Is your company demanding a return to the office? Or perhaps it’s toying with the idea of hybrid work. Whatever the case, you get some undeniable perks from sitting in your cubicle, one of them being office monitors. You can view much more content on-screen at once, making you more productive than if you relied on your laptop alone. But if you’ll safely work from home for the time being, you can still reap the benefits of additional screen space, and you don’t need to purchase a hulking monitor to do so....

TikTok Influencers “Indecent” and “Dissolute” The prison sentences and sky-high fines form part of a crack-down by the Egyptian government on the “loose morals” of influencers on social media. It is, however, the first time that the Egyptian court has passed a judgement against popular TikTok influencers in Egypt. The charges range from violating family values and “drawing attention to themselves”, to inciting debauchery and, in some cases, human trafficking and engaging in commercial sex....

Meta has started to test end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) chat as a default for Messenger chats and, as a companion to it, launched a new online E2EE storage service dubbed Secure Storage for backing up chat histories. It’s also going to trial an unsend feature like the “delete for all” option in WhatsApp group chats. Facebook enabled E2EE for Messenger in 2016 but users needed to turn on encryption for each chat thread....

The Malware’s History A new piece of malware named xHelper was discovered in May last year. Malwarebytes researchers first discovered it and “classified what we believed was just another generic Android/Trojan.Dropper, and moved on.” First investigation However, Malwarebytes researchers soon saw it rise to one of the top 10 most detected pieces of malware. Consequently, they decided to investigate further. They wanted to know what the source of infection was that was making the Trojan xHelper so widespread....

How Did it Happen Finastra is a London based fintech firm with offices in 42 countries worldwide and over 10,000 employees. Its more than 9,000 clients include 90 of the top 100 banks globally. However, despite their size, Finastra had been carrying known cybersecurity and data protection risks for some time before the attack. Last year, Bad Packets, a threat intelligence firm, conducted an internet-wide scan, which highlight several vulnerabilities at Finastra....

What Is Flexbooker? James and Andrew Ford founded FlexBooker in 2014. They wanted to bring an easy-to-use, yet sophisticated and powerful appointment management solution to small and large businesses. With no technical expertise required, users can, for example, receive and manage online appointments, right from their own website. Furthermore, most calendar software is compatible with FlexBooker. The company is growing rapidly. According to FlexBooker, they already helped “thousands of business locations and millions of their customers....

Remote’s survey of 10,000 workers found that flexible work hours ranked higher than company-sponsored retirement plans or pensions, early finish on Fridays, a 4-day working week and family health insurance, which came in last, with 62% of employees ranking it as the most important benefit. SEE: Want flexible working or better benefits? Here’s how to negotiate with your boss The rise of remote work over the pandemic has created new opportunities for global talent to work from anywhere, and employees remain reluctant to go back to the office full-time - despite the insistence of some employers....

100 companies that employee 2,600 workers have joined the 4-Day Week campaign, which is pushing for a four-day, 32-hour working week with no loss of pay. Moves to reduce the length of the working week are gradually gaining momentum, at least in some countries. France introduced the 35-hour working week in 2000, where workers are compensated with reduction of working time or ‘reduction de temps de travail’ (RTT) if they work more than 35 hours in a week....

Preface Let’s take a little quiz. If I asked you right now to rate your personal computer security on a scale from one to ten - with ten being Fort Knox and one being a wet paper bag - what rating would you give yourself? Seriously, give that some thought right now. Unless you’re a techie person, I’m going to guess that you don’t really know how to come up with that number… and that almost surely means that your ranking is closer to the wet paper bag end of the scale....

Then there’s the $999 Galaxy S23 Plus. The phone that, it appears, Samsung has gotten just right. It’s priced just under $1,000, with a display that’s big enough for work or play, a camera setup that’s sure to get your photos some attention, and performance that matches the S23 Ultra. At least, that’s what it looks like on paper. I’ve spent the last couple of weeks testing the S23 Plus, putting it through its paces to see if this is the Galaxy S23 model that most people should get....

A couple of years ago, I tried out a Garmin Instinct Solar and then bought myself the striking flame red model for $399.99. Once I used the review device for fly fishing, I was hooked and couldn’t resist having one for myself. With that Instinct Solar, I was able to track my catch history and build a library of hotspots for catching rainbow trout on my local rivers. The thing about the Instinct series is that these watches are designed to help you optimize your outdoor experience with your sport, hobby, jog, or other passion....

At the moment, the show is only available to Netflix customers in the UK. Due to copyright and licensing issues, Netflix libraries change depending on the country you’re in. Netflix uses geoblocking to restrict the shows and movies that you can access to those that are available in your specific location. Don’t worry, though - you can easily access Generation War and the entire Netflix UK catalog by using a premium VPN....

Today’s smartest companies realize they can increase profits by streamlining their project management processes. That’s why Lean and Agile methodologies have spread like wildfire across corporate America. Lean can improve long-term systems, while Agile is utilized for making quick decisions in individual projects. Combining the two can have a powerful impact. Now you can learn Lean Agile project management, DevOps and more in the Complete 2022 Agile & DevOps Certification Training Bundle, on sale for $49....

Summer is finally here, kids are out of school, and everyone is looking for a change of scenery. Unfortunately, prices are on the rise, so you want to look for the best bargains on plane fares while planning your vacation. The good news is that you can save up to $2,000 on airfare with a Dollar Flight Club Premium Plus+ subscription, which includes Economy, Premium Economy, and Business Class seating options....

It will be extremely easy to switch over any of your existing websites from wherever they currently happen to be to iBrave at no cost whatsoever. The ultra user-friendly control panel on iBrave will make it happen seamlessly. It allows you to install a new website for free with only a single click, not just for WordPress sites, but for more than 80 other platforms. Easy as everything is, though, you will still get friendly 24/7 support in case you run into problems....

If you need to work on the go, you might want to consider an ultra-lightweight 2-in-1 laptop that can transform into a tablet. The only problem is that laptops tend to be a little pricey. But now, you can get an ultra-portable notebook at a considerable discount with the Acer 11.6-inch 2-in-1 Chromebook. The 11.6-inch LCD touchscreen has a 1366 x 768 resolution paired with an Intel HD graphics processor to provide a smooth web-based media experience....

If the quality of your audio is important to you, then you’re probably always on the lookout for affordable, comfortable noise-canceling headphones with excellent sound – only to find that a single set rarely meets all of those criteria. But not anymore; the JBL Live Free NC+ True Wireless in-Ear Noise Canceling Bluetooth Headphones are on sale for a limited time for $74.99. Since they’re JBL, you know that the extraordinary Signature Sound is a given....

GoodGamer is a platform where users can play mobile games or compete in gaming tournaments for a chance to earn money. It is a publicly traded Canadian company and also has offices in the U.S. We’ve summarized our findings in the infographic below: GoodGamer Breach Exposes Over 380,000 Users Aaron Phillips, the cybersecurity professional who discovered the breach, found stored reports in a publicly accessible bucket. Upon further examination, we found 381,626 email addresses and phone numbers belonging to users who played games on the GoodGamer app between 2020 and 2021....

Misuse of User Data by Google Employees The document shows how Google responded to security-related incidents between 2018 and 2020. The company fired a total of 80 employees during this period. Worryingly, many of the allegations against employees include mishandling of confidential information. In 2020, 86% of allegations included the transfer of internal-only, confidential information to external parties. Additionally, 10% of the allegations were related to “misuse of systems.” This term includes accessing user or employee data in violation of company policies....

New Prompts, No New Passwords for Select Sites If you’ve been considering signing up for a new site — like Pinterest or Reddit — you may be greeted by a pop-up widget encouraging you to use your Google Account to sign in or sign up: With “one tap,” you can set up a new account without creating a new password. If you already have an account and you’ve cleared your cache, you could also sign in using your Google account....