For years the security industry has stressed the importance of strong passwords. Some recent research from Home Security Heroes starkly shows the value of that advice. Using artificial intelligence, the crew at the home security information and reviews website cracked passwords in the four- to seven-character range either instantly or in a matter of minutes […]
As the amount of organizational data around the globe grows, it becomes increasingly important for companies to develop comprehensive data retention policies or strategic plans. The growing impact of new data privacy and compliance laws, coupled with the importance of strong data security measures, makes having a comprehensive data retention strategy less of a want […]
Windows 10 already has two flavours of encryption — BitLocker and Windows Device Encryption — and as of the 22H2 release, Windows 11 Enterprise and Education adds Personal Data Encryption. BitLocker and Device Encryption are effectively the same full disk encryption technology, but there are management tools for BitLocker (which is only available in Windows Pro, Enterprise […]
IT professionals are actively recruited on the dark web with job ads that are often similar to legitimate ones from regular recruitment websites. According to Kaspersky’s new research, this tech job recruiting environment is only an illusion — legal jobs are rare on the dark web. Why are some IT pros looking for jobs on the […]
Microsoft researchers have announced a new application that uses artificial intelligence to ape a person’s voice with just seconds of training. The model of the voice can then be used for text-to-speech applications. The application called VALL-E can be used to synthesize high-quality personalized speech with only a three-second enrollment recording of a speaker as […]
It isn’t always easy when visiting or exploring new places to judge distances for walks or hikes just from a map on Google Maps. That’s why Google has incorporated a feature into Google Maps where you can carefully measure out distances using the mouse. In this article, you’ll learn how to measure distance on Google Maps as […]
With data breaches on the rise, encryption has never been more important for protecting companies against hackers and cyberattacks. In a poll of 1,000 business professionals and software developers, nearly 45% say their company has faced a data breach within the last five years. This is no surprise, as data breach reports from Nasdaq show that the […]
Navigating the internet can be a trouble-filled journey. Bad actors intent on exploiting uninformed users are constantly lurking behind emails, websites, and social media invites. Even your Wi-Fi router and those now-ubiquitous QR codes can be danger points. Add to that, the never-ending virus and malware threats. Computer and mobile device users are often unaware […]