Tim Cook defends Apple’s App Store business
Apple CEO Tim Cook will appear with leaders from Google, Amazon and Facebook for a Congressional anti-trust hearing today, which will be broadcast live on YouTube. What is the hearing about? The House Committee is investigating online platforms and market power, and today’s hearing will see the business leaders answering difficult questions concerning their alleged […] more…Apple CEO Tim Cook defends the App Store business
Apple CEO Tim Cook will appear today with leaders from Google, Amazon and Facebook for a Congressional anti-trust hearing, which will be broadcast live on YouTube. What is the hearing about? The House Judiciary’s antitrust subcommittee is investigating online platforms and market power; today’s hearing will see the business leaders answering difficult questions concerning their […] more…Gmail tips: Snoozing, shortcuts, and other time-savers
You might not know it from looking, but Gmail is jam-packed with time-saving tricks. Some of ’em are right there in front of your face, if you know how to find ’em — while others require a teensy bit of under-the-hood tinkering to activate. But all of ’em are built right into Gmail and have […] more…How Slack, Airtable and open-source software connected New Yorkers during the pandemic
When COVID-19 began ravaging New York City in March, several residents of the city’s Astoria neighborhood launched a group to help vulnerable residents with things like grocery shopping or picking up prescriptions. But the Astoria Mutual Aid Network soon found the logistics of matching people who needed help with those who could offer assistance increasingly […] more…Online Banking—Simple Steps to Protect Yourself from Bank Fraud
Online Banking—Simple Steps to Protect Yourself from Bank Fraud Even if you’re not big on online banking, online banking is big on you. Online banking is well on its way to becoming a cornerstone of the banking experience overall. More and more transactions occur over the internet rather than at a teller’s window, and nearly […] more…Memory-Lane Monday: Harder_than_it_looks, apparently
It’s a long time ago, and this pilot fish is writing real-time code for an aerospace company. “On one project, I developed some software to test a radar interface at a remote location,” says fish. “The test software was installed on a computer and the box was shipped to the remote site.” Next day, fish […] more…China Urges ‘Fair’ Treatment After France Restricts Huawei
China urged France Monday to guarantee a “fair and just” environment for its companies after Paris decided to restrict licenses for telecom operators using 5G technology from Huawei. read more more…How to Keep Your Celebrations Happening – Virtually & Safely!
2020 has certainly been the year of the ‘new normal’. Our new life in which we stay home and socially distance has affected the way we work and learn but just as importantly, the way we celebrate! Without a doubt, the video call saved the day while we all stayed home and socially distanced. Work […] more…Medical Care #FromHome: Telemedicine and Seniors
Medical Care From Home: Telemedicine and Seniors For weeks and even months now, millions of us have relied on the internet in ways we haven’t before. We’ve worked remotely on it, our children have schooled from home on it, and we’ve pushed the limits of our household bandwidth as families have streamed, gamed, and conferenced […] more…Magnitude exploit kit – evolution
Exploit kits are not as widespread as they used to be. In the past, they relied on the use of already patched vulnerabilities. Newer and more secure web browsers with automatic updates simply do not allow known vulnerabilities to be exploited. It was very different back in the heyday of Adobe Flash because it’s just […] more…‘BlueLeaks’ exposes sensitive files from hundreds of police departments
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Today’s blog post is going to take a little detour off the main road. We’re going to pause from gulping down information and slaying cyber dragons and simply refuel our parenting tanks. So often the best wisdom comes from lands far beyond our well-traveled parenting peripheral. The best ideas and most brilliant connections often sneak up on […] more…Explicit content and cyberthreats: 2019 report
‘Stay at home’ is the new motto for 2020 and it has entailed many changes to our daily lives, most importantly, in terms of our digital content consumption. With users opting to entertain themselves online, malicious activity has grown. Over the past two years we have reviewed how adult content has been used to spread […] more…Adding noise for completely secure communication
How can we protect communications against ‘eavesdropping’ if we don’t trust the devices used in the process? This is one of the main questions in quantum cryptography research. Researchers have now succeeded in laying the theoretical groundwork for a communication protocol that guarantees one hundred percent privacy. more…The Future of Work: How Technology & the WFH Landscape Are Making an Impact
Over the past few months, the American job market has seen a lot of change. Employees made the transition from commuting into an office every day to working from home. Some people lost work or experienced reduced hours, and the unemployment rate in the U.S. has jumped to 13.3% as of May 2020. However, new challenges breed new opportunities, and there are some jobs that are […] more…Big threats using code similarity. Part 1
Today, we are announcing the release of KTAE, the Kaspersky Threat Attribution Engine. This code attribution technology, developed initially for internal use by the Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team, is now being made available to a wider audience. You can read more about KTAE in our official press release, or go directly to its […] more…More information
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