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To understand why this became the case, you need to know some of the features that defined each category. Unfortunately, this is an increasingly difficult task. Even if delineations between gaming and office started out clear-cut, they’ve become blurred over the years as each side continually borrowed from the other when a new feature arose that its own customers might find useful. The result is a nebulous situation in which it’s harder to tell what really makes a seat a gaming chair versus what makes it an office chair, aside from its accompanying ad copy, of course....

But that could be easier said than done: a survey from careers service Zety asked more than 1,000 US workers what their work expectations will be going into 2023, and 60% said they would rather quit their job than return to their desks five days a week. Workplace trends have been a bit tumultuous over the last two years. In 2021, the Great Resignation emboldened employees to quit their jobs en masse to find better opportunities....

Ransomware has evolved from barebone encryption and basic demands for payment into something potentially far more severe in recent years. Once, ransomware was used en masse to infect systems and extort blackmail payments from the general public – normally in cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin (BTC) – but now, operators are targeting high-value targets for larger payoffs. In what some cybersecurity experts call “big game hunting,” ransomware groups go for large enterprise firms, utilities, hospitals, and key supply chain players....

The OIN, the world’s largest patent non-aggression community in history, is adding the following programs and components to the Linux System: .NET, ONNX, tvm, Prometheus, Helm, Notary, Istio, Nix, OpenEmbedded, CoreOS, uClibc-ng, mbed-tls, musl, SPDX, AGL Services, OVN, FuseSoc, Verilator, Flutter, Jasmine, Weex, NodeRED, Eclipse Paho, Californium, Cyclone, and Wakaama, among others. Altogether 337 new software components are being added. This brings the total number of protected packages to 3,730....

Education Sector Prime Target for Cybercriminals The Open University (OU), which is based in London, is the UK’s largest academic institution. It specializes in distance and online learning courses. It is also one of only three higher education institutions in the UK that gained accreditation in the US. Like other universities, the OU actively engages in research. Its Planetary and Space Science Research Institute is renowned for its involvement in space missions....

On Wednesday, cybersecurity researchers from AT&T Alien Labs published a report on a new campaign, dubbed Chimaera, that is thought to have begun on July 25, 2021 – based on command-and-control (C2) server logs – and one that has revealed an increased reliance on open source tools by the threat group. TeamTNT was first spotted last year and was connected to the installation of cryptocurrency mining malware on vulnerable Docker containers....

The new arrangement is two-fold: First, Oracle and Telefonica will jointly offer cloud platform-as-a-service and applications to enterprises and public sector organizations. Next, Telefonica will serve as a hosting partner for Oracle’s upcoming cloud region in Madrid. Oracle has been expanding its cloud business across the globe rapidly – the Madrid region is one of at least 44 cloud regions Oracle plans to have open by the end of 2022....

Nearly 25 years later, though, in a computing environment unrecognizable from those days of Microsoft hegemony, the company has decided to withdraw support for native Office apps from a platform, and its owner has reacted with applause. This strange turn of events unfolded as Microsoft noted it would no longer support the Android version of Office on Chrome OS, instead directing Chrome OS users to the web-based versions of Office....

New Type of Malware Strain In Early April, Trend Micro observed a new information stealer, called Panda Stealer, being delivered via phishing emails. In these emails, cybercriminals include luring business quotes, to try and trick potential victims into executing malicious Excel files. The researchers have identified two chains of infection: The first is an .XSLM attachment containing macros that download a loader. This loader then downloads and runs Panda Stealer The second is an ....

Because the air raid sirens activated were civilian, or municipal, and not “part of the Home Front Command network,” the INCD believes hackers are to blame, The Times of Israel added. Several other local reports said more air raid sirens were heard across the Gaza area in Palestine on Friday night as Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intercepted a rocket fired from Gaza towards Israel. Attack Directed at Israeli Company For now, Israeli authorities suspect the attack was directed at an unnamed Israeli company “which provides public address systems to local authorities,” Arutz Sheva noted....

Avanan’s Jeremy Fuchs said the .ppam file – which has bonus commands and custom macros – is being used by hackers “to wrap executable files.” The company began seeing the attack vector in January, noting that the .ppam files were used to wrap executable files in a way that allows hackers to “take over the end-user’s computer.” Most of the attacks are coming through email. “In this attack, hackers are showing a generic purchase order email, a pretty standard phishing message....

Researchers found that prices for EU Digital COVID certificates as well as CDC and NHS COVID vaccine cards had fallen as low as $100. Fake PCR COVID-19 tests are also sold widely, and Check Point Research’s study found groups advertising the fake vaccine verifications in groups with more than 450 000 people. The report attributes the “majority” of these fake vaccine verifications to groups across Europe. In March, aprevious report from the company found that the price for fake vaccine passports was around $250 on the dark web and that advertisements for the scams were reaching new levels....

What new knowledge have you acquired while researching this book? When performing research for a book one always learns new things. The most relevant were the many ways that a person’s privacy can be breached and how people can protect themselves. The book Privacy in Technology - Standards and Practices for Engineers and Security and IT Professionals and other information about the CIPT certification can be found at the IAPP website....

However, recent discoveries related to Facebook’s data collection and ad targeting practices have shown that your sensitive info isn’t necessarily out of anyone’s reach — and the issue can be traced as far back as your VPN provider’s website. We felt the pressing need to delve deeper into this very serious matter. So we took it upon ourselves to test over 280 VPNs and whether their relationship with Facebook poses a risk to users’ privacy — this report will highlight the results and implications of our research....

Online banking is something we can’t really go without these days. Let’s be honest, online banking makes transferring, receiving and managing your money much easier. From sending or paying a payment request after a night out with friends, to paying with your phone in the supermarket, to creating and managing different debit and savings accounts: online banking is often very convenient. Nevertheless, online banking, much like every other kind of banking, involves serious financial risks....

Backups using OneDrive are best for most users since it performs backups automatically, and your data is stored in the cloud. However, it comes with only 5 GB free. So unless you subscribe to a plan, you can’t back up your entire system. For large-scale backups, the long-running Windows Backup and Restore feature is an excellent choice. You can also use the Windows File History feature to store specific files, folders, and settings on an external hard drive....

Following the breach, Sophos contacted customers via email stating that there was an access permission issue. The problem was with a tool that was used to store information about customers. Specifically, the tool is used to communicate between the customer and Sophos Support. Data Was Accessible by Unauthorized Parties Sophos emailed a small batch of customers in order to inform them that their personal information was now exposed. The customer data issue came from a misconfiguration of a tool that communicates between the customer and the company support department....

There are several free streams you can choose from, but we like Australia’s 7plus. To stream Super Bowl LVII free with a VPN, follow our quick step-by-step guide below: While the Super Bowl flickers on TV screens in nearly every bar and living room across the U.S., finding a free live stream of Super Bowl LVII can be a little tricky, especially when you’re abroad. Last year, 7.7 million people searched for “Super Bowl stream” and “watch Superbowl online” on Google....

But, like the universe George Lucas imagined in Star Wars, the forces of good brought about by the internet have a dark side too. The freedom and opportunity the web provides is constantly exploited by criminals, gangsters, and terrorists which operate in the dark web, making online security and cybercrime one of the biggest social concerns of the 21st century. Hacking occupies a prominent position in the pantheon of cybercrime....

Here’s a look at our top 10: We’ve taken the time to go through Netflix’s expansive catalog and picked the 50 best shows. We highlight the best Netflix shows and tell you about their genre, cast, and recommended audience. This way, you can easily find something interesting to watch. Can’t find some of these Netflix shows in your library? We’ll also teach you how to stream Netflix content from other regions using a VPN....