The topic does not need much elaboration. It is an epidemic in today's economy with businesses, organizations and institutions becoming easy targets. Ransomware is a type of malware that can be used by malicious individuals on the web to freeze a system or mobile device, steal data and demand ransom in exchange for returning access to the system. There are several ways that ransomware can infiltrate a system. The phishing spam is the most common. In this ransomware attack, attachments are mailed in the name of trustable files.

The transportation industry has evolved a lot in the past decade. The integration of the web and software applications has revolutionized the way it functions. However, it still is far from perfect. There still are instances of accidents, air-crashes and miscalculation of journeys such as timing of signals, as well as navigation routes. These may be caused by factors that cannot be predicted such as weather conditions, sudden public gatherings on the road and perhaps even human errors.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the adoption of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems and mobile applications.  It enables the creation of intelligent machines that works and reacts like humans.  Some activities that AI can be designed for include speech recognition, learning, strategizing, and problem solving.  AI is already rampant in several industries mostly in the form of iOT applications, Machine Learning and perhaps even Data Engineering.

The term Blockchain does not refer to any application, web portal or any sort of tool. It is a concept. Blockchain is an encrypted, distributed database of all types of information including dates, numerical values, names, and contact details among others.  Hence, it can be considered as a large file that stores and organizes millions of tons of information. One of the key features of Blockchain is that the information is accessible across several hundreds and thousands of computers.

There is a compelling approach for all companies, businesses and even government agencies to adapt the latest technologies for being competitive in today's economy. No doubt about that. However, they key point in this approach is to utilize the latest or in other words the most modern technologies.  The same applies to legacy systems which denote the system applications that have been used for several years or from the beginning of the enterprise. Technology has advanced a lot and continues to do so each day.

Want a clearer picture than abbreviations? Well, ERP stands for Advantages of ERP Systems for the Retail Sector "Enterprise Resource Planning" and combines all the software you use throughout your business into one single system. This unified system takes care of everything you need for your business from end-to-end.  Imagine not needing to use different software systems and train your staff to use each of them for your daily business activities.

Insurance; it is a term that is equally sought after as well as loathed by millions across the world today. Actually, Insurance is about trust and security. Customers invest regular amounts in each respective period of time, so that they will be secure in case of any unexpected event or loss.

The enormous software company, Microsft has recently announced that it is open soucing the entire .NET framework, a new initiative by the world leader in technology. Microsoft seems to believe that open-source model of software development is the next big thing in the tech world. Microsoft's open-sourcing of server-side .Net technologies is a big step for the proprietary desktop software legend. However many feel that .Net still has a long way to go in order to catch up with open source Java.

We've witnessed some very bizarre tech corporate acquisitions over the past couple of years or so, particularly when it comes to Internet companies. Who would have foreseen a company like Google buy a wind energy company or a company such as News Corp. buy MySpace. But it's really hard to predict if any of these puzzling acquisitions might actually pay off in the long run.

Data Science, Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence have already provided new capabilities to various industries including B2B or B2C, sales, distribution, manufacturing, and logistics.  The impact and usage are only going to increase even more in 2020 and in near future. More companies will begin to explore and implement automated machine learning pipelines which are important elements of data science platforms. Daily processes such as data preparation, feature engineering, and modeling will get additionally augmented by tools that help automate these steps.