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Security Stop-Press : Corporate Hiring Managers Targeted With ‘More_Eggs’ Malware In Fake CVs

April 27, 2022
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Okta Hacks By Teenage Lapsus$ Gang Could Affect Thousands of Companies

Researchers from Canadian cybersecurity company eSentire have reported that attackers are targeting corporate hiring managers with phishing emails containing the ‘more_eggs’ malware, using fake CVs as a decoy to launch the malware and sidestep detection. The more_eggs malware is a backdoor suite that can steal valuable information and move across the compromised network. Reported targets so far have been a US-based…

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Sustainability: Using Microalgae To Destroy Microplastics

April 20, 2022
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Using Microalgae To Destroy Microplastics

With plastic disintegrating into microplastic particles, polluting the seas and harming wildlife, scientists are asking: could microalgae be the answer tackling the microplastic problem?  Microplastics  Ranging from 1 nanometre (nm) to less than 5 micrometres (mm), non-biodegradable microplastic particles are either primary or secondary fragments of plastic pollution that find their way into the sea and other waterways. Primary…

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Tech News : 1000+ ‘Deepfakes’ On LinkedIn

April 20, 2022
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1000+ 'Deepfakes' On LinkedIn

Researchers from the Stanford Internet Observatory have reported finding more than one thousand ‘virtual’ employees on the LinkedIn platform.  Faces Created By Artificial Intelligence  Virtual employees in this case are AI-generated photos of employees, the photos of whom don’t belong to any person (living or dead) and are made from mixtures of faces mashed together and featured in 1000+…

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Featured Article : ‘Hostile’ Twitter Takeover

April 20, 2022
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'Hostile' Twitter Takeover

In this article, we look at the next phase of Elon Musk’s attempt to control Twitter – a so-called ‘hostile’ takeover.  The Next Stage In The Twitter / Musk Story – Hostile Takeover  Billionaire Elon Musk recently became Twitter’s largest shareholder after recently acquiring a 9.2 per cent stake in the social media company. Twitter then invited Musk to…

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Tech Insight : What is Web 3.0?

April 20, 2022
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What is Web 3.0?

In this tech-insight, we look at what Web 3.0 is, together with its main benefits plus some concerns about it.  What Is Web 3.0?  Web3 / web3 / Web 3.0 (a term coined in 2014 by Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood) is the next phase in the evolution of the Web. It is based on blockchain technology, the same technology…

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Tech News : Survey Reveals 55% Of Devices Can’t Upgrade to Windows 11

April 20, 2022
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Survey Reveals 55% Of Devices Can’t Upgrade to Windows 11

A survey by IT asset management platform Lansweeper has revealed that 55 per cent of devices are not capable of upgrading to Windows 11.  Survey  The survey, based on an estimated 30 million Windows devices from 60,000 organisations, has revealed that on average, only 44.4 per cent of workstations are eligible to receive the automatic upgrade.  Was A Concern…

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Security Stop-Press : Critical Security Flaw Discovered In Elementor WordPress Plugin

April 20, 2022
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Okta Hacks By Teenage Lapsus$ Gang Could Affect Thousands of Companies

A vulnerability to an authenticated remote code execution flaw, which could allow attackers to run malicious code in a website has been discovered in the Elementor WordPress website builder plugin. Elementor has over five million active installations. A security patch to fix the issue has now been applied to the new 3.6.3 version of Elementor.  

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Tech Tip – Setting Up ‘Gestures’ In Windows 11

April 20, 2022
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Tech tip

Being able to use gestures on the touch screen or touchpad of your Windows 11 device can help make work faster and easier. Here’s how to set them up: Gestures that are supported by Windows 11 include tapping, scrolling, zooming, and three and four-finger-finger gestures. Here’s how to enable them on the touch screen of a Windows 11 device….

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Sustainability : High Tech Algae Farms That Take Carbon From The Air

April 13, 2022
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High Tech Algae Farms That Take Carbon From The Air

Nature-based carbon capture and storage company Brilliant Planet uses ‘microalgae’, grown in open-air natural seawater pond-based, high-tech systems on coastal desert land to remove carbon from the air.  Permanently Capturing And Storing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide  The company says that its method of using technology and science-led, pond-based algae-growing systems can deliver an affordable method of permanently and quantifiably sequestering carbon…

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