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Russia’s telecommunications and media regulator Roskomnadzor (RKN) on Thursday introduced restrictions on the operation of VyprVPN and Opera VPN services in the country. “In accordance with the regulation on responding to threats to circumvent restrictions on access to child pornography, suicidal, pro-narcotic and other prohibited content, restrictions on the use of VPN services VyprVPN and…
Eight vulnerabilities discovered in the Drawings software development kit (SDK) made by Open Design Alliance (ODA) impact products from Siemens and likely other vendors.
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The need for markets-focused competition watchdogs and consumer-centric privacy regulators to think outside their respective ‘legal silos’ and find creative ways to work together to tackle the challenge of big tech market power was the impetus for a couple of fascinating panel discussions organized by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), which were livestreamed […] …
Amazon’s Fire TV streamers are getting some big price drops on Prime Day….
Cat phones are some of the best ultra-rugged phones available today and the new S62 is built to withstand just about any field work you can throw at it. It will be available exclusively at T-Mobile for just $498.
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With iOS 14 last year, Apple introduced Picture-in-Picture to let you watch video in a floating window while using other tasks. The YouTube app is finally adding support for PiP on iPhone and iPad.
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Poland’s deputy prime minister Jarosław Kaczyński says last week’s breach of multiple Polish officials’ private email accounts was carried out from servers within the Russian Federation. […] …
In 2021 alone, humanity (and a few robots) will create 79 sextillion bytes of data. That’s nearly 10 million times the estimated number of grains of sand on Earth. And those 79 sextillion bytes of data are in addition to all the data we already have. So today, organizations everywhere are not just swimming in data; […]
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The more you know, the more you grow. The Edge takes a fresh look at leading security certifications that can help advance your career. …
It’s not always easy, but fantasy author Jane Lindskold’s book Wanderings on Writing provides some honest tips….
Google wants to bring “salsa” to drive enforcement at the software supply chain security party.
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Consider four factors and behaviors that impact a particular employee’s risk, and how security training should take them into account. …
The deposit could power 400,000 clean-energy car batteries. There’s just one roadblock: a rare, fragile species of buckwheat, which for a mine might mean extinction….
Biden’s summit with Putin marked a quantum leap forward, but there’s still little standing in the way from Russia interfering in future US elections….
As the business world continues to grapple with an expanding definition of new normal, the phishing attack remains a common tactic for attackers. Why are phishing attacks still happening? How can we prevent them? We spoke to a threat analyst who has the answers. In May 2020, X-Force research uncovered a precision-targeting (or spear phishing) […]
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