Canadian CISOs more likely to push prevention than detection to fight ransomware: Survey
Proofpoint survey questioned CISOs in 14 countries on a range of issues including
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iPhone Flaw Let Malware Run Even When Device Is Turned Off
Researchers at Germany’s Technical University of Darmstadt have discovered a vulnerability in the Bluetooth chip of the iPhone. The flaw allows attackers to run malicious firmware on an iPhone device even when the device is turned off. The malware allows attackers to track the location of the phone or perform new functions even when the device […]
Ex-Facebook Content Moderator Sue Meta And Sama
Facebook’s former content moderator, Daniel Motaung, has sued Meta and its contractor, Sama, alleging that job advertisements for Facebook’s moderation work were misleading. The ads did not warn that the work was likely to involve viewing extreme content and said “very little is given on the actual nature of the job.” Motaung was recruited from […]
Europeans’ Data Shared 376 Times Daily In Advertising Sales
The results of a study by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) have shown that the data of the average European user is shared 376 times a day. U.S.-based users’ data were shared 747 times daily. Other important findings of the report are the fact that data about U.S. web users’ habits are shared […]
Microsoft To “Nearly Double” Employee Salary Budget And Stock Compensation
Microsoft plans to “nearly double” its budget for employee salary increases while also increasing the range of stock compensation by at least 25%. According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the move is necessary because of the high demand for its skilled workers. The move mainly affects “early to mid-career employees.” Microsoft’s pay package consists of […]
65% Of IT Help Desk Suffers Excessive Stress, Burnout
65% of IT help desk teams in the U.S. suffer from unsustainable levels of stress and burnout. 94% of respondents said that their job function has been negatively affected by recruitment, retention and/or skills shortages in the last 12 months. Maintaining IT support objectives and increasing number of personal devices used by employees to get […]
U.S., EU Team Up To Avoid “Subsidy Race” Over Chip Production
The United States and the EU are working on a plan to help them avoid a “subsidy race” while boosting chip production. The move, announced by a senior Biden administration official will be unveiled at the second meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC). The event will take place in Paris on Sunday […]
TerraUSD Affiliate Spent Bulk Of Reserves To Defend The Stablecoin Dollar Peg
Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), a Singapore-based nonprofit that aims to maintain the price of TerraUSD, said Monday that it has spent the bulk of its bitcoin in a failed attempt to revive TerraUSD after its collapse. The LFG has built up large reserves of cryptocurrencies, including more than 80,000 Bitcoins, to support the peg. Although […]
Technology Sector Record Massive Job Openings
Recruitment of IT professionals is at a record pace, with 197,000 new IT jobs available in 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). CIOs offer flexible work opportunities to attract and retain existing employees, including the combination of in-office and remote work. The median salary […]
Tech Firms Substitute College Degrees For Skills When Hiring
Employment site Indeed has released the results of a survey showing that tech companies are moving away from college requirements when hiring new workers. According to the survey, 59% of employers are considering abolishing the requirement for a university degree for recruitment, while 30% of employers believe that abolishing the requirement for a university degree […]
