Why knowledge-based authentication is leaving federal contact centers vulnerable to an increasingly sophisticated hacker community. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Two tech suppliers on list, just a week after America ‘restricted’ visas for Huawei and pals’ foreign staffers The US Department of Commerce has sanctioned an additional 11 Chinese firms, including a major Apple supplier, over allegations that the companies are complicit in human rights violations in China’s Xinjiang province.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The House has voted to bar federal employees from downloading the video-sharing app TikTok on government-issued devices as part of a $741 billion defense policy bill. From a report: Lawmakers voted 336-71 to pass the proposal, offered by Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), as part of a package of bipartisan amendments to the National Defense Authorization…

Amazon’s grocery scanning shopping assistant will no longer be supported. …read more Source:: CNet

Microsoft’s job cut total for July is now approaching 2,000, thanks to a new round of cuts happening in its LinkedIn business unit. …read more Source:: ZDNet

MojoKid writes: Today AMD took the wraps off a new line of desktop processors based on its Zen 2 architecture but also with integrated Radeon graphics to better compete against Intel with OEM system builders. These new AMD Ryzen 4000 socket AM4 desktop processors are essentially juiced-up versions of AMD’s already announced Ryzen 4000 laptop…

Crawford Del Prete is the president of IDC. Del Prete is a leading authority on the IT industry. He spoke with Ray Wang and Vala Afshar about the five stages of enterprise COVID-19 pandemic recovery and the technologies that will have the biggest impact on growth in the next normal. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Patch out for Pen Test Partners-spotted vuln – you know what to do Research outfit Pen Test Partners has uncovered a vulnerability in Citrix Workspace potentially allowing a privilege escalation to lead to full remote compromise of the host machine.… …read more Source:: Register

Nation-state hackers from around the world have been looking to steal details about a vaccine for the coronavirus pandemic, US officials said. …read more Source:: CNet

New security features include support for a new standard in Gmail, phishing protection in Chat, and additional admin controls. …read more Source:: DarkReading