US FBI disrupts second Chinese hacking group, director says
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. law enforcement has disrupted a second major Chinese hacking group nicknamed “Flax Typhoon” and wrested thousands of compromised devices from its grasp, FBI…
Best tech expos in October 2024
As the tech world continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, October 2024 offers a prime opportunity to dive into some of the industry’s most significant events. From cybersecurity innovations…
Web Summit to host hundreds of curated community meetups in Lisbon this November
Web Summit will return in 2024 with more than 70,000 attendees, including 1,000-plus investors and an all-time record of 2,750 startups. The event will have a fresh focus on promoting…
US proposes requiring reporting for advanced AI, cloud providers
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department said Monday it is proposing to require detailed reporting requirements for advanced artificial intelligence developers and cloud computing providers to…
Workers at Samsung India plant strike, partly hitting production
By Praveen Paramasivam and Dhwani Pandya CHENNAI (Reuters) – Hundreds of workers at a Samsung Electronics plant in southern India have begun an indefinite strike to demand higher wages, partly…
Women in tech mentoring with Mahati V Singh
Women mentoring: Jobseekers in the tech industry are facing continuous times of turbulence as the world’s most influential, innovative companies continue with layoffs. Victims of 2024 downsizing include Google, TikTok,…
What is key stretching: password security
Securing our online identities and sensitive data starts with robust password creation. Yet, human nature often leads us to choose simplicity, favouring easily memorable phrases or words with personal significance.…
Reddit resolves outage that hit thousands of users
By Tanay Dhumal (Reuters) – Social media platform Reddit said on Wednesday it has resolved an issue related to an update that led to an outage affecting thousands of users.…
AT&T to pay $950,000 to resolve investigation into 911 outage
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – AT&T has agreed to pay $950,000 after a Federal Communications Commission investigation found the company failed to deliver 911 calls to emergency call centers…
Meet the talent: Bleon Proko, Cloud Security Researcher
Place of residence: As of September of 2023, in Massachusetts, USA. Originally from Albania Position: Currently working as a Cloud Security Researcher at Permiso, where, together with the rest of…