Tag: safety

How A Cloud Access Security Broker Protects Your Business Data
Despite the rapid adoption of cloud applications, some enterprises continue to show hesitance towards migrating to the cloud. Their concern is primarily around the security of cloud applications.
Most cloud service providers (CSP) operate under the shared responsibility model. What this means is ...

4 Steps You Can Take Right Away To Safeguard Your Company’s Data
When it comes to protecting their data, enterprises should not think twice in terms of the measures that need to be taken or the budget that needs to be allocated. Regardless of the size of your business, it is imperative to fiercely protect sensitive data such as your customer's’ private informatio ...

3 Technologies That Are Making Bicycles A Lot Safer
Bicycling can be safer. There are technologies that are making your standard bicycle safer already, but many of these technologies have yet to make it to the mainstream. Why is it important to take bicycle safety seriously? Well, for starters, bicycles need to be safer in general.
Bicycle acciden ...

5 Safety Precautions You Must Take When Operating Heavy Equipment
Heavy equipment is essentially to the running of most businesses, but whether you are using a tractor or a trolley you need to have the relevant safety precautions in place to reduce risk and keep everyone out of danger. Here are five things to look out for when you’re next operating heavy equipment ...

7 Simple Ways To Always Keep Your Smartphone Safe
When it comes to our smartphones, many of us never think about our security when using them. It seems so unlikely that anything would happen when you’re using your smartphone, so why should you worry? Well, it turns out that there are plenty of reasons to worry when it comes to your smartphone and d ...

5 Security Issues With Smart Homes You Should Know About
Smart homes or, a more technical labeling, connected home technologies with smart features have brought a new level of convenience to homes across the nation. However, with every added feature there are new security vulnerabilities that need to be considered. Houses may be getting smarter, but they’ ...

With The Information Age Came The End Of Privacy
What started out as a terror attack on unsuspecting Christmas party goers, which resulted in the deaths of 14 people and 22 injured, ended in a battle between two giants: one giant was the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the other was Apple. It eventually went to court, where a judge requested ...

6 Important Features Every VPS Server Should Have
The main concept behind a VPS server system is that it is a personalized virtual space that is dedicated to a single user. This space is a part of a much larger and powerful main server which is usually very expensive for one user to own.
VPS servers have made working in a virtual space easy and ...

Play Safely On Your Phone With These 3 Must-Have Apps
If entertainment is what you seek, then going online is the obvious thing to do. The Internet is a fun place to be if you want to play games and there are so many options available that it’s virtually impossible to get bored. However, behind this glamorous image and the tempting propositions made by ...

Strap In And Recharge With This Amazing Smart Seatbelt
You will always remember to put on your seatbelt with this clever invention that prevents dead phones and dead passengers in a single shot. Say hello to the smart seatbelt that charges your devices while you are on the go. This brainchild of JeongLan Park is simplistic yet so utilitarian. He has cre ...

5 Reasons A Steel Construction Is the Safest Option For Commercial Buildings
When setting up a commercial building, you should never take for granted the structural integrity of that building. Remember that you are going to be conducting your business under the roof of that building and you don’t want to be worrying about the roof caving in, the wind blowing it away or fire ...

Ransomware Is A Billion Dollar Game Of Cat And Mouse
Cyber security is a never-ending game of cat and mouse between criminals and those offering some form of protection, which is why we can never rest on our laurels. Yes, we now have more ways than ever to stay safe online, but that doesn't mean we're threat-free. In fact, according to recent statisti ...

Security Check – Just How Safe Is It To Use NFC?
While many of us believe that some high-tech type of magic casts a mysterious spell every time we use a tap-and-go service such as Amiibo, Google Wallet and Apple Pay, the functionality behind these services is actually much simpler. Put in layman’s terms without any confusing jargon, the process in ...

Smart Smoke Detector Talks To You Instead Of Just Annoyingly Buzzing
The smoke detector I have in my house now looks the same as the one I remember from when I was a kid. However, there has been a lot of innovation recently when it comes to smoke detectors, and there are several 'smart smoke detectors' on the market right now. They are all a little different, but tod ...

Garmin Announces Innovative Heads-Up Display For Your Car
When it comes to innovative computer usage, one of the most futuristic approaches at the moment is probably the numerous incarnations of Google Glass. The concept has had a huge spread so far, and more people than we could probably imagine are looking forward to wearing these glasses. But the concep ...