IT professionals develop and manage the computer networks and systems we use at work and home. IT graduates enter careers including database administration, information security, and web development. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports median salaries for computer and information technology workers of $91,250 per year. It also lists a 13% projected increase in employment between 2020 and 2030. As technology evolves, opportunities for information technology degree-holders rise. Read on to discover the best information technology degrees available online....

Hospitality management degrees include business coursework emphasizing marketing, human resources, and finance in the hospitality industry. The best master’s degree in hospitality management incorporates courses in strategies used by successful hospitality managers, leaders, and executives. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects faster-than-average growth in employment for food service managers and gambling service workers to 2030. Meeting, convention, and event planners are projected to see comparable growth. To find out more about the top online hospitality management degrees for 2022, check out our rankings below....

Web developers build websites, web applications, and application databases along with interactive web interfaces. Web development is in demand across healthcare, finance, and other top-paying industries. Graduates of the program may seek a variety of roles such as web designer, technology applications engineer, or web architect. Considering a career in web development? Then explore ZDNet’s ranking of the best online web development master’s programs to help you get started. Top 3 online schools for master’s in web development: Quick facts The best online master’s in web development degrees ZDNet’s ranking methodology includes data collection from the National Center for Education Statistics and ranking formulas using the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System....

These intensive, short-term programs may help you launch your programming career. We’ve found the top software engineering bootcamps of 2022. Explore the options below to find one that fits your goals. What’s a software engineering bootcamp, and why should I enroll in one? What are coding bootcamps? They typically pack core career skills for entry-level positions into a few weeks or months of learning. A coding bootcamp can occur in part time, full time, and self-paced formats....

On Bing’s chat page, select users have access to buttons that let you choose whether you want the responses to exhibit a “precise,” “balanced,” or “creative” tone, as seen below. However, having early access won’t be enough to secure these buttons, as only select members of the already-limited early access group will be able to use them. As someone who didn’t have access to the buttons up until today, I am happy to share that there is a workaround....

The new search engine puts Brave into the category of firms that have both a browser and a search engine: Google, Microsoft, Yandex and Baidu are also among these companies with both. Brave acquired the search engine Tailcat in March and promised to take on Google by approaching online search with a greater focus on privacy. Brave said its search is built on top of a completely independent index, and doesn’t track users, their searches, or their clicks....

Announced today (January 24), the measures establish an initial one-year visa, which can be renewed for an equal period. According to justice secretary and head of the National Immigration Council, José Vicente Santini, the new regulations are expected to boost local tourism and respond to global trends. “Digital nomads’ salaries come from external sources, and the resources these immigrants bring can boost the national economy. This is an important step for Brazil to promote one of the world’s most modern working models,” he said....

State-owned infrastructure Content takedowns Attacks on journalists However, there is hope for the average Pakistani. Using a VPN allows anyone in Pakistan to circumvent the bans and navigate the web anonymously. A good VPN to help you access the internet freely is ExpressVPN: There is a clear rise in internet usage and an increased interest in social media in Pakistan. However, the Pakistani government has passed several laws that give them the power to block, remove, and censor online content....

Silence political opposition Discriminate against the LGBTQ+ community Block communication apps and social media platforms Spread disinformation and war propaganda Facing intimidation, violence, and even imprisonment for speaking freely, activists, citizens, and journalists turn to online tools to circumvent censorship. VPNs are not illegal in Russia, but installing one requires some attention and caution. Surfshark VPN is our recommendation, as it will allow you to access the internet freely, both in Russia and beyond....

Belkin’s new Soundform Immerse Noise Canceling Earbuds will launch in Q2 of 2022, adding another option for Belkin fans to the Soundform lineup. The wireless earbuds feature high-end features that we’ve come to expect from Apple’s AirPods Pro lineup. With Active Noise Cancellation, 8 hours of battery life per earbud, integration with Apple’s Find My network and multipoint capabilities. The earbuds are a CES 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree. Belkin is also adding to its Wemo product line with the Wemo Smart Video Doorbell with HomeKit support....

We found several fake ChatGPT apps designed for iPhones and Android devices. Most of these apps are purportedly built on GPT-3, an autoregressive language model created by OpenAI, which is publicly available. OpenAI released ChatGPT to the public on November 30, 2022. By December 4, it already had over one million users. Currently, the service is only available on the web. While ChatGPT is free at the moment, OpenAI is reportedly working on a premium version of the service....

That’s potentially bad news for call center workers but could represent savings for enterprises of about $80 billion in labor costs by 2026, according to Gartner. Gartner estimates there are around 17 million contact center agents worldwide today and those human agents can make up 95% of contact center costs. The projected savings in labor costs by 2026 are much larger than Gartner’s current forecast that enterprises will spend about $1....

CISA said it is “temporarily removing” Microsoft’s May 2022 fix for the security bug CVE-2022-26925 from its Known Exploited Vulnerability Catalog. It said after admins apply Microsoft’s May 10, 2022 rollup security fixes to Windows Servers that are used as domain controllers, there is a risk of authentication failures. CISA removed the vulnerability from its must-patch list on Friday. “Microsoft notified CISA of this issue, which is related to how the mapping of certificates to machine accounts is being handled by the domain controller,” it said....

CISA has released released five advisories covering multiple vulnerabilities affecting industrial control systems discovered by researchers at Forescout. Forescout this week released its report “OT:ICEFALL”, which covers a set of common security issues in software for operational technology (OT) devices. The bugs they disclosed affect devices from Honeywell, Motorola, Siemens, and others. SEE: Phishing gang that stole millions by luring victims to fake bank websites is broken up by police OT is a subset of the Internet of Things (IoT)....

The new feature, announced on Tuesday, will allow iPhone, iPad, and Mac users to share and display their screen a Webex Room, Desk and Board series device using AirPlay. (The addition of AirPlay isn’t ready quite yet, with the anticipated launch date currently set for June 2022.) For added security, administrators can require a PIN during the initial AirPlay connection, or every time someone tries to connect to the Webex device via AirPlay....

The researchers explained in a blog post that the Solarmarker campaign is being conducted by “fairly sophisticated” actors focusing their energy on credential and residual information theft. Like the targeted language component of the keylogger, other clues indicate that the cyber-attacker has an interest in European organizations or cannot afford to process text in any languages other than Russian, German and English. “Regardless, they are not particular or overly careful as to which victims are infected with their malware....

Humphries spoke with ZDNet after the company’s afternoon report of Q4 revenue that was in line with Wall Street’s expectations, and a profit that was higher than expected, and an outlook that was in line with exepectations. Cognizant declined slightly in late trading following the report. Humphries noted several metrics of the quarter that “in a sense, were firsts” for the company, and with which he was “delighted,” he told ZDNet....

“Many of which we have identified through our own proactive investigations,” the company said. “Once we identified these addresses, we shared them with the government to further support sanctions enforcement.” In a blog post, the cryptocurrency exchange said when a user opens an account, it checks provided information against a list of sanctioned individuals or entities provided by United States, United Kingdom, European Union, United Nations, Singapore, Canada, and Japan, as well as blocking users from sanctioned areas such as Crimea, North Korea, Syria, and Iran....

There’s little secret about the 7.0 release, which has been in public beta since last fall. The theme is overwhelmingly a pitch to the relational database world, part of Couchbase’s continued positioning as the most SQL-friendly document database. Transaction support, expanded in 7.0, came earlier in 6.5 that supported full commit and rollback for transactions spanning multiple documents, where you could invoke transactions using the Couchbase SDK or database API....

It was only recently, when series 2 was launched, that I stumbled across the television show, and I’m glad I did. I recently wrote an article about the privacy risks of facial recognition technology (FRT), so when I saw the show, the topic grabbed my attention immediately. The Capture is a not-too-unrealistic look into the potential abuses of FRT that should terrify us all. The show follows a DCI (a UK police detective) as she investigates an assault and kidnapping....