The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies around the world to work remotely and change nearly everything about their work habits, and technology companies everywhere stepped up and met that challenge by accelerating what were already emerging technologies. Things like unified communications and collaboration, videoconferencing and cloud computing have skyrocketed since the start of the year, but […]
In a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the company’s “deceptive and unfair” security practices that led to scrutiny over the popular videoconferencing platform earlier this year, Zoom is required to establish a comprehensive security program. Zoom – which has already released new security features and hired key cybersecurity personnel after a 90-day […]
U.S. technology employment is moving in the right direction as both tech firms and the IT industry added jobs in October, according to technology trade organization CompTIA. Citing the monthly U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CompTIA said the country’s technology sector added an estimated 14,200 jobs last month, including technical and non-technical positions at U.S. […]
Cisco is warning of a high-severity vulnerability in the Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows that could allow a hacker to modify the underlying operating system configuration, the company said in an advisory. The vulnerability, categorized as “high,” could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on a targeted system. The advisory comes as […]
The U.S. government has seized $1 billion in Bitcoin from dark web marketplace Silk Road, a platform known for the sale of drugs and other illegal items, according to reports. The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced that it filed a civil action to forfeit thousands of Bitcoin, worth more than $1 billion, which […]
The 2020 U.S. election is dragging on into a third day of uncertainty as we wait for results from four key battleground states, but one thing is for sure: the election went off without any cybersecurity incidents, according to officials. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency in a statement on Wednesday said there was no […]
IBM has partnered with dozens of tech firms to help it launch the IBM Cloud for Telecommunications to help telecommunications providers address challenges and help drive business transformation. The solution includes a partnership with firms like Nokia, Samsung, Cisco and 35 other technology firms to launch the solution, which IBM calls “an open, hybrid cloud […]
Seemingly dozens of notable organizations each day are disclosing that they have been hit with a ransomware attack, including governments, hospitals and now toymaker Mattel. The manufacturer of toys disclosed in its quarterly report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that ransomware attack this past summer caused “a number of systems to be […]
Microsoft Teams users next month will finally get a feature many have been asking for: the ability to add multiple accounts to the company’s flagship unified communications platform. As first reported by OnMSFT.com and ZDNet, the feature will allow Teams users to add additional accounts, change between accounts and organizations and change their profile pictures, […]
Amazon Web Services is again expanding to new markets as the cloud computing giant plans to open data centers in Switzerland. Amazon’s plan to create the AWS Europe (Zurich) Region includes three Availability Zones to join other European regions in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and the UK. The new region will help enable developers, […]
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