Day: August 30, 2018

Microsoft Will Require Business Partners To Offer Paid Parental Leave

Microsoft has unveiled a new paid parental leave policy on Thursday that will affect the more than 1,000 firms it does business with across the U.S. An anonymous reader shares the report from the Washington Post: Technology giants in the United States offer some of the country’s most generous employee benefits, but the workers who…


Lessons From the Black Hat USA NOC

The conference’s temporary network operations center provides a snapshot of what is possible when a variety of professionals work together. …read more Source:: DarkReading


AT&T chooses Indianapolis as next city to get 5G service – CNET

Indy will be the 7th city to get the company’s next-generation service. …read more Source:: CNet


Who’s At Greatest Risk for BEC Attacks? Not the CEO

CEOs only make up 2.2% of business email compromise targets, a sign most victims are further down the corporate ladder. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Botnets Serving Up More Multipurpose Malware

Attackers increasingly are distributing malware that can be used for a variety of different tasks, Kaspersky Lab says. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Day 2: Bernie Sanders and Amazon trade more jabs over wages, working conditions – CNET

The senator and e-commerce giant are butting heads … again. …read more Source:: CNet


Jabra’s Elite Active 65t earphones now come in an Amazon Edition and more color options – CNET

The top-rated true wireless earphones will soon come in a new range of color options, including one just for Amazon customers. …read more Source:: CNet


These are the best Labor Day 2018 deals – CNET

Find sweet savings at Dell, Lenovo, Lowe’s, Walmart and more. …read more Source:: CNet


Pixel 3: Are these the first leaked images of Google’s smaller phone? – CNET

We’d seen plenty of an alleged Pixel 3 XL, but this appears to be its sister phone. …read more Source:: CNet


Some Workers in Japan Who Want To Leave Their Jobs Are Paying a Startup To Tell Their Bosses That They Won’t Be Back

Stressed out, overworked, or just over it: Workers in Japan who want to leave their jobs — but don’t want to face the stress of quitting in person — are paying a startup called Exit to tell their bosses that they won’t be back are paying a startup called Exit to tell their bosses that…