The 5 true takeaways from Android’s camera vulnerability circus
Are sophisticated attackers hijacking your phone’s camera and stealing your most precious secrets? Um, yeah — about that…. GDJ, modified Android Security The 5 true takeaways from Android’s… 5 smart questions that’ll smother most… Android security audit: An… 10 Android settings that’ll strengthen… Behind the scenes: The anatomy of an… SHOW MORE I don’t know if you’ve read much news this week, but it seems the sky is falling and we’re all terribly doomed. No, I’m not talking about that news —…
10 easy steps to make Chrome faster and more secure
Looking to speed up Chrome? Give us 10 minutes, and we’ll give you a noticeably better browsing experience. Gather ’round, kiddos — ’cause it’s time for a story. Once upon a time, Chrome was a lean, mean browsing machine. It was the scrappy lightweight kid in a block filled with clunky old blobs of blubber. People had never seen a browser so fast, so thoughtfully constructed! It stripped everything down to the essentials and made the act of browsing the web both…
7 factors women look for in an IT employer — and how to address them
Trying to improve diversity in your hiring pipeline? Here’s what will make your organization attractive to women and other minorities. Tim Gouw (CC0) Women in IT What women want in the IT workplace: 6… 17 worthwhile conferences for women in… How TIAA invests in women in IT 16 organizations for women in tech As South African women rise in ranks,… SHOW MORE Women comprise 47 percent of the overall workforce in the U.S., but only 25 percent of the…
The 22 best project management tools for business
Having the right set of tools to tackle analytics, requirements, change, and project progress will help project managers perform at their best. Thinkstock Today’s top stories The chief data officer: The CIO’s… 5 ways IT still fails its business users Tips and tools for effective customer… IT’s new ROI: Return on innovation The RACI matrix: Your blueprint for… SHOW MORE Top-level project managers are in high demand, thanks to the high-level leadership, knowledge, and capabilities they bring…
Facebook’s Libra co-creator: Social, financial data will remain separate
Facebook planned for regulatory pushback and competition from other crypto wallets, which is what has emerged. Facebook The co-creator of Facebook’s Libra says that once the blockchain-based digital currency is launched users’ social media information – and financial data tied to the stablecoin – will not be connected in any way. Christian Catalini, the head economist at Calibra, the Facebook subsidiary in charge of the launch of Libra and its associated online digital wallet, said that from the beginning the plan for…
Patch Tuesday alert: Make sure Windows Auto Update is temporarily disabled
We’ve seen some very hairy Patch Tuesdays lately. With the added bonus of a Windows 10 version 1909 upgrade waiting in the wings, it would behoove you to get Automatic Update defanged for a while. Here’s how. Thinkstock For those of you who haven’t patched since May, there’s exceedingly bad news on the horizon. Per Catalin Cimpanu at ZDNet, Metasploit’s working-but-just-barely BlueKeep exploit is about to get a significant bug fix. That’ll put BlueKeep infection capabilities in the hands of…
What women want in the IT workplace: 6 key factors for hiring and retention
Women are exiting IT in droves, as companies struggle to hire and engage these valuable employees. The first step to change? Listening to what women want. thomasandreas / Getty Images Today’s top stories Top 17 project management methodologies… 7 steps to turning around an inherited… IT’s drive to improve the customer… 6 tips for surviving digital disruption… IT pros go back to school to advance… SHOW MORE What do women want at work? The same things every worker wants: fair…
How to block the Windows 10 November 2019 Update, version 1909, from installing
True to its trend toward simpler, less in-your-face updates, Windows 10 version 1909 presents a very genteel face — an invitation to install, rather than a “gotcha” grab for your PC. If you want to take control of your computer and upgrade to version 1909 when you feel ready, here’s how to get the ducks lined up. Microsoft / Thinkstock While Windows 10 version 1909 reminds me of an old-fashioned Service Pack — an update that squashes lots of bugs while tying together…
