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Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge

Cybersecurity teams worked feverishly Sunday to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record, with some details emerging about how the Russia-linked gang responsible breached the company whose software was the conduit. An affiliate of the notorious REvil gang, best known for extorting $11 million from the meat-processor JBS after a […]

In crosshairs of ransomware crooks, cyber insurers struggle

In the past few weeks, ransomware criminals claimed as trophies at least three North American insurance brokerages that offer policies to help others survive the very network-paralyzing, data-pilfering extortion attacks they themselves apparently suffered. Cybercriminals who hack into corporate and government networks to steal sensitive data for extortion routinely try to learn how much cyber […]

Watch what you like on streaming - assuming you can find it

Content is king — if you can find it. As streaming services proliferate, it’s becoming more of a challenge to track down your favorite TV shows and blockbuster movies when streaming services can change up their offerings every month. That’s complicating life for those who know what they want to watch, but just don’t know […]

Everything You Need to Know about iOS 15

Earlier on June 7, Apple announced its new software, iOS 15, a powerful update with extensive features to enhance and optimize users iPhone experience and privacy. iOS 15 will give users the opportunity to stay connected by linking experiences together in real time, while providing the needed tools to minimize distraction and enhance concentration. Introducing […]

Robinhood pays $70 million to settle range of allegations

Robinhood Financial will pay nearly $70 million to settle a wide range of allegations, including that it gave customers misleading information and improperly allowed some users to make riskier trades after they lied about their trading experience. The financial penalty is the largest ever ordered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a non-governmental organization that […]

Microsoft Mesh’s Augmented Reality

Microsoft soon releasing its most advanced futuristic technology for users to collaborate in augmented reality. One of the biggest names associated with communicative collaboration in our present time is Microsoft. This has been highlighted in the past year after the emerge of the COVID-19 pandemic and organizations transitioning into a more flexible remote work environment. […]

Windows 11 Preview Is Finally Available for Download

Microsoft has publicly released its long-anticipated windows software; Windows 11. To typical individuals with any windows functioning desktop or laptop, this is just another update released by tech titan Microsoft; however, to the PC community it is so much more than that. To its community, this new software means sleeker visual features, accessibility to third […]

Virtual cards transactions to reach $6.8 trillion by 2026

While MedTech, digitization, and remote working have sucked up the entirety of the technological limelight during the highs and lows of the COVID-19 pandemic, a sleeping giant has also been growing in the background. That sleeping giant: contactless technologies. We have used forms of the technology in a plethora of ways, to ordering food and […]

Age of giants: The largest data center in the world

It comes as no surprise that data is everything nowadays. With the world’s shift towards cloud-based technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), and the general trajectory of digital-first solutions for business and IoT-enabled smart cities, the need for speedy and sustainable data flow is paramount. As we know, data must be physically stored […]

Is Japan's remarkable vaccine drive in time for Olympics?

After months of frustration and delay, Japan has hit the remarkable benchmark of 1 million vaccines a day. But with the Olympics set to start in less than a month, and only a small portion of the country vaccinated, a question lingers: Is it enough? The vaccination pace is quickening even as the young remain […]