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Royal Canadian Navy to integrate augmented reality based systems

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Recent adoption of augmented reality (AR) by the Royal Canadian Navy reveals that the technology is being used militarily with...

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CIA venture arm In-Q-Tel invests in VR, AR intelligence, collaboration platform

Tim Hinchliffe4 years ago

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In-Q-Tel (IQT), the venture arm of the CIA, makes a strategic investment in Immersive Wisdom, whose VR, AR, and MR...

Technology

‘Hacking on Hololens’: Microsoft CSE Sync Week

Tim Hinchliffe4 years ago

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At this year’s fourth annual Microsoft Sync Week in April, 644 people from 46 different countries hacked together in teams on...

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Socially-conscious initiatives take center stage at Microsoft Build 2018

Patrick Quinn5 years ago

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This week, Microsoft hosted the eighth annual Build conference in Seattle, Washington, bringing together hundreds of the top developers from...

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Microsoft Hololens to get a smarter, AI-powered sequel

Omar Elorfaly5 years ago

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Microsoft's sequel to its Mixed Reality headset Hololens will utilize AI to free itself from its reliance on cloud-based data. After...

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How Mixed Reality is Transforming Collaborative Cancer Research

Tim Hinchliffe5 years ago

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The ability to visualize big data in 3D and use that data to collaborate across disciplines through Mixed Reality is transforming...

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Ahead of Microsoft Build 2017: Microsoft GM on upcoming disruptive technology

Tim Hinchliffe6 years ago

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Microsoft Build 2017 begins Wednesday. Many weeks ago we had the opportunity to host a webinar with Microsoft General Manager...

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Microsoft to release affordable mixed reality holographic headsets

Tim Hinchliffe6 years ago

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Next month Microsoft is expected to announce the details of an affordable holographic Mixed Reality headset for Windows 10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCRa_l8YZ7k Microsoft has...

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One week before the pandemic hit, unaware of what was about to take place worldwide, Taylor Hersom quit his job as a Chief Information Security Officer for a local firm in Austin, Texas in the hopes of finding a similar position elsewhere.

Between working at Deloitte where he advised Fortune 500 companies on compliance and security tactics, and his more recent position at the local firm, Hersom didn’t anticipate finding a new job to be a difficult feat.

However, as the pandemic set in, his interview offers dried up, and he turned to UpWork in pursuit of a job. In the beginning, he applied for as many posts as he could find in order to build up his review score.

He began taking on clients and quickly realized that startups needed a lot of help with security and compliance, and he knew this could become a genuine business for him. But what he didn’t realize was just how in demand his services would be.

As time went on, Hersom moved away from UpWork and took on staff to build a team in order to meet demand. Shortly after this, on January 1, 2021, his new company Eden Data was born.

In today’s episode of the Brains Byte Back podcast, Hersom, CEO and Founder of Eden Data, shares how the team has grown in such a short period of time by taking a positive approach to security instead of the traditional fear-based approach.

In other words, instead of securing customers using fears tactics such as telling prospects if they get hacked they will be fined, receive bad PR, or be hated, Hersom advocates that strong security can show prospects that you care about them and their data, which can successfully close more deals.

Hersom also shares how their subscription approach to security and compliance has helped them stand out in this market, allowing them to scale alongside the startups they work with.