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Once upon a time, a word processor was little more than a blank canvas for your finger-transmitted musings: You’d open up the program, type whatever you wanted — and, well, that was pretty much it. These days, dealing with documents has practically become an art. And even though Google Docs is among the more approachable […] more…Most Common Attacks Affecting Today’s Websites
New web-based attack types and vectors are coming out every day, this is causing businesses, communities and individuals to take security seriously now more than they ever have in the past. This is a huge win for the World Wide Web and it’s a trend that is pushing technology further towards more robust and securely […] more…The next killer AI feature? No AI at all
Chatting with readers and regular folks in the real world these days, I can’t help but notice a common theme anytime the topic of AI comes up. It’s an almost amusingly extreme contrast: While the myopic world of tech people (and the type of mostly AI-powered “thought leaders” you see posting in turbo-speed on LinkedIn) […] more…A brewing battle: More IT workers want unions. The industry doesn’t.
Until recently, many tech professionals viewed themselves as a special and respected worker class: highly educated, hard-working, well paid, and in demand. “They considered themselves above unions,” says Zak Thompson, senior software engineer at Kickstarter and union steward at Kickstarter United. Big Tech issued aspirational mission statements that motivated workers, workplaces were seen as meritocracies, […] more…How to go incognito in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari
Private browsing. Incognito. Privacy mode. Web browser functions like those trace their roots back more than a decade, and the feature — first found in a top browser in 2005 — spread quickly as one copied another, made tweaks and minor improvements. But privacy-promising labels can be treacherous. Simply put, going “incognito” is as effective […] more…Android versions: A living history from 1.0 to 17
What a long, strange trip it’s been. From its inaugural release to today, Android has transformed visually, conceptually and functionally — time and time again. Google’s mobile operating system may have started out scrappy, but holy moly, has it ever evolved. Here’s a fast-paced tour of Android version highlights from the platform’s birth to present. […] more…20 tricks for more efficient Android messaging
No matter what type of Android phone you carry or how you usually use it, one thing is a near-universal constant: You’re gonna spend a ton of time messing with messages. The messages may be from clients, colleagues, or your cousin Crissy from Cleveland (damn it, Crissy!). But regardless of who sends ’em or what […] more…A brand new Android voice typing supertool
For all the things I’m endlessly tweaking and fine-tuning on my mobile devices, my Android keyboard app is typically quite constant. These days, Google’s own Gboard Android keyboard has matured into an accurate, easy-to-use on-screen typing tool that’s packed with advanced input possibilities and time-saving shortcuts. While there are some interesting alternatives for specific needs […] more…18 tricks for more efficient Android messaging
No matter what type of Android phone you carry or how you usually use it, one thing is a near-universal constant: You’re gonna spend a ton of time messing with messages. The messages may be from clients, colleagues, or your cousin Crissy from Cleveland (damn it, Crissy!). But regardless of who sends ’em or what […] more…Google’s €2.95 billion EC antitrust fine is just the beginning
The European Commission (EC) on Friday hit Google with a €2.95 billion ($3.46 billion) antitrust fine for “abusive practices” in its adtech business. But observers said that IT leaders should look at the decision as a warning about a potential wave of global regulatory decisions on tech issues. For example, Friday also saw a major […] more…Cyber Insights 2023 | Zero Trust and Identity and Access Management
About SecurityWeek Cyber Insights | At the end of 2022, SecurityWeek liaised with more than 300 cybersecurity experts from over 100 different organizations to gain insight into the security issues of today – and how these issues might evolve during 2023 and beyond. The result is more than a dozen features on subjects ranging from AI, quantum […] more…Cyber Insights 2023 | Ransomware
About SecurityWeek Cyber Insights | At the end of 2022, SecurityWeek liaised with more than 300 cybersecurity experts from over 100 different organizations to gain insight into the security issues of today – and how these issues might evolve during 2023 and beyond. The result is more than a dozen features on subjects ranging from AI, quantum […] more…New Year, New You: Start Fresh With McAfee Protection Score
Are you an online oversharer? Do you give your full birthday to all your online shopping accounts? Have a few companies you have accounts with been breached but you didn’t take any action at the time? If you have bad digital habits, now is an excellent time to reset your digital presence. In isolation, these […] more…How to Protect Your Social Media Accounts
Social media is part of our social fabric. So much so that nearly 50% of the global population are social media users to some degree or other. With all that sharing, conversing, and information passing between family and friends, social media can be a distinct digital extension of ourselves—making it important to know how you […] more…Telehealth: A New Frontier in Medicine—and Security
Telehealth today doesn’t just involve chatting with a doctor via a video-conferencing application. It’s become an entire collection of rapidly developing technologies and products that includes specialized applications, wearable devices, implantable sensors, and cloud databases, many of which have only appeared in the past couple of years. However, telehealth in its current form began to […] more…Ransomware in the CIS
Introduction These days, when speaking of cyberthreats, most people have in mind ransomware, specifically cryptomalware. In 2020–2021, with the outbreak of the pandemic and the emergence of several major cybercriminal groups (Maze, REvil, Conti, DarkSide, Avaddon), an entire criminal ecosystem took shape, leading to a mounting worldwide wave of attacks on large organizations with pockets […] more…More information
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