Collaborate Disseminate
As college students try to return to campus, some are being asked to allow the college unprecedented access to their whereabouts and health information, as we posted last week. Many are learning about the personal implications of their data security fo… Continue reading Protecting Data Security on Campus | Avast
The contentious debate over facial recognition software – and now mask recognition software – rages on as developers race to pioneer the best algorithms, despite substantial criticism from privacy advocates.
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When Tim Cook and the team at Apple gave the world its first look at iOS 14 at WWDC in June, privacy was at the heart of the announcement. Apple iOS 14 has now been released, and with it come a number of notable privacy features.
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The first two decades of the 21st century saw the rise of the open-plan office. The cubicle — that much maligned symbol of corporate oppression — was thrown out right along with the fax machine. It was replaced by big tables with individual tech worksp… Continue reading Post-Lockdown Office Redesign | Avast
While 2020 has been a year filled with unexpected events, one highly anticipated evolution in the next generation of network connectivity did meet its forecast: 5G connectivity. What’s more, 5G is coming in a timely manner, as we see new shifts in remo… Continue reading Performance and Security In 5G | Avast
A University of Colorado librarian has some very strong feelings about proctoring software, which is being relied upon more and more as schools in pandemic-stricken areas carry out distance learning.
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This is the time of year students head back to college to learn about biology, economics and various other disciplines. It’s also the time when colleges learn a lot more about students themselves.
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As the United States presidential election draws nearer, cybersecurity firm Cloudflare has noticed an increasing number of attacks on Donald Trump’s campaign and business websites. Reuters reported that Trump hired Cloudflare to defend his websites thr… Continue reading Hackers Might Be Chasing Pro-Trump Websites | Avast
A new form of peer-to-peer (P2P) malware has been discovered that sets a new bar for nastiness. Called FritzFrog, it has been found in various networks since the beginning of the year. Why is it so noteworthy? Several reasons: it is fileless, operates … Continue reading Beware of FritzFrog Malware | Avast
As the pandemic continues around the world, malware authors have hijacked its importance and use it to their advantage. Covid-19 and its various references have been showing up more frequently in phishing lures, masquerading as phony apps, and in many … Continue reading DoppelPaymer Ransomware Resurgence | Avast