ask Streaming Content Companies to Reduce Quality The internet infrastructure is undergoing a major stress test. With a majority of businesses under social distancing requirements, they had no choice but to have their employees work remotely from their...
Feb 3, 2018 | Radio Show, Security
First ‘Jackpotting’ Attacks Hit U.S. ATMs ATM “jackpotting” — a sophisticated crime in which thieves install malicious software and/or hardware at ATMs that forces the machines to spit out huge volumes of cash on demand — has long been a threat for banks in Europe and...
Oct 6, 2017 | Internet, Radio Show, Security
Someone is hacking NATO soldiers’ phones in Eastern Europe NATO soldiers deployed to eastern Europe are scrambling to defend against smartphone hacks. The Wall Street Journal is reporting a new string of phone and account hacks launched against deployed US troops,...
Aug 5, 2017 | Internet, Radio Show
Bees Are Bouncing Back From Colony Collapse Disorder The number of U.S. honeybees, a critical component to agricultural production, rose in 2017 from a year earlier, and deaths of the insects attributed to a mysterious malady that’s affected hives in North America and...
May 13, 2017 | Government, Laptops, Tablet
Laptop Ban May Expand to Flights Coming to U.S. From Europe The United States Department of Homeland Security may be planning expand its laptop ban, disallowing laptops in the cabins of all flights from Europe to the United States. Passengers flying from Europe to the...