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Mark Zuckerberg fires back at Facebook’s whistleblower

Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg is breaking his silence in a public note to Facebook employees addressing recent claims made by whistleblower Frances Haugen about the platform’s harmful tactics.  “We care deeply about issues like safety, wellbeing, and mental health. It’s difficult to see coverage that misrepresents our work and our motives. At the most basic level, I think most of us just don’t recognize the […]

Here’s why Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram were down

As the whole world went semi-offline last night due to a six-hour outage on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, the main question on everyone’s mind was “what’s happening to our social media platforms?”  Well, Facebook cleared the air in a blog post right after the outage was fixed. Apparently, the answer to the popular question isn’t as gripping as most of […]

What is SOC in cybersecurity? 

Decentralization of technology is the typical trend in the modern day. Cloud based communications, additive manufacturing, and data driven decision making are all good examples. When it comes to cybersecurity however, the opposite might be the better way to go. That is why every organization worth it’s salt ought to invest in an SOC, Security Operations Center, to safeguard its operations. […]

Microsoft’s CEO says trying to buy TikTok was “the strangest thing”

During an interview with journalist Kara Swisher at the Code conference, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella came forward with new information regarding the negotiations that happened while trying to acquire TikTok.  “It was the strangest thing I’ve ever worked on,” Nadella Said, describing his attempt to save the TikTok app in the U.S. and elsewhere after Donald Trump’s administration threatened to ban it.  If you haven’t heard about Trump’s efforts in banning TikTok from the […]

White House blacklists Russian ransomware payment 'enabler'

The Biden administration sought Tuesday to choke the finances of criminal ransomware gangs, announcing sanctions against a Russia-based virtual currency brokerage that officials say helped at least eight ransomware gangs launder virtual currency. The Treasury Department sanctions are aimed at kneecapping the economic infrastructure of a ransomware threat that has surged over the last year, […]

India’s Airtel to cut 50% in greenhouse gas to combat climate change

Indian operator Bharti Airtel publicized Monday its approach to fight climate change by reducing 50 percent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions spread across its complete network operations. India’s homegrown telco promised to fundamentally decrease its carbon footprint and emission from its operations to reach climate-sympathetic aims via multitudes of interventions to diminish the company’s role […]

More than 100 cybercriminals arrested as part of massive Italian mafia groups

European police officers recently announced the arrest of 106 cybercriminals accused of working for a number of Italian mafia groups, as well as money laundering over $11 million. Operating from headquarters in Spain’s Canary Islands, the Italian mafia cybercriminals allegedly victimized hundreds of online users by conducting several online schemes, including phishing operations, attacking internal […]

Blowers, mowers and more: American yards quietly go electric

For Jared Anderman, of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, switching from gasoline-powered tools to electric ones for lawn care was a no-brainer. “I’m concerned about climate change and wanted tools that are more eco-friendly, and also quieter. I like listening to music when I do yardwork and this way I can enjoy music or a podcast while […]

The evolution of unified communications in 2021

Digital transformation has accelerated in recent times, as millions of organizations have had to support remote operations, now joined by the need to develop hybrid working models. Unified communications (UC) is a vital part of digital transformation’s foundations and is the glue that brings together all the various elements into one interconnected environment. In today’s […]

3 former US officials charged in UAE hacking scheme

Three former U.S. intelligence and military officials have admitted providing sophisticated computer hacking technology to the United Arab Emirates and agreed to pay nearly $1.7 million to resolve criminal charges in an agreement that the Justice Department described Tuesday as the first of its kind. The defendants — Marc Baier, Ryan Adams and Daniel Gericke […]