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For a more information on how VPNs work, read our detailed VPN guide. Also: What is an IP address and how do you change it with a VPN? Also: How the top VPNs compare The modest decrease to your connection speed is barely noticeable for browsing, but can be disastrous for online games. Being able to simultaneously connect to sensitive sites and services through your secure VPN, and to non-sensitive games and apps means you won’t constantly need to enable and disable your VPN connection when switching tasks....

However, job satisfaction often boils down to more than just pay and the option to work from home. In fact, data increasingly shows that the likelihood of an employee leaving or staying put is often determined by what an organization is not doing, as opposed to what it is doing. One thing that’s become clear is that workers are more willing than ever to leave employers that don’t offer mentorship and learning opportunities....

But don’t let the name fool you, this app does so much more than remove system junk and uncover massive files that are eating up your storage space. It lets you run system optimization tools, free up RAM, remove malware, erase sensitive data, and uninstall and update apps. Also: The 9 best Mac apps for security and productivity Apple charges a lot for storage space, so letting detritus clutter it up is costing you money....

Figures from an NCSC report on diversity detail how over 85% of professionals working in cybersecurity are white, compared to under 15% from black, Asian or mixed ethic groups. Two-thirds of the industry identifies as male, compared to 31% identifying as female, while over 84% of those surveyed identify as straight, compared with 10% who identified as LGBT. But diversity is – gradually – increasing. “I feel like from a diversity and inclusion standpoint in the cybersecurity industry we’ve honestly come a long way,” Christine Izuakor, founder and CEO of Cyber Pop-up told ZDNet Security Update....

In the following Q&A, Jonathan Schabowsky, Field CTO of Solace, provides greater insight into the growing convergence of microservices with EDA. and argues that a true understanding of it will be essential for organizations looking to get the most of their microservices-based business applications. Q: How do you see the industry in terms of microservices adoption? Schabowsky: We’re seeing more microservices being built into transformation projects, breaking down monolithic applications into self-contained, independently deployed services....

I’ve heard so many different ways that people choose – or don’t – to keep their passwords secure. One friend, for example, uses the same password for everything and claims they’ve never had a problem. (I know, I know.) Another keeps a list of silly phrases and changes all their passwords every two months. What about password managers? Do they really work? Are they just as insecure as everything else on the web?...

The $40 billion deal was initially announced in September 2020, and there has long been speculation that it would fall through due to several factors that I believed were either not true or overblown. Before I get into that, it’s important to understand why this deal was so important. Nvidia’s core product is the graphics processing unit, or GPU, which was initially used to improve graphics capabilities on computers for uses such as gaming....

Since 2020, NASA astronauts have been relying on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to reach the ISS, but “it’s really important we have the Boeing spacecraft also flying,” NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana said during a live-streamed event Wednesday. “We want that dissimilar redundancy between SpaceX and Boeing so that if there’s a problem with one, we still maintain access to our International Space Station.” NASA retired its own space shuttle program in 2011 with plans to rely more on the nascent commercial space industry....

With ransomware, sophisticated hacking attacks, and phishing threats showing no sign of abating, Microsoft has rethought security in Windows 11 with the aim of blocking more threats by default. Windows 10 had loads of core security features, but Microsoft left it up to the user to enable and configure based on their own preferred trade-offs with performance and compatibility, David Weston, Microsoft’s vice president of Enterprise and Operating System Security, told ZDNET....

The supermarket giant envisions the new 7,200 square metre CFC as a space that can fulfil an extra 15,000 home deliveries and direct-to-boot pick-up windows each week for customers based in the Sutherland Shire, spanning from Kurnell to Engadine. It boasted the facility will have wider aisles and more shelf space than a supermarket to allow personal shoppers to handpick from around 20,000 products “quickly, accurately, and efficiently”. Woolworths ecommerce director Annette Karantoni said the CFC will also be the company’s first CFC to offer dedicated pick-up bays with a direct-to-boot service for customers who prefer to collect online orders themselves....

The developer beta of watchOS 8 is available to developers starting today. A public beta will be available next month with the free full update available this fall. Apple Watch Series 3 and later watches, paired with an iPhone 6S or newer running iOS 15, will support the upgrade to watchOS 8. Some features may not be available for all regions, languages, or models of Apple Watch. Also: WWDC 2021: Apple ramps up Health capabilities with new metrics, sharing capabilities There are a host of new functions and features coming to your Apple Watch this fall, including:...

“In recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment in China, Yahoo’s suite of services will no longer be accessible from mainland China as of November 1,” the company said in a statement, according to Wall Street Journal. The company added it “remains committed to the rights of our users and a free and open internet”. The move by Yahoo follows Microsoft last month announcing it was shutting down LinkedIn in China....

A spokesperson from Evos told ZDNet that they are continuing to operate their terminals but are having some delays after the attack. “There is a disruption of IT services at our terminals in Terneuzen, Ghent, and Malta, which is causing some delays in execution. All operations continue to take place in a safe manner,” the spokesperson said. Prosecutors in Antwerp have opened an investigation into the cyberattacks and told the Associated Press that the Federal Computer Crime Unit is looking into the issue....

For the six months ending 31 December 2021, the Australian IT solutions provider recorded net profit after tax of AU$12.4 million, climbing 32% year-on-year from last year’s reported AU$9.4 million. Revenue came in at AU$999 million, following a 17% uplift. According to the company, revenue growth was underpinned by solid public cloud revenue, which was up 35% to AU$466.7 million as major organisation and government departments migrated to cloud-based infrastructure....

For the year ending 30 June, the Australian IT vendor reported net profit after tax of AU$25.4 million, 7.5% higher than last year’s AU$23.6 million. Revenue came in at AU$1.96 billion, 20.3% higher the previous year’s AU$1.62 billion, with public cloud revenue accounting for 40% of total revenue. Public cloud revenue for the fiscal year was AU$796 million, a 36% year-on-year increase from AU$581 million. The company attributed the growing demand for public cloud to major organisations and government departments accelerating their migration to cloud-based infrastructure....

The company was founded in Lund, Sweden as QlikTech in 1993, and is now based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania in the US, a suburb of Philadelphia. At its founding, it was one of three companies in the wave of then-new business intelligence (BI) companies focused on self-service BI and data visualization. The others, Spotfire and Tableau, were acquired by Tibco and Salesforce in 2007 and 2019, respectively. The company’s original offering was Windows-based BI solution QlikView....

There’s been challenges along the way. You have to build a base of regular clients, you have to manage the risk of accepting too much work or not having enough, and you have to be OK with the fact that there’s no guaranteed wage at the end of the month. Yet I always felt that the balance for me at a personal level meant the risk was worth the rewards....

The Guardian XT is an upper-body variant of the company’s robotic exoskeleton, the Guardian XO full-body, battery-powered industrial exoskeleton. Exoskeleton technology has come along before, but the use cases have been predominantly medical. Commercial human strength augmentation – which many very rudimentary machines allow for in the hands of users but which still exists largely in the realm of sci fi when it comes to robotics – could transform industries such as construction and manufacturing....

Many people see analog and XLR as the way to go for the best audio fidelity, widest flexibility, and most professional sound. Meanwhile, USB microphones are often seen as the easy way out, providing simple, cheap connectivity at the cost of quality. The XDM-100 does a great job of demolishing these preconceptions. To be clear, the launch of its gaming-focused sub-brand, Rode X (which this microphone is part of alongside its great sibling, the Rode X XCM-50), marks a new beginning for Rode, where it attempts to marry its reputation for excellent sound with the ease and cost savings of relying on USB instead of XLR....

But while Apple continues to refine its premier laptop in incremental yet meaningful ways, it’s always interesting to look past the walled garden and into the fields of competing laptops. Samsung’s new Galaxy Book 3 Ultra represents the company’s best of the best; one could say it’s the pinnacle of the Galaxy laptop experience, with a series of ecosystem-enriched features to affirm Samsung’s commitment. Also: Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra vs....