Tag: ZD Net

Microsoft reports increase in US law enforcement data requests in 2020 (ZD Net)

Stephanie Condon US law enforcement requests for data related to consumer services was higher in 2020 than in previous years. https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-reports-increase-in-us-law-enforcement-data-requests-in-2020/

Microsoft’s acquisition of Nuance signals a trend of industry-specific acquisition (ZD Net)

While some of the powerhouses of the past 30 years have struggled, leaders such as Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Apple have gone from strength...

Twitter is taking a closer look at its own algorithms in a bid to reduce bias (ZD Net)

Daphne Leprince-Ringuet The social media platform has launched a new initiative to evaluate its AI systems and better inform users. https://www.zdnet.com/article/twitter-is-taking-a-closer-look-at-its-own-algorithms-in-a-bid-to-reduce-bias/

SolarWinds: US and UK blame Russian intelligence service hackers for major cyberattack (ZD Net)

Danny Palmer US agencies NSA, FBI and CISA, along with the UK's NCSC, accuse 'Cozy Bear' Russian APT group of campaigns against SolarWinds. Organisations are...

Cyber criminals are installing cryptojacking malware on unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers (ZD Net)

Danny Palmer Cyber attackers are scanning the internet for vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers they can exploit to mine for cryptocurrency. "It's basically free money rolling...

Billions of smartphone owners will soon be authorising payments using facial recognition (ZD Net)

Daphne Leprince-Ringuet New analysis shows that facial recognition and other biometric authentication technologies will increasingly help to keep mobile payments safe from fraudsters. https://www.zdnet.com/article/billions-of-smartphone-owners-will-soon-be-authorising-payments-using-facial-recognition/

Critical security alert: If you haven’t patched this old VPN vulnerability, assume your network is compromised (ZD Net)

Danny Palmer Hundreds of organisations that haven't applied a Fortinet VPN security update released in 2019 should assume that cyber criminals are trying to take...

Tencent Cloud pledges SEA expansion with launch of Indonesia data centre (ZD Net)

Eileen Yu  Chinese internet giant launches its first data centre in Indonesia, with plans to open a second one in the Southeast Asian market as...

Ransomware: The internet’s biggest security crisis is getting worse. We need a way out (ZD Net)

Steve Ranger Making it illegal to pay a ransom might be the answer, but it will have painful consequences. https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-the-internets-biggest-security-crisis-is-getting-worse-we-need-a-way-out/

HP brings 11th-gen Intel processors to Chromebook x360 14c convertible laptop (ZD Net)

The 14-inch 2-in-1 receives a Tiger Lake-U processor refresh with a $649 Core i3 model available at Best Buy and a Core i5 version...

Microsoft in ‘advanced’ talks to buy Nuance Communications: Report (ZD Net)

Microsoft may be looking to acquire one of its health and AI partners, Nuance Communications, according to a report, and could be willing to...

An ex-Verizon employee explains why it’s not worth helping customers (ZD Net)

Chris Matyszczyk As the pandemic has rolled along, many things in phone retail have changed. What's happening in stores, according to a recently departed Verizon...

Brazilian government launches toolkit to support data protection compliance (ZD Net)

The platform enables the assessment of potential security and privacy gaps and aims to educate professionals working with data processing. https://www.zdnet.com/article/brazilian-government-launches-toolkit-to-support-data-protection-compliance/

Training upward: your executives may not fully understand digital transformation (ZD Net)

Joe McKendrick Even your CIO and CTO may need skills refreshes. New studies show it may be just as critical to provide technology and digital...

They’re working from home. Their religious beliefs are no longer respected (ZD Net)

Chris Matyszczyk The effects of our new forced home-working experiment have been far-reaching. With technology making communication constant, some companies may have gone too far. https://www.zdnet.com/article/theyre-working-from-home-their-religious-beliefs-are-no-longer-respected/  

Alibaba slapped with record $2.7B antitrust fine (ZD Net)

Chinese e-commerce giant has been issued a record 18 billion yuan ($2.77 billion), an estimated 4% of its 2019 revenue, financial penalty for breaching...