21 August 2019

• Hashtag Trending – Sketchy Airbnb host, Silicon Valley 2.0, Twitter bans 200,000 accounts
  Airbnb comes down hard on a sketchy host, a Wall Street Journal story about big U.S. tech companies setting up shop in Canada continues to spur discussion, and Twitter shuts down 200,000 accounts believed to be part of a Chinese government sponsored campaign that’s against the protest movement in Honk Kong.
• Dell OptiPlex 7070 Ultra hides a computer in its stand to save space
  Dell today announced the OptiPlex 7070 Ultra, a modular compact PC designed for the space-constrained and open-plan workplaces. Whereas a traditional all-in-one systems feature integrated, difficult to remove hardware, Dell’s modular approach enables the system to be upgraded with higher-performing versions down the...
• Webmin users urged to install latest version to plug vulnerability
  Hole in Unix/Linux administration software was created by attacker modifying source code
• The Business Leadership Podcast: Gary Saarenvirta, CEO of Daisy Intelligence
  Growing a business requires making smart decisions. Some of those operating decisions can be very complex and beyond human capability. This is where artificial intelligence steps in. With AI, businesses can make smarter plans and risk management decisions by running billions of simulations based on the organization’s...
• Hashtag Trending – U.S. delays Huawei ban; IKEA diving into smart home market; Disney streaming coming to Canada
  The U.S. has delayed its ban on Huawei; IKEA opens business unit devoted to smart home products; Disney announces streaming service coming to Canada For quite some time now, America’s stance on allowing Huawei into the country has been quite murky. And news trending on LinkedIn seems to muddle the situation even more. The...
• 4 questions to ask when planning for enterprise 5G
  Other than general descriptions of 5G networking’s performance capabilities, service providers have left businesses with numerous unanswered questions on the sourcing and procurement of 5G services. This month's blog from Gartner tries to answer some of those questions.
• Amazon dominates most trusted e-commerce brands in latest BrandSpark study
  Many have touted this to be an era of consumer choice, but even with all the choices available, it can still be extremely difficult to cut through all the marketing slang, buzz words, and other jargon used to get down to how trustworthy a brand or product really is. BrandSpark International tries to aid in this struggle...
• Cyber Security Today – LibreOffice and password managers need updates, hotel chain stung and more
  Today's podcast reminds listeners to update LibreOiffce suite, Firefox and Trend Micro password manager, and details how a hotel chain suffered a data breach
• Hashtag Trending – new Bluetooth vulnerability; better YouTube copyright system; seniors glued to smartphones
  New Bluetooth vulnerability discovered Google improves its copyright claim system, seniors spend the most time in front of a screen. That’s all the tech news that’s trending today. It’s Monday, August 19th, and I’m your host, Tom Li. Our first story is about a new vulnerability discovered in the Bluetooth standard called...
• Saskatoon stung by $1M scam job
  Policies weren't strong enough to prevent the con, city admits. Read how organizations can avoid being stung