Ukraine deputy cyber leader a surprise speaker at BlackBerry conference
Being prepared through cyber exercises is one way Ukraine helped blunt Russian cyber attacks, confe
Top data quality trends and solutions for 2023
Top trends and solutions for data quality in 2023 include: building a strong data culture alongside DQM strategy; taking cloud data technology to new heights; relying on AI/ML models for data quality management; and investing in trust architectures and other governance opportunities. Data quality simply includes how effectively data works for data-driven business projects and […]
WhatsApp resumed service on Tuesday after a two-hour outage
WhatsApp said the service was restored on Tuesday after a brief outage that left users around the world unable to send or receive messages for several hours. Both personal and group chats were affected by the outage. The outage also affected WhatsApp Web, with the app’s web client not having access to the platform. People […]
Hackers exploit GitHub, Heroku and Buddy services to mine crypto
The threat actor behind a malicious campaign called “Purpleurchin” is exploiting free GitHub, Heroku and Buddy services to mine crypto at the provider’s expense. The malicious campaign, described as automated and large-scale “freejacking,” relies on exploiting the limited resources offered to free-tier cloud accounts to make a tiny profit from each account. The cryptocurrency chosen […]
Apple says it will agree to EU’s new USB-C rule
Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of global marketing, has confirmed that the company will comply with an EU law requiring electronic devices to use a common charging standard known as USB-C. “Obviously, we’ll have to comply,” he says, after the European Union mandated that all phones sold in its member states must use the […]
LinkedIn’s study reveals new facts about hiring rates
According to a LinkedIn study in a new report on Global Talent Trends, about 14 countries reduced their hiring rates last year, but workers are still in control, owing to the tight labor market and slower hiring growth. Despite signs that hiring will slow from historic highs in 2021, talent leaders are looking inward to […]
Negative business records from Alphabet and Microsoft raise concerns in technology markets
Negative trading records from Alphabet and Microsoft have heightened fears of a global recession, derailing a jump in stock markets on Wednesday as they set the stage for results from other megacap technology heavyweights. In early trading, stocks fell about 8% and the Nasdaq fell nearly 2%, highlighting the impact of a strong dollar and […]
Australia’s Medlab suffers data breach
Australian Clinical Labs reported a data leak affecting about 223,000 accounts in its Medlab pathology division. This is Australia’s fourth major hack since September, after breaches that compromised the data of millions of customers at Medibank, telco Optus and retailer Woolworths Group’s majority-owned online retailer MyDeal. Medlab said the breach involved 17,539 medical records related […]
One third of total annual investment in data center software is wasted
According to a Flexera report, data center software accounts for more than a third of total spending on desktop software, with about a third of total annual investment in data center software wasted. Software as a service (SaaS), a software licensing and delivery model where software is licensed on a subscription basis and hosted centrally; […]
FTC accuses Drizly and its CEO of security flaws that revealed customers’ personal information
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Drizly and its CEO, James Cory Rellas, over allegations that the security breach at Drizly exposed the personal information of about 2.5 million customers. The FTC alleges that Drizly and Rellas were alerted to problems with the company’s data security protocols after an earlier security incident, when a Drizly […]
