7 IT Hiring Trends for 2021
RAs companies continue to experience the effects of the pandemic in the workplace, professional staffing service provider Robert Half Technology surveyed more than 2,800 senior managers in the US to uncover hiring and salary trends for 2021. The survey showed the following trends that have emerged: Increased competition for certain roles such as Developers to […]
Why Enterprises Should Install Latest MacOS Software
Companies are advised to install Apple’s latest MacOS Big Sur 11.3 to protect their Macs against a serious software vulnerability that could compromise data. Hackers are able to exploit vulnerabilities within the macOS system via compromised websites, poisoned search engine results, where criminals create websites with content tailored to show up in search results for […]
1 in 5 Workers Claim Increased Tech Expertise Due to COVID
A recent survey found that 18% of full-time employees consider themselves experts in digital technology since Covid-19 began, while more than half consider themselves competent. Overall, the survey showed the changing relationship between workers and technology caused by the shift to remote work, the lack of personal IT support and greater reliance on digital collaboration […]
US Warns Of Continued Attacks By Russian State Hackers
The United States government issued a warning about the continued attacks coordinated by the Russian foreign intelligence service SVR, also known as APT29. The statement came jointly through the FBI, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), recently According to the security organizations involved, the attacks […]
Microsoft Edge To Add Automatic HTTPS Option In July
Starting in late July, Microsoft Edge, a cross-platform web browser developed by Microsoft, will automatically redirect users to secure HTTPS connections when they visit websites that use the HTTP protocol, part of the efforts of all browser providers, including Google Chrome and Firefox, which also default to the HTTPS protocol. Because data sent and received […]
MacOS Update Fixes Zero-day Bug Exploited By Shlayer Malware
Apple has released a security update to fix the vulnerability in macOS Big Sur 11.3 and to block malware campaigns that actively abuse it. It fixes a zero-day vulnerability in macOS that is exploited in the wild by Shlayer malware to bypass Apple’s file quarantine, gatekeeper, and even notary security checks. With the new update, […]
Tesla Plans To Turn Every Home Into a Distributed Power Plant
Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears to want to transform every home into a decentralized power plant that generates, stores, and even feeds back into the grid by using the company’s product. While the company has sold solar and energy storage products for years, the company changed its website last week to prevent customers from buying […]
Cyber-attackers Threaten Release of Police Informant Data
A ransomware group called Babuk has broken into the computer network of the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department and threatened to release sensitive information about police informants if they are not contacted within three days. Ransomware scrambles computer networks and steals information from large companies or government organizations and then demands enormous sums of money […]
