Sharon Fisher

Why does IoT security present such a risk? Anyone wishing to enter into the Internet of Things needs to develop an understanding of what IoT security is and why it’s so crucial. There are several reasons why Internet of Things security risks are such…

This is the second part of a special DCK series looking at Opportunity Zones and data center developers’ experience with them to date. Be sure to also read part one, which explains what Opportunity Zones are, and part three, about a developer…

Just because the Supreme Court ruled on May 14 that the federal government couldn’t outlaw sports betting doesn’t mean you can rush out to bet on the NBA finals during your lunch hour. A number of steps would be required to permit sports betting in …

Now that the primary elections are over, it’s time to look forward to November elections. And there may be something on the ballot we haven’t seen for a long time: a voter initiative. A voter initiative happens when there’s a law a group of Idaho …

The Shoshone-Bannock Tribe hopes to open its new gaming building by the end of the summer, bringing at least 150 new jobs to the area. Now known as the Fort Hall Casino and Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and Event Center, the facility will be renamed the …

Whenever you travel through a city, hundreds of cameras and other sensors may be recording your every move. Despite the important real-world uses of public cameras, the surveillance can feel slightly creepy. How do we keep the value and reduce the…

In the past few years, we’ve witnessed artificial intelligence (AI) systems beat human champions in Go and Jeopardy! But earlier this year, AI tackled a new frontier: Poker, specifically no-limit Texas Hold’em. The AI system, Libratus, became the …

The traditional casino wants somebody to sit down in front of a slot machine and be at that slot machine for hours, because the profit margin on slot machines is as much as 60 percent, writes Drew Harwell in the Washington Post. But a generation of …

The person who made possible nearly everything we do today, Claude Shannon, would have turned 100 this year. And, chances are, you never heard of him. Born in 1916, Shannon was arguably most known for coming up with the concept of the “bit”—being …

After a test program last year, all NFL teams are implementing a system of radio-frequency identification (RFID) sensors in players’ shoulder pads, as well as 20 radio receivers placed in each stadium. “Those tags tell sensors placed around the …

Normally, “fantasies” are not the subject of water cooler banter at the office. But it’s fantasy football season—so the rules change. The challenge now is: How do you keep your staff’s fantasies from messing up the IT department’s reality? In case …

It’s that time of year again. The printers and copy machines are busy with people publishing brackets. The help desk lines are all tied up because everyone is discussing last night’s game. The coffee machines and water fountains have huddles around …