Cyber attacks are increasing at an alarming rate, but the skills and quantity of cybersecurity professionals aren’t. That’s a big problem, according to U.S. officials. At a hearing last week of the Research and Technology Subcommittee of the House Science, Space & Technology Committee, officials and industry experts said cybersecurity jobs aren’t being filled due […]
Huawei has long been perceived as a cybersecurity threat, and a new U.S. indictment further confirms the western skepticism of the Chinese telecommunications giant. The U.S. Department of Justice has charged the conglomerate including two U.S. subsidiaries subsidiaries with stealing trade secrets from U.S. competitors. The indictment names Huawei and four subsidiaries: Huawei Device Co. […]
The idea of security breaches often brings to mind malicious attackers hacking into computer systems. However, past major health sector breaches have shown vulnerabilities are more often than not the result of healthcare system misconfiguration. While such breaches cause significant reputational damages, HIPAA fines can add insult to injury, with the healthcare sector average fine of […]
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four Chinese nationals with hacking into credit reporting agency Equifax in a 2017 breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 150 million U.S. customers. The indictment stems from the 2017 cyberattack on the credit agency’s networks. The breach resulted in a settlement of at least $575 million […]
Microsoft and United Arab Emirates-based telecommunications firm Etisalat have announced a multi-year partnership to drive public cloud-first strategy through a digital transformation program. According to a joint press release, the program enables Etisalat to build a digital platform infused with automation and artificial intelligence and provide a simplified network architecture and operations that empowers Etisalat […]
Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE account for about 40% of the world’s 5G infrastructure market, and that could have dire security and economic impacts on the U.S., according to Attorney General William Barr. Allowing China to establish dominance in the space since the country could use that technology for monitoring and surveillance, Barr said […]
Microsoft got off to a bad week with Teams going down Monday, and it just got a little worse. According to news reports, the built-in search feature in Windows was down for more than three hours Wednesday. According to the Verge, Windows search started presenting blank search results for apps or any other search queries […]
The average salary in the technology sector crept up to $94,000 last year, good for an increase of just 1.3%. However, the technology hubs that we’ve come to know — Silicon Valley, Seattle, San Diego, Boston and the Washington D.C. area — are growing at a slower rate than some lesser-known emerging technology hubs, according […]
Now that we’ve had some time to digest the Kansas City Chiefs’ entertaining Super Bowl LIV win over the San Francisco 49ers, we can talk about our favorite commercials. To nobody’s surprise, a lot of them were about technology that can not only help you live a better life, but also help you at work. […]
Verizon has expanded its 5G service to three more cities, bringing the total number of cities able to use the telecommunication company’s service to 34. In a Thursday announcement, the telecoms provider said it added Kansas City, Cincinnati and Little Rock to its portfolio of 5G-ready cities and 17 NFL stadiums. “We’re continuing to expand […]
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