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• Ransomware attacks driving cyber reinsurance rates up 40%

  02-07-2021 22:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Willis Re International told Reuters that recent high-profile ransomware attacks are sending reinsurance rates soaring.
  
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• Essentials Tools For UI Designers

  02-07-2021 21:53 via iconscout.com
  
  https://iconscout.com/blog/essential-tools-for-ui-designers
  
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• Leaked infrastructure code, credentials and keys costing orgs an average of $1.2 million per year: 1Password

  02-07-2021 20:56 via zdnet.com
  
  About 60% of survey respondents said their organization dealt with leaked API tokens, SSH keys, and private certificates.
  
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• Top 5 In-Demand Programming Language To Learn For Freelancers

  02-07-2021 20:47 via livecodestream.dev
  
  https://livecodestream.dev/post/top-in-demand-programming-languages-for-freelancers/
  
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• Red Hat leader Jim Whitehurst steps down as IBM President

  02-07-2021 18:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Under Whitehurst, Red Hat became a billion-dollar company and was acquired by IBM. He then moved up to become IBM's President to lead IBM's cloud efforts. Now, out of the blue, Whitehurst is stepping down as IBM's leader.
  
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• Lawmakers, experts question whether CISA should be split from DHS after delayed confirmation of Easterly

  02-07-2021 18:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Anger over the delayed confirmation of Jen Easterly has reignited calls for CISA to exist on its own.
  
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• Channel 4 privatisation could damage the UK’s “entire creative sector”

  02-07-2021 18:14
  
  A petition has launched to protect Channel 4’s creative network, following culture secretary Oliver Dowden’s announcement that the government is once again considering the channel’s privatisation.
  Established in 1982, the television network is a public corporation of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), though it is mostly commercially self-funded.
  Ministers say that selling Channel 4 would help it compete against streaming giants like Netflix and Disney
  
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• Detecting Hover-Capable Devices

  02-07-2021 18:07 via css-irl.info
  
  https://css-irl.info/detecting-hover-capable-devices/
  
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• Fluid Paint

  02-07-2021 17:10 via david.li
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• Technology services firm CI&T acquires Dextra

  02-07-2021 16:59 via zdnet.com
  
  The company founded in Brazil advances its M&A plan to strengthen its global footprint.
  
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• London Design Festival 2021 looks to help visitors “rediscover the entire city”

  02-07-2021 16:56
  
  Organisers of London Design Festival (LDF) have revealed the first details of the event, which is due to take place in September with a raft of commissioned projects including an “almost living” installation at the V&A.
  In what will be the 19th edition of the festival, organisers are aiming to “re-ignite the capital and kick-start London’s economy” with a programme of events, installations and exhibitions.“Nothing beats the live experience”
  Due to th
  
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• What is a Wireframe? Your Go-To Guide on Wireframe Design

  02-07-2021 16:23 via webfx.com
  
  https://www.webfx.com/blog/web-design/what-is-a-wireframe/
  
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• SAP partners with Columbia University on cybersecurity diversity initiative

  02-07-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The first group of recent graduates is joining SAP this summer.
  
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• Ransomware: This new free tool lets you test if your cybersecurity is strong enough to stop an attack

  02-07-2021 12:50 via zdnet.com
  
  CISA's Ransomware Readiness Assessment allows organisations to test how well their networks can protect against and recover from ransomware attacks - and provides advice on improvements.
  
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• Micromodal.js – A WAI-ARIA Compliant Modal Script Focused On Accessibility

  02-07-2021 12:01 via hongkiat.com
  
  The web is constantly advancing towards more support for average users. This means topics like accessibility are huge. If you want to take your UX accessibility a little more seriously then try...Visit hongkiat.com for full content.
  
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• Ransomware gangs are taking aim at 'soft target' industrial control systems

  02-07-2021 11:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Cyber criminals are increasingly targeting industrial control systems that control cyber-physical systems in the hope of big pay days.
  
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• People Count, book review: Technology, data, privacy and contact-tracing apps

  02-07-2021 10:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Public debate about how and when contact-tracing apps should be used is still required, says Susan Landau, so we can be ready for future pandemics.
  
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• With Modi squeezing Twitter, India's love for big tech may be ending

  02-07-2021 08:02 via zdnet.com
  
  An avalanche of criticism over social media against India's farming Bills and an outpouring of revulsion at Modi on Twitter for allegedly doing nothing to save Indians during the pandemic's second wave has convinced the Indian prime minister to tighten the screws on US tech outfits.
  
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• Optus outage stretches into Friday afternoon

  02-07-2021 06:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Optus customers left wondering why the internet headed off for the weekend at 10:30am AEST.
  
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• Microsoft adds second CVE for PrintNightmare remote code execution

  02-07-2021 04:17 via zdnet.com
  
  While PrintNightmare has been known as CVE-2021-1675 this week, Microsoft has now thrown CVE-2021-34527 into the mix.
  
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• 130 countries commit to overhauling global corporate tax rules

  02-07-2021 03:56 via zdnet.com
  
  An agreement has been signed by 130 countries that could potentially stop multinationals from profit-shifting to avoid paying tax.
  
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• Virgin Galactic to send Richard Branson into space on July 11

  02-07-2021 02:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Another billionaire is being sent into space, with the Virgin Galactic founder slated to be a passenger on the SpaceShipTwo Unity test flight.
  
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• COVID-19 blamed for the financial hit Unisys Australia suffered during 2020

  02-07-2021 02:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Unisys Australia continued to suffer financially during 2020 financial year with another net loss and a revenue decline.
  
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• Travel kit: The best tech gear to stuff in your luggage

  02-07-2021 02:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Jason Cipriani and Jason Perlow have tested hundreds of mobile tech gadgets, and these are the handful of devices and accessories they make sure to pack for vacations, work trips, and even daily outings.
  
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• HPE to acquire data management platform Zerto

  02-07-2021 01:06 via zdnet.com
  
  The $374M purchase will expand HPE's GreenLake cloud data services.
  
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