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TechRepublic will be reporting on all of the CES 2021 tech news that business pros need to know. CES 2021 wrap up: How enterprise tech makes all those smart toilets and robots possibleFrom smart toilets and disinfecting robots to transparent OLED displays and sleep tech, CES 2021 was a showcase for the latest innovations in consumer and enterprise technology.
"I think the stars are better aligned than ever in the past," Keith Enright, Google's chief data privacy office, told a discussion Tuesday on trust and privacy. The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, which has applied since May 2018, has largely contributed to making consumers aware of the issues related to the data that they submit to large digital platforms on a daily basis.
The advancement of 5G and the implementation of IoT technology will help the global electronic test and measurement market reach $18.94 billion by 2025, despite a slight decline of 0.7% due to COVID-19, Frost & Sullivan predicts. Use of connected electronic devices expected to grow.
Below we list the ten most popular stories at BleepingComputer during 2020 with a summary of each. With the public exploit released, Microsoft warned that threat actors quickly adopted them and exploited the ZeroLogon vulnerability in attacks.
The United States Department of Homeland Security has published a guide to the terrifying risks that businesses will expose themselves to if they use tech created in the Peoples' Republic of China or engage in any business activity with the Middle Kingdom. The fifteen-page "Data Security Business Advisory" [PDF] opens by warning "Businesses expose themselves and their customers to heightened risk when they share sensitive data with firms located in the PRC, or use equipment and software developed by firms with an ownership nexus in the PRC.".
The prospect of bigger players digitizing the distribution of pharmaceuticals would spark excitement in an alternate business reality, but you're likely more nervous about the additional security measures or protocols that might be necessary to pursue new partners. As the COVID-19 vaccine nears distribution - and with hackers already trying to undermine the process - the steps you take now to shore up security can pay dividends later as more major new players enter the market.
Facebook subsidiary WhatsApp has received new high-caliber support in its case against Israeli intelligence company NSO Group. The court case aims to hold NSO Group accountable for distributing its Pegasus spyware on the popular WhatsApp messaging service with the intent of planting its spyware on phones of journalists and human rights workers.
Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub, Google, LinkedIn, VMware and the Internet Association have filed an amicus brief in support of WhatsApp in the legal case against the NSO Group. Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp filed the lawsuit in October 2019 in California, accusing Israeli technology firm NSO Group of spying on journalists, human rights activists and others.
Tom Merritt lists five tech skills to master in the coming year. TechRepublic's Veronica Combs talked to online course providers, tech experts, and chief people officers to find out what skills will be most in demand.
If you want to improve or expand your current skill set, there are a few options you can focus on. Tom Merritt lists five tech skills to master in the coming year.