In today's "Perspectives on Agility" segment, sponsored by AT&T, hosts Brad Smith and Tim Stenovec explore the state of IoT in 2018.
According to the research firm Gartner, IoT device sales increased 31% from 2016 to 2017. At the end of last year there are over 8 billion connected "things" in existence and if you can believe it, that number is expected to climb to over 20 billion by 2020.
Meta is warning that cybercriminals are tricking people into downloading programs that can steal valuable information on fake ChatGPT offers. Cheddar News explains how Meta has observed hundreds of malicious links on its platform.
Authorities in the U.S. and Europe arrested nearly 300 people, confiscated over $53 million, and seized a dark web marketplace as part of an international crackdown on drug trafficking that officials say was the largest operation of its kind.