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Check Point Research helps to mitigate significant vulnerabilities in OkCupid’s website and mobile app
Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, recently identified and helped mitigate several security flaws on OkCupid’s website and mobile app. If exploited, the vulnerabilities would have allowed a hacker to access and steal the private data of OkCupid
How the CEOs of Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook plan to defend Big Tech today
Ahead of the antitrust hearing that’s due to take place later today, the opening statements from the CEOs of Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook have been published on the House Judiciary Committee’s website. Ranging in length from four to eight pages, the statements give us our best look yet at how Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai,
Google reportedly negotiating with Samsung to push Assistant over Bixby
Google and Samsung are in discussions for a deal that would give the US tech giant’s services more prominence on Samsung phones at the expense of those from the Korean manufacturer, according to a report by Bloomberg. The deal would reportedly involve promoting the Google Assistant and the Play Store over Samsung’s own alternatives. Samsung
ZCCM-IH will take up a more active role as an investor in the mining sector-IDC CEO
IDC Group CEO Mr Mateyo Kaluba has said ZCCM-IH will take up a more active role as an investor in the mining sector rather than being a holding company for the Government’s minority shares. Mr Kaluba said ZCCM-IH should meet the aspirations of the Zambian people as far as ownership of mineral resources is concerned.
Safety panel concerned about quality control on Boeing crew capsule
Hurley and Behnken are scheduled to depart the station Aug. 1 and splash down off the Florida coast Aug. 2, completing a mission spanning more than two months. Once the Crew Dragon is back on Earth, SpaceX and NASA engineers plan to formally certify the SpaceX crew capsule for regular crew rotation missions to the
It may be easier to get a government-backed loan for your business now – here's what changed
From this week, it may be easier to get a special government-backed Covid-19 loan. The loans are aimed at bolstering businesses amid the carnage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The loans are available at prime (currently 7%), guaranteed by government and available via banks. While potentially R200 billion worth of loans are available, less than
Emirates will pay for your medical costs and hotel quarantine if you catch Covid-19 while travelling
Emirates has a new strategy for boosting passenger demand in the midst of a global pandemic: coronavirus insurance. If one of its passengers is diagnosed with COVID-19 during their journey, the Dubai-based airline will cover their medical expenses, up to €150,000 (about R3 million). It will pay €100 (R1,900) per day for quarantine costs –
Logitech’s new Pro X Lightspeed is its latest gaming headset to go wireless
Logitech has announced a wireless version of its 2019 Pro X gaming headset called the Pro X Lightspeed. It’s almost identical to the wired version, complete with the same aluminum and steel design, but there are a few key differences. Going wireless isn’t even the biggest perk; it’s actually the USB-C charging. No other wireless
South Africa cannot save its way to recovery, says FNB CEO
The explosion of indoor cardio on YouTube; more time to cook as people work from home and newly found hairdressing skills, has had many people reconsidering their pre-lockdown spending habits. But while the economic threats of Covid-19 have instilled financial discipline, South Africa has to guard against halting its economic wheels, says FNB CEO Jacques
Apple’s AirPods Pro are on sale at Staples 15: This is the lowest price we’ve seen yet
Staples is running an incredible sale on Apple’s AirPods Pro earbuds, bringing the retail price down to $200, or $50 off its usual $250 price tag. This the best deal we have seen yet for Apple’s flagship true wireless earbuds. Unlike its sibling, the AirPods, which has a hard plastic “one size fits most” design,
Meet these 10 female entrepreneurs breaking gender stereotypes in Africa!
The past few years have seen a rise in the number of women-owned businesses in Africa. Be it in IT, oil, mining, or in the aviation sector, female entrepreneurs are breaking gender stereotypes and showing that what a man can do, a woman can also do, if not better. Bold and fearlessly ambitious, these are
[SEE] LED face mask made by a fashion entrepreneur
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, fashion designer Chelsea Klukas of Lumen Couture was planning to make some standard cloth face masks for friends. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing homemade face coverings to prevent the spread of the virus. Lumen Couture has an entire line of tech-enabled fashion, including dresses, hoodies, and costumes, and
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Tab S7 lineup fully detailed in new leak
Specs for Samsung’s unannounced Tab S7 and Tab S7 Plus have leaked online, giving us an almost complete impression of what to expect from the company’s upcoming tablets. WinFuture reports that the big difference between the Tab S7 and the Tab S7 Plus are the screens. The S7 Plus will reportedly have a 12.4-inch OLED
SAA returns more aircraft, but has a hard time selling what it owns
This week four more planes leased by South African Airways – two A320s and two A330-300s – were returned to lessors. This is in line with the business rescue practitioners' aim to have all agreements the state-owned airline had or has for the lease of planes terminated by the end of July. In December 2019,
Low interest rates and economic growth fears strengthen the Gold
Gold is heading for its seventh weekly gain as it benefits from a relatively weak dollar and inflation expectations globally. Bullion, valued by investors in times of crisis as a safe haven and also a hedge against inflation, has experienced a surge in demand and trading closer to $1,900 an ounce, its all time high
JIBO, the social robot that was supposed to die, is getting a second life
Jibo was supposed to die over a year ago, yet somehow, it’s still alive. The social, lovable robot went viral on Twitter last March when it performed a jaunty dance after telling owners, “The servers out there that let me do what I do will be turned off soon.” That meant its ability to perform
T-Mobile will reportedly dump some phones from its network — and even sooner than AT&T
Remember when AT&T told customers their phones would stop working and encouraged them to buy new ones during a pandemic? T-Mobile is reportedly going to be sending out some messages like that too, but it seems like the company could be going about it a little differently (and hopefully less aggressively) than AT&T, according to
Check Point Research: COVID-19 Pandemic Drives Criminal and Political Cyber-attacks Across Networks, Cloud and Mobile in H1 2020
Check Point ® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber-security solutions globally, today released its ’Cyber Attack Trends: 2020 Mid-Year Report’, which shows how criminal, political and nation-state threat actors have exploited the COVID-19 pandemic and related themes to target organizations across all sectors, including governments, industry, healthcare, service providers, critical infrastructure and consumers. COVID-19 related
Cyber breach: Instacart users’ personal data is reportedly being sold online
The personal data of hundreds of thousands of Instacart users is being sold on the dark web for around $2 per person, according to a report from BuzzFeed. The publication says information including “names, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and order histories” appearing to belong to 278,531 Instacart accounts is available to
US Space Force explains why its logo isn’t a Star Trek duplicate
An official logo and motto for the United States Space Force have been revealed, following the announcement of its official seal back in January, and flag in May. The organization’s motto is “Semper Supra,” which is Latin for “Always Above,” while the logo itself is based around a delta shape that’s been the focus of