Day: August 11, 2021

Accenture Confirms LockBit Ransomware Attack

LockBit offered Accenture’s purported databases and made a requisite jab at its purportedly sad security. Accenture says it recovered just fine from backups. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Google Employees Who Work From Home Could Lose Money

Google employees based in the same office before the pandemic could see different changes in pay if they switch to working from home permanently, with long commuters hit harder, according to a company pay calculator seen by Reuters. From a report: It is an experiment taking place across Silicon Valley, which often sets trends for…


Twitter’s new font, Chirp, is apparently giving some users headaches – CNET

It’s inevitable: Twitter changes Twitter, and Twitter users complain on Twitter. But does Chirp make you feel like a woodpecker is pounding on your skull? …read more Source:: CNet


Desktop Metal acquires ExOne in $575 million deal

The deal will give both companies to compete with larger rivals in additive manufacturing. …read more Source:: ZDNet


JEM authenticator and password manager deal: Protect your logins

Now you can have the utmost protection for your online passwords from the cyber threats are becoming more frequent and more dangerous. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Apple settles lawsuit against Corellium as iOS platform dictatorship looks more precarious

Challenge to VMs abandoned amid legal and regulatory threats Apple has agreed to settle its copyright lawsuit against Corellium, a Florida-based provider of iOS virtual machines and other developer-oriented services.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Samsung Unveils New Foldable Smartphones With Lower Prices To Expand Market

Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest high-end foldable smartphones on Wednesday with lower prices than last year’s offerings in a push to expand foldable demand beyond niche devices. From a report: The tech giant priced its 5G-enabled Galaxy Z Fold3 with 7.6-inch main screen to start at $1,799.99 in the United States, and clamshell Galaxy Z…


Brazil announces national data protection council

The group of 23 members will support the creation of guidelines for the application of the data protection rules. …read more Source:: ZDNet


eBay delivers mixed Q2 amid decline in its active buyer base

Overall, eBay saw a decline in consumer online spending and active buyers, but the company is seeing growth in its managed payments and advertising businesses. …read more Source:: ZDNet


It’s time to decentralize the internet, again: What was distributed is now centralized by Google, Facebook, etc

The idea was to remove central points of failure, not introduce them Systems Approach Anyone who studies internet technology quickly learns about the importance of distributed algorithms to its design and operation. Routing protocols are an obvious example of such algorithms.… …read more Source:: TheRegister