Posts

Hardcover books, photocopies, handwritten assignments, and in-person courses are now often replaced or supplemented with e-books, distance learning platforms, virtual classes on Zoom and Microsoft Teams, and collaboration over mobile apps – all of which increases a student’s reliance on laptops, smartphones, and tablets to work successfully both on campus and at home. Also: The 6 best Macs The best laptop for school now needs to go beyond what we may have expected pre-pandemic....

Also: iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro: Is the newest iPhone worth the upgrade? Here are the best iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max cases on the market, according to our analysis. Each case is offered in a Pro and Pro Max size. However, it’s important to note that these options don’t include screen protectors. The Symmetry+ Series comes in a variety of colors and is made with more than 50% recycled plastic....

For people who pay their balance in full every month, credit cards with welcome bonuses are a great way to leverage the convenience of credit to your advantage. The welcome bonus alone can be enough to earn a night’s stay at a hotel or an airline flight right away – or you can choose to have cold hard cash deposited into your bank account. But how much weight should you give the bonus when selecting the right credit card for you?...

Home security in Tucson: What you need to know Tucson, Arizona, crime statistics If you live in Tucson or are considering a move there, it’s important to understand the city’s crime trends in the city. Not only can this data help you to decide if Tuscon is the right city for you, but it can also help you decide whether you should invest in a home security system. Why we chose it SimpliSafe is the best home security system for flexibility, as customers can build a tailored system to fit their specific needs....

Whether you’re new to tech and looking for a basic certification or a seasoned pro who wants to receive recognition for your specialized skills and experience, there’s a certification for you. While the best tech certifications are those that serve your experience and career goals, these credentials can help you secure a more lucrative job in IT. Certifications in IT help you tout your skill set so you can vie for raises and qualify for better-paying positions....

Actually, these days, tech clouds also differ from each other, because they don’t all live in data centers anymore. Some behave the same way, but live entirely on premises in private installations. Some go all the way from “the edge” (the point of contact with reality) to the racks of servers we generally associate with the cloud as well as traditional data centers. In 1997, Professor Ramnath K. Chellappa, now of Emory University, used the term cloud computing for what appears to be the first time in a talk named “Intermediaries in Cloud-Computing....

ChatGPT knew I was a journalist from Singapore who specializes in tech and that I was an old fart with more than 20 years of industry experience. Okay, it didn’t exactly say old fart, but it would have been accurate if it did. Also: How to make ChatGPT provide sources and citations What ChatGPT didn’t get right was a bunch of pretty basic information that could easily have been found online....

Intel and Samsung teased the new would-be slideable category at Intel’s Innovation conference, showing off a device that looks like a tablet, lacks a physical keyboard, and has a screen that rolls out from 13 inches to 17 inches. Could this be the PC form factor that brings more Intel chips to Android devices, or Windows tablets that challenge Apple’s M1 iPads? Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and Samsung’s head of displays, J....

Instead, Apple didn’t mention the groundbreaking technology. Not once. But why? The answer is simple. Developers don’t need to worry about the hardware. Must read: I just found my lost AirTag… you’ll never guess where it went That’s right. Just as Apple doesn’t use WWDC to highlight the processor speed or RAM in an iPad or iPhone, the silicon doesn’t matter. As long as developers are using the tools at their disposal, the apps will run just fine whether they are powered by Intel or Apple Silicon....

Making food, too. All you need is a building, some equipment, and a fine digital retail presence to connect with customers. Also: Why TikTok is being banned? Here’s what you need to know Why, so-called ghost kitchens – with a made-up brand name and food cooked in some old warehouse – are, some say, becoming immensely popular. Though how immensely may be open to conjecture. One recent development that may open a few eyes – and mouths – was Oomi Digital Kitchen in Dallas....

If you’ve got your eye on U.S. government jobs, one course you should take is “NIST Cybersecurity & Risk Management Frameworks.” This will teach you how the RMF process works and help you qualify for government cybersecurity careers. “(ISC) CISSP – 2021” will provide a firm grasp of various aspects of information security. You’ll learn how to assess, test, implement, and manage security measures. The course also covers non-technical aspects, such as professional ethics, confidentiality, integrity, and more....

Ransomware remains a significant problem, as cyber criminals threaten to encrypt networks and victims give into their extortion demands for the decryption key, while cybersecurity agencies in the US and the UK have issued warnings about the potential rise in cyber threats as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But while these are some of the most headline-grabbing cybersecurity threats, there are other issues that might not be discussed as much, but are still significant cybersecurity problems that organisations must be prepared to deal with....

On Thursday, cybersecurity researchers from Secureworks published new research on HUI Loader, a malicious tool that criminals have used widely since 2015. Loaders are small, malicious packages designed to stay undetected on a compromised machine. While often lacking much functionality as independent malware, they have one crucial task: to load and execute additional malicious payloads. SEE: Phishing gang that stole millions by luring victims to fake bank websites is broken up by police HUI Loader is a custom DLL loader that can be deployed by hijacked legitimate software programs susceptible to DLL search order hijacking....

The United States government uses the Risk Management Framework to protect privacy, manage security, and keep trusted materials in the supply chain. Knowing how it works can provide more effective tools for these challenges and helps organizations working with the government better understand their process. The course is presented by iCollege. Founded in 2003 as iExpertSkills, in the years since iCollege has become one of the top online training academies, with students in over 120 countries....

There are a lot of docks out there, but the one that’s become my firm favorite is Satechi’s new USB-C Hybrid Multiport adaptor. On the outside, the Satechi USB-C Hybrid Multiport adaptor features a 4K/60Hz HDMI display port, 100W USB-C PD for charging, and two USB-A 3.1 3.1 Gen 2 ports. This is packed into a sleek aluminum enclosure and there’s a USB-C connector on a pigtail. But there’s more....

Data in Dynamic DRAM (DRAM) is stored in grids of memory. Rowhammer attacks work by rapidly and repeatedly reading data in one memory row to cause an electrical charge in adjacent memory rows in order to modify or corrupt data. SEE: A winning strategy for cybersecurity (ZDNet special report) The latest Rowhammer attack seeks to bypass Target Row Refresh (TRR) mitigations that the DRAM industry added to modern RAM cards in response to the first Rowhammer attack in 2014....

Whether you’re a freelancer, remote employee, or self-employed, it’s easy to work from almost anywhere these days. But you do need the right gear, which often means a Windows computer. Yet, you don’t want to be lugging around a laptop or taking pricey equipment to the beach. Ideally, you would be able to work and play on an inexpensive ultralight device, and that’s precisely what you get with a refurbished Microsoft Surface 2....

The campaign has been detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Symantec, who say that the attackers can spend more than 18 months inside the networks of victims, all while taking steps to ensure their activity stays under the radar to avoid detection in what’s thought to be an intelligence-gathering and espionage operation. How the attack begins is still uncertain, but victims become infected with a previously undocumented form of malware dubbed Geppei, which is used to deliver another form of backdoor malware that has been named Danfuan, which provides secret access to compromised machines, along with the ability to snoop on data stored or entered on systems....

Do you know where your data is? Unfortunately, in this information economy, it’s almost impossible to tell. If you use the internet like most people, there’s a good chance that your phone number, email address and other sensitive details have been collected by Facebook, TikTok or one of the other social media giants. Once they have that information, it doesn’t stay idle. Luckily, a data broker removal service like Optery can clean up the data trails you leave across the web, and one-year subscriptions are now 59% off....

These are the details, as much as we know them: On Friday night, 22 reported tornadoes traveled across Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi. At least three EF-3 tornados hit populated areas with wind speeds between 136 and 165mph. At approximately 8:35pm Edwardsville time, the National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-3 approaching from the west touched down at 3077 Gateway Commerce Center Drive East. Upon responding, the Edwardsville Fire Department found that approximately 150 yards of the building “had been collapsed,” according to Edwardsville Fire Chief James Whiteford....