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People Might Be Selling Your Instacart Order Info Online

A reported Instacart hack has potentially impacted over 275,000 users, putting part of their credit card numbers, order histories, & more up for grabs.

July 31, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Instacart — the grocery delivery-on-demand app — could have suffered a data breach which affected hundreds of thousands of customers. According to a recent BuzzFeed report, the names, last four digits of credit card numbers, and order histories are popping up on dark web markets as a result of the supposed Instacart hack. The report […]

New Girl Scouts Badges Award STEM Career Exploration and More

Girl Scouts of Kentucky Wilderness Road is offering badges in automotive engineering, STEM career exploration, and entrepreneurship.

July 23, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Girl Scouts of the USA are launching 24 opportunities “designed to help Kentucky [scouts] practice ambitious leadership in the crucial areas of automotive engineering, STEM career exploration, entrepreneurship, and civics.” The press release notes many of these career paths “are male-dominated” and these badges are an attempt to expose young girls to the opportunities in those fields […]

COVID-19 Cybersecurity, COVID-19 Cyber attacks

Report: COVID-19 and Remote Work is Leading to Increasing Cyber Attacks

According to a new study from VMWare Carbon Black, the vast majority of businesses have seen an uptick in cyber attacks since the COVID-19 crisis began.

July 22, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybercriminals are an opportunistic bunch and seize on vulnerabilities whenever and wherever they arise. They capitalize on international news and trends, so COVID-19 was a prime opportunity. According to a new cybersecurity study from VMWare Carbon Black, the vast majority of businesses have seen an uptick in attacks since the crisis began and employees started […]

Choosing the Right Integration Partner, AV integrator, systems integrator

How to Choose the Right Integration Partner for Your Organization

Your business requirements, security, payment model and long-term plans should all be taken into consideration when choosing a systems integrator firm.

July 21, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Finding a systems integrator to help with your IT infrastructure is one of the most important technological moves your organization will take, and it should not be taken lightly. For IT managers overseeing this partnership, this means that the technology provider should be expected to meet certain benchmarks, fit the organization’s needs, demonstrate a bulletproof […]

NYT Publishes Inside Account of Massive Twitter Hack

Last week's massive Bitcoin scheme on Twitter was apparently the work of four young individuals and not a nation state, according to the New York Times.

July 21, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Remember a few days ago when some of the most prominent public figures took to Twitter to ask for Bitcoin in exchange for doubling your money? If you haven’t heard yet, that was fake. No, Joe Biden, Barrack Obama, Bill Gates, Kanye West, Warren Buffett or even Elon Musk didn’t ask for the digital currency. […]

HP Announces HP Amplify to Boost Partner Program

HP's new partner program, HP Amplify, is designed to drive dynamic partner growth and deliver consistent experiences for end users.

July 15, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

HP on Wednesday announced a new partner program, HP Amplify, designed to drive dynamic partner growth and deliver consistent experiences for end users. According to the company’s press release, HP Amplify provides the insights, capabilities and collaboration tools needed to drive growth as digital transformation and customer purchasing behaviors evolve. HP Amplify goes into effect […]

Cyberseucirty Firm Discloses Zero-Day Vulnerability in Zoom

Zoom is working on a patch for a zero-day vulnerability disclosed by a security firm just days after the conclusion of a 90-day non-security feature freeze.

July 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom is reportedly working on a patch for a zero-day vulnerability that was disclosed Thursday by a cybersecurity firm. The vulnerability, detected by ACROS Security, affects users running Zoom Client for Windows on older versions of Windows, specifically Windows 7 and older. Microsoft ended support for Windows 7 in January, but there are still many […]

Schneider EcoStruxture Keeps Notre Dame Energy Efficient

Notre Dame University set a goal to cut its carbon footprint in half by 2030, something Schneider EcoStruxture has helped them achieve.

July 9, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

The University of Notre Dame will implement Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Building 3.0 into its 95+ buildings in order to meet a goal of cutting its carbon footprint in half by 2030 Schneider Electric, an energy and automation digital solutions provider, announces it is working with the University of Notre Dame, located in Notre Dame, Ind., […]

Report: Cybercriminals Targeting the Cloud

As more organizations migrate to the cloud, cybercriminals and bad actors are following that trend and are targeting the cloud more frequently.

July 6, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As more organizations migrate to the cloud, cybercriminals and bad actors are following that trend and are targeting the cloud more frequently, according to a new report. And, the increased adoption of cloud services during the COVID-19 pandemic could be playing a role, says a joint report from DNS security firm EfficientIP and International Data […]

IBM: 61% Want Permanent Remote Work

A recent IBM survey found that 61% of workers want to continue working from home permanently even after the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

July 1, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As coronavirus-induced remote work stretches into the summer, workers are increasingly open to the idea of permanent remote work as 61% of respondents to an IBM study said they want to work from home for good. As of June 4, 45% out of 18,000 U.S. respondents to the survey said they were working remote, and […]