E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Thursday -- August 15, 2019

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Faulty Driver Coding Exposes Microsoft Windows to Malware Risks
Spotify for Podcasters Hits the Open Road
The Apple Card Difference: Security
ClickSoftware Buy Signals Important Directional Shift for Salesforce
The Future of Entertainment Services Authentication
3 Critical Steps to Startup Success

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Today's Story Highlights

Faulty Driver Coding Exposes Microsoft Windows to Malware Risks
Numerous driver design flaws by 20 different hardware vendors expose
Microsoft Windows users to widespread security compromises that can
cause persistent malware attacks. A report titled "Screwed Drivers,"
which Eclypsium security researchers presented at DEF CON, urges
Microsoft to support solutions to better protect against this class of
vulnerabilities.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86187.html

Spotify for Podcasters Hits the Open Road
Spotify has launched Spotify for Podcasters following a year-long beta
involving more than 100,000 podcasts from 167 countries. Spotify for
Podcasters is a discovery and analytics dashboard designed to let
podcasters track performance through data such as episode retention
charts, aggregate demographics about listeners, and details on follower
growth. Podcast data is updated daily.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86182.html

The Apple Card Difference: Security
Apple sent emails to a small number of customers last week, inviting
them to apply for the company's new Apple Card, and a privileged few
have become the first to enroll in the program. The rollout is limited
to qualifying applicants in the U.S. The Apple Card, which is a virtual
Mastercard issued by Goldman Sachs Bank USA's Salt Lake City branch,
will roll out generally later this summer.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86181.html

ClickSoftware Buy Signals Important Directional Shift for Salesforce
What's the big deal, I thought? Last week Salesforce announced it was
paying in the range of $1.35 billion for ClickSoftware, a private field
service automation and workforce management company. At first, I
attributed it to a slow summer news cycle that was driving attention to
the deal at a time when many people in the industry are off trout
fishing near the Continental Divide or elsewhere.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86183.html

The Future of Entertainment Services Authentication
New personal identification and authentication technologies have the
potential to transform the way entertainment services are delivered,
accessed and experienced. These technologies offer a high level of
security, often incorporating biometrics such as voice, fingerprint,
iris or retinal features, and facial characteristics. Each type of
authentication bears its own advantages and disadvantages.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86179.html

3 Critical Steps to Startup Success
Startups in the U.S. fail at a rate of 90 percent largely due to cash
flow problems and the lack of a market need for a product or service. In
fact, not even half of startups make it to their fourth year. It's also
noteworthy that 65 percent of startup owners admitted to not being fully
confident about having enough money to even start their business.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86177.html

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