How To Keep Your Employees From Leaking Confidential Information

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. Their killer had used some standard techniques, but  the most effective was getting an unwitting Code Space employee to help — likely via a phishing attack.

When it comes to cybercrime  that targets businesses, employees are the largest risk. Sure, your IT guys and gals are trained to recognize phishing attempts, funky websites, and other things that just don’t seem right.  But can you say the same thing about the people in accounting, or the folks over in sales?

Free Report: What Every Small-Business Owner Must Know About Protecting and Preserving Their Company’s Critical Data and Computer Systems

This report will outline in plain, nontechnical English common mistakes that many small-business owners make with their computer network that cost them thousands in lost sales, productivity and computer repair bills, as well as providing an easy, proven way to reduce or completely eliminate the financial expense and frustration caused by these oversights. 

Goal Setting Doesn’t Work

(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.  A real person had to earn the money, march through shopping malls, wrestle the presents home, wrap them up, and place them under the tree.  But I think many people still believe in Santa Claus. Why else would they write down a list of wants on New Year’s Day, stick it in a drawer for the rest of the year, and wait around for their lives to change?

Use This App To Pinpoint Dangerous Drivers

The open road is full of jerks and road rages, and a new app is taking them on. Nexar asks you to mount your phone to your dashboard, and it will monitor surrounding traffic.  If someone starts driving dangerously, it will ask if you want to record what’s going on with a 30-second video.  The goal is to capture license plates of bad or hostile drivers. 

Where Have Tablet Sales Gone?

Remember when they said tablets would outsell desktop and laptop computers?  That now seems a tad optimistic.  In March, Techcrunch.com reported that tablet sales are going down.  But why?  It turns out that folks treat tablets like computers — meaning they don’t upgrade them nearly as often as smartphones.  “The iPad 2 is still in use today,” 

Shiny New Gadget Of The Month: OctoGripper, the Octopus-Inspired Robotic Arm, Is Here

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.  Built with a soft silicone structure that can be pneumatically controlled, the device bends inward to grip an item with two rows of suction cups.  These create a vacuum, allowing the gripper to hold onto objects tightly while moving quickly— a common challenge in robotics.

Should You Have A Mobile App For Your Business?

One of the great things about apps is that you don’t need to be a big developer or company to build one.  In fact, according to www.smallbusinesscomputing.com, 42 percent of small businesses in the United States have their own mobile app.  By the end of the year, that figure is expected to hit 67 percent! 

Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Airport Jacket – Cargo jacket for Travel

If you always find yourself forking out for excess baggage every time you take a flight, then an Aussie-based startup has come up with an ingenious solution that’ll have you confidently packing the kitchen sink for your next trip.  The “Airport Jacket” is, for all intents and purposes, a wearable suitcase.