Day: July 1, 2020

Businesses Invest in Cloud Security Tools Despite Concerns

A majority of organizations say the acceleration was driven by a need to support more remote employees. …read more Source:: DarkReading


DHS Shares Data on Top Cyberthreats to Federal Agencies

Backdoors, cryptominers, and ransomware were the most widely detected threats by the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)’s intrusion prevention system EINSTEIN. …read more Source:: DarkReading


New Windows 10 Dev Channel test build tweaks Start Menu, notifications, taskbar layout

Microsoft’s latest Dev Channel/Fast Ring Windows 10 test build, No. 20161, adds a number of new features which ultimately may or may not make it into Windows 10 21H1. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Lincoln Continental luxury sedan ends its voyage in 2020 – Roadshow

The now-discontinued sedan means Lincoln will go all-in on SUVs. …read more Source:: CNet


Cisco Warns of High-Severity Bug in Small Business Switch Lineup

A high-severity flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to potentially gain administrative privileges for Cisco small business switches. …read more Source:: Threatpost


You can preorder Cyberpunk 2077 for $50 right now – CNET

The most anticipated game of 2020 comes with a slew of digital and physical goodies. …read more Source:: CNet


I was screwed over by Cisco managers who enforced India’s caste hierarchy in US HQ, claims senior engineer

Techie sues, says he was snubbed due to Dalit ancestry, HR ignored complaints A senior engineer working at Cisco headquarters in Silicon Valley claims he was mistreated by coworkers and managers because of his Indian caste status – and that HR ignored his complaints about the matter.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Coronavirus pandemic continues to hammer car sales – Roadshow

The second quarter largely took place while most of the country was under stay-at-home orders. …read more Source:: CNet


Detroit Police Chief: Facial Recognition Software Misidentifies 96% of the Time

Detroit police have used highly unreliable facial recognition technology almost exclusively against Black people so far in 2020, according to the Detroit Police Department’s own statistics. From a report: The department’s use of the technology gained national attention last week after the American Civil Liberties Union and New York Times brought to light the case…


Linux Mint 20: Still the best Linux desktop despite one quirk

As usual, Linux Mint’s latest release, Mint 20, is better than ever, but its developers’ refusal to make it easy to use Ubuntu Snap is a trifle annoying. …read more Source:: ZDNet