This marks the latest step Zoom has taken to improve user security as more employees work from home. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Items from microwaves to charging cables have been catching fire, melting or exploding, according to an investigation. …read more Source:: CNet

The cyberattacks have evolved since 2016 and are targeting the campaigns of both Joe Biden and Donald Trump. …read more Source:: CNet

The relaxing puzzle game for Apple’s subscription service features curious monsters on a mission to learn more about humans. …read more Source:: CNet

Ransomware incidents accounted for 41% of cyber insurance claims filed in the first half of 2020, according to a report published today by Coalition, one of the largest providers of cyber insurance services in North America. From a report: The high number of claims comes to confirm previous reports from multiple cyber-security firms that ransomware…

Find out which indoor security cameras are the best at keeping an eye on things at home. …read more Source:: CNet

Printed circuit boards used to be green or tan, and invariably hidden. Now, they can be artful, structural, and like electronic convention badges, they are the entire project. In this vein, we find Open LEV, a horseshoe-shaped desktop bauble bristling with analog circuitry supporting an acoustic levitator. [John Loefler] is a mechanical engineer manager at…

As we approach preorder day, here’s the essential info you need. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader shares a report: San Francisco residents awoke on Wednesday to an orange sky, like something out of the apocalypse. People shared images on social media of a sky turned hazy orange by smoke coming in from major wildfires throughout the region. Aclima, which measures air on a “hyperlocal” level with pollution sensors…

A red-hot snow monkey, a face-planting baby elephant and a smiling fish lead a funny field of competitors. …read more Source:: CNet