Welcome to IT Pro's News in Review, a weekly bitesize bulletin of the top tech stories of the week, for the week ending 30 July, 2021.
This week:
- Apple, Microsoft and Google all post record revenues off the back of cloud growth
- Cyber criminals are turning to ‘exotic’ languages to beat malware detection
- Amazon could soon accept payments in Bitcoin and may even be developing its own cryptocurrency.
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Bigger salaries, more burnout: Is the CISO role in crisis?In-depth CISOs are more stressed than ever before – but why is this and what can be done?
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Cheap cyber crime kits can be bought on the dark web for less than $25News Research from NordVPN shows phishing kits are now widely available on the dark web and via messaging apps like Telegram, and are often selling for less than $25.
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IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal tenderNews The country sought a $1.3 billion loan from the IMF last year, although this has been reportedly hindered by the fund’s Bitcoin concerns
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Cryptocurrency: Should you invest?In-depth Cryptocurrencies aren’t going away – but big questions remain over their longevity, the amount of energy they consume and the morals of investing
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El Salvador offers its citizens free BitcoinNews Bukele doubles down on crypto commitment with a giveaway
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Square and Blockstream to build a solar Bitcoin mining facilityNews Solar mining plant will aim to temper concerns of power consumption from Bitcoin mining
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What are altcoins and how do they work?In-depth The alternatives to Bitcoin explained
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IT Pro News in Review: WhatsApp under scrutiny, Ransomware refunds and people-driven hackingVideo Catch up on the top stories of the week in just two minutes
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Steve Wozniak sues YouTube over Bitcoin scam videosNews Lawsuit claims YouTube is aware of the Bitcoin giveaway scams but hasn’t taken videos down
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Bitcoin scam exposes the personal details of 250,000 peopleNews The UK and Australia represent approximately 93% of users hit by the crypto-scam
