McAfee is out with its third annual report of the most hackable gifts this holiday season. Gary Davis, Chief Consumer Security Evangelist at McAfee, breaks down the report.
The most hackable gifts this holiday season include laptops, smartphones, drones, digital assistants, and connected toys, according to McAfee. Davis says while connected devices are high on people's wish lists, they can also be prone to hacking.
Davis offers his advice for protecting consumers products. He says people need to think before they click, update software, beware of shady public WiFi hotspots, and to do their homework.
Sachin Lulla, EY Consulting Advanced Manufacturing and Mobility Leader, joins Cheddar News to discuss real-world use cases and applications for IoT, and how IoT connects to sustainability.
According to the FAA, air travelers have been more out of line than usual in recent years. The FAA reports, the nation's airlines have had to deal with nearly 500 unruly passenger reports in just the first six weeks of 2022. Now, the CEO of Delta Airlines is asking the Department of Justice to introduce a "no-fly" list for passengers who have been convicted of an onboard disruption. However, critics of the proposal say this totally goes against civil liberties. Senior Policy Analyst at the ACLU Speech Privacy and Technology Project, Jay Stanley, joined Cheddar to discuss more.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine went hand in hand with cyberattacks against Ukrainian government websites and financial institutions. Cheddar News speaks with cybersecurity expert Karim Hijazi, CEO of Prevaillon, on why the Russian cyberwarfare is concerning to other nations.
Primit Parikh, Founder and COO of Transphorm, discusses how his company's utilization of gallium nitride semiconductors will prove to be a difference-maker in various sectors ranging from EVs to 5G.
