Day: October 1, 2020

‘It Won’t Happen to Me’: Employee Apathy Prevails Despite Greater Cybersecurity Awareness

To protect your organization from all emerging file-borne threats, the security and leadership teams must align to develop a streamlined approach to file security. …read more Source:: DarkReading


GE Appliances expands into small appliance sector – CNET

GE Appliances will soon sell toasters, blenders, coffee makers and other small appliances. …read more Source:: CNet


Salesforce and Deloitte trying to flog contract-tracing wares to a UK public sector already investing in a £12bn test and trace system

… which Deloitte helped build Salesforce has teamed up with sprawling consultancy Deloitte to peddle Covid-19 contact tracing software to UK local authorities.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Apex Legends cross-play launches Oct. 6 – CNET

Starting next week, players on PlayStation, Xbox and PC will be able to party up and play together online. …read more Source:: CNet


At White House’s Urging, Republicans Launch Anti-Tech Blitz Ahead of Election

The Trump administration is pressuring Senate Republicans to ratchet up scrutiny of social media companies it sees as biased against conservatives in the run-up to the November election, Politico reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the conversations say. And the effort appears to be paying off. From the report: In recent weeks, the White House…


Employee Works For Both Google and Facebook From Home

Michael Arrington, who founded TechCrunch and is now a VC, shares an interesting story: A friend of a friend at Google interviewed at Facebook right as the virus hit. Accepted new job in March. Didn’t quit old job. Apparently does both jobs at home in 55 hours/week. Neither company knows yet. Might have reversed the…


UK found flaw of ‘national significance’ in Huawei tech, says report

Huawei criticised over security and software engineering in report from security evaluation center. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Amazon’s Alexa app has two new features for your car – CNET

Auto Mode and Start My Commute will be rolling out in the coming weeks. …read more Source:: CNet


Russian National Sentenced to 7+ Years for Hacking US Tech Firms

Yevgeniy Nikulin received an 88-month sentence for breaking into LinkedIn, Dropbox, and the now-defunct social platform Formspring. …read more Source:: DarkReading


NFL 2020: How to watch Jets vs. Broncos on NFL Network Thursday without cable – CNET

You don’t need to have cable to watch two winless football teams play tonight. …read more Source:: CNet