Jan 22, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / National Security The new Trump administration has terminated all memberships of advisory committees that report to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “In alignment with the Department of Homeland Security’s…
One laptop we recommend to anyone and everyone is this amazing MacBook Air. And wouldn’t you know it, but it’s $250 off at Amazon right now, which means you can get it for a crazy-low…
Following CES 2025, the newest and arguably coolest thin-and-light laptop on the block is the Asus Zenbook A14. That one doesn’t appear to be in anyone’s hands yet, but it already has a new challenger.…
Up until now, whenever you signed into your Microsoft account, you’ve been asked whether you want to remain signed in. This is typical for most sites and services, where you need to manually tick a…
U.S. government contractor Conduent, which provides technology to support services such as child support and food assistance, has confirmed that a recent outage was caused by a cybersecurity incident. Conduent confirmed the disruption, which left…
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Virtual private networks (VPNs) are growing in popularity among home users for true data privacy, secure internet activity, the ability to circumvent regional content blocks, and more. If you don’t have a VPN yet, consider…
We’re only three weeks into 2025, and it’s already shaping up to be the year of Internet of Things-driven DDoSes. Reports are rolling in of threat actors infecting thousands of home and office routers, web…
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It’s only January, but the recent hack of U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool has the potential to be one of the biggest breaches of the year. PowerSchool, which provides K-12 software to more than 18,000 schools…