Sarah Brennan
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MaxLinear targeted by Maze ransomware attack
By Sarah Brennan published
News According to MaxLinear, threat actors gained unauthorized access to personal customer information

WWDC 2020: Apple unveils macOS Big Sur, iOS 14 and more
By Sarah Brennan published
News We've rounded up all of the biggest announcements from Apple's virtual developer conference

Cyber criminals use Elon Musk’s name in a giveaway scam
By Sarah Brennan published
News Cybercriminals used name-dropping Bitcoin vanity addresses to steal $2 million in two months

Fujitsu announces AI monitor that tracks hand-washing
By Sarah Brennan published
News Hand-washing AI recognizes complex hand movements and can tell when people don’t use soap

Searching for a new job? That LinkedIn job offer may be fake
By Sarah Brennan published
News Threat actors use fake job offers to dupe their victims in this attack

Trump tweet hit with a manipulated media warning label
By Sarah Brennan published
News Twitter and Facebook take action against social media posts from President Donald Trump

Boston Dynamics announces commercial sales of Spot Robot
By Sarah Brennan published
News Boston Dynamics launches its first online sales offering with Spot Robot

Malicious extensions target Chrome users
By Sarah Brennan published
News Google removed more than 70 malicious add-ons from Chrome as a result

Watson Works helps employers make informed decisions about workplace re-entry
By Sarah Brennan published
News IBM launches AI-based tools to help employers as they navigate the return to work

Savvy threat actors can recover conversations using lightbulbs
By Sarah Brennan published
News Lightbulb eavesdropping doesn’t even require a smart bulb

Facebook to share more about privacy updates and changes
By Sarah Brennan published
News “Our work on privacy is never finished,” says chief privacy officer Michel Protti

80% of Americans distrust tech companies’ content moderation
By Sarah Brennan published
News Majority of respondents prefer an independent content oversight board to govern content moderation policies

Amazon to use AI to enforce social distancing
By Sarah Brennan published
News Distance Assistant uses 50-inch monitor to encourage social distancing among employees

US companies can work with Huawei on 5G standards
By Sarah Brennan published
News Amendment to ban allows US companies to develop 5G standards with Huawei

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos ready to testify in House antitrust probe
By Sarah Brennan published
News In a letter to lawmakers, Amazon's lawyers say Bezos is willing to testify alongside other tech leaders

Acronis expands access to Acronis Cyber Protect
By Sarah Brennan published
News As businesses shift to remote work, comprehensive endpoint security becomes a must

Microsoft Teams adds background effects and live captions
By Sarah Brennan published
News Video conferencing software gets more updates to better compete against Zoom

Novetta buys software engineering firm WaveStrike
By Sarah Brennan published
News The acquisition will strengthen customer position and create new opportunities for WaveStrike employees

IBM acquires compliance security company Spanugo
By Sarah Brennan published
News Strategic acquisition of Spanugo enables IBM to deliver secure public cloud capabilities to clients in highly regulated industries

Biden campaign publishes an open letter to Facebook
By Sarah Brennan published
News Campaign urges Facebook to take action and “ensure we have a fair election this November”

Senators introduce the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act
By Sarah Brennan published
News “We need to stop pulling punches and go after thieves and hackers,” says Senator Sasse

City of Knoxville faced with ransomware attack
By Sarah Brennan published
News City officials working with law enforcement to address the breach

How to confidently change careers to IT
By Sarah Brennan published
In-depth Want to take on a new position in IT? Here’s how to do it
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