8 Ways to Know If Online Stores Are Safe and Legit
The explosion of e-commerce sites has changed how we shop today, providing access to millions of online stores with almost unlimited selections. Just as you would take basic precautions in a brick-and-mortar store — perhaps hiding your PIN number while paying and making sure the business is legitimate — you should also practice safe shopping […] more…The Wearable Future Is Hackable. Here’s What You Need To Know
Quick mental math challenge: How many Apple Watches can you buy with $118 billion dollars? If you guessed around 296 million watches congrats, you’re smarter than the writer of this blog! We had to use a calculator. The point is that’s the predicted size of the US wearable market by 2028 according to a recent […] more…MDR Vendor eSentire Banks $325M at ‘Unicorn’ Valuation
Canadian cybersecurity vendor eSentire has scored $325 million in new financing at a heady valuation north of a billion dollars. read more more…Fujitsu Retires Tool Targeted by Threat Actors
Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has announced plans to retire the ProjectWEB project information sharing tool after it was targeted by threat actors earlier this year. Designed to aid collaboration between teams, ProjectWEB is a tool that organizations can employ to share project data both within and outside of their environments. read more more…Hack Exposes Personal Data of Entire Swiss Town: Report
A small Swiss town acknowledged late Wednesday that it had underestimated the severity of a cyberattack, following reports the personal data of the entire population was exposed online. read more more…Hacker Dubbed ‘Mr White Hat’ to Return Entire Stolen Crypto Fortune
A firm specializing in transferring cryptocurrency said Thursday that a hacker they are calling “Mr White Hat” was giving back all $613 million in digital loot from a record haul. Poly Network had put out word previously that nearly half of the digital assets swiped early this week had been returned. read more more…Detecting unknown threats: a honeypot how-to
Catching threats is tricky business, especially in today’s threat landscape. To tackle this problem, for many years сybersecurity researchers have been using honeypots – a well-known deception technique in the industry. Dan Demeter, Senior Security Researcher with Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team and head of Kaspersky’s honeypot project, explains what honeypots are, why they […] more…Tech wages: Women, minorities still paid less in 2020
For tech workers, it’s a case of bad news, good news. An analysis of more than 10,000 tech firms’ hiring data shows that women and racial minorities are still paid less for the same jobs than their white male counterparts — but the gap in wages is narrowing. Gay, lesbian, and transgender workers do better […] more…This smart new service brings Google Docs, Trello, and Notion together — in your inbox
It’s pretty rare that I stumble onto a new service and think, “Whoa! This is exactly what I’ve been missing. And I didn’t even know I was missing it.” Well, my fellow efficiency-obsessed earthlings, I’m ecstatic to report that that magnificent moment just happened — and the service in question is a little somethin’ called […] more…The Mothers of Invention: Women Who Blazed the Trail in Technology
It’s easy to imagine where we would be without women in technology. We’d be poorer for it. With Mother’s Day upon us, I couldn’t help but think once more about the stark employment figures I shared in my International Women’s Day blog just a few weeks ago. Millions of women have involuntarily left the workforce at […] more…Everything you need to know about Windows 10X
There’s a good chance you’ve heard about Windows 10X, the new version of Windows that’s about to be released. And if you have, there’s a reasonable chance you’re confused about what exactly it is. You’re not alone. Microsoft has released confusing, sometimes clashing information about the new operating system. We’re here to help. Read on […] more…Keep Remote Classes Safe and in Session: What You Need to Know About Netop Vision Pro
Keep Remote Classes Safe and in Session: What You Need to Know About Netop Vision Pro Distance and hybrid learning environments are now the norm, and it remains to be seen if or when this will change. To adapt, many schools have adopted new software to support remote classroom management. One such platform is Netop […] more…When Windows bug fixes go bad, IT can now roll back individual changes
Microsoft this week announced a new enterprise-only flexibility in Windows servicing that lets IT professionals roll back individual non-security elements of an update when a change breaks something. The feature, dubbed “Known Issue Rollback,” aka KIR, is an unusually frank admission that the company’s nearly six-year-long experiment of forcing customers to either accept everything in […] more…Accellion to Retire File Transfer Service Targeted in Attacks
Accellion has formally announced plans to retire FTA, the large file transfer service that was at the heart of several recently disclosed data breaches. The 20-year-old service is planned for retirement on April 30, 2021, past which Accellion won’t renew licenses for the software. read more more…Not another Windows interface!
I’m a lucky guy. I can pick up new operating systems and desktop interfaces at the drop of a hat. But, over the years of learning how to make IBM 3270, CP/M-80, and Windows 1.0 to 10 jump through hoops, I’ve gotten a wee bit tired of it all. So, when I saw that “Windows […] more…Microsoft deviates from the norm, forcibly upgrades Windows 10 1903 with minor 1909 refresh
Microsoft has begun forcibly upgrading Windows 10 PCs running version 1903 with that same year’s 1909 faux upgrade as the former’s retirement deadline waits just weeks away. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story) more…More information
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