Tag: Accenture
Veritone appoints Gus Hunt as public sector advisor
August 2, 2024SSN Staff
DENVER––Veritone, a provider of human-centered enterprise AI solutions, has announced the appointment of Gus Hunt as an advisor for its public sector division.
Hunt, a renowned technology and intelligence expert and former chief technology officer (CTO) for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), will provide strategic guidance to help Veritone enhance and expand its artificial intelligence (AI) offerings for government and public sector clients.
In addition, Hunt will...
Axis Communications opens another experience center in Vancouver
November 30, 2022SSN Staff
CHELMSFORD, MA – Axis Communications recently celebrated the opening of the next in a series of Axis Experience Centers (AEC) and its third AEC opened in 2022 in Vancouver, BC on Nov. 16.
Axis noted that the city was a natural choice in the support of its vision for strategic growth and innovation. Vancouver is the home to over two million residents, which include a number of customers across key industries like transportation, retail, technology, and critical infrastructure...
Accenture hit by LockBit ransomware attack
August 16, 2021SSN Staff
DUBLIN, Ireland—Accenture, a global cyber consulting company providing management and consulting services, has been breached by a cyber threat using a strain of ransomware known as LockBit.
LockBit attacks are known for their ability to encrypt Windows domains by using Active Directory group policies. Once a domain is infected, new group policies are generated by the malware and sent to devices linked to the network. Here, the policies disable the antivirus security and implement the malware.
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The role of voice increasing, study finds
January 23, 2019Paul Ragusa
The role of voice within security is certainly growing, especially on the residential side of the equation, but as a recent study finds, consumers are embracing the power of the voice to control their phones, cars, homes and even security systems.
In fact, standalone voice assistants—or smart speakers—are one of the fastest-adopted technologies in U.S. history and have a 98 percent satisfaction rate among U.S. consumers, according to a new research report from Accenture based on a global...