Right now, many workers can choose if they want to work in person, on a hybrid schedule, or 100% virtually. When you come to the table with additional skills or certifications, it enhances your opportunities to pursue jobs that fit your expectations and experience. Whether you’re just starting your professional journey, in the middle of your career, or switching careers, we’ve got advice for you. Keep reading to learn more about certifications and skills that may help you upgrade your tech-focused career....

CISA has not had an official director since November, when then-President Donald Trump fired Chris Krebs, the agency’s first director, for debunking election fraud myths. Krebs’ deputy, Brandon Wales, took on the position on an interim basis, leaving CISA without a full-time leader amid the fallout from the SolarWinds hacks and a number of other state-sponsored attacks on government organizations. Easterly brings both corporate and military experience to the role....

The company, which is owned by Verizon, has faced overwhelming criticism from users, who took to social media to say their accounts had been hacked and used to buy phones or make other charges. Multiple customers voiced their complaints on Reddit and other social media sites, saying they had been locked out of their accounts, had their addresses changed, and had still not gotten any response from Visible. The company came forward and confirmed the attack in a Twitter thread on Wednesday afternoon, writing that it was “aware of an issue in which some member accounts were accessed and/or charged without their authorization....

The digital payment company noted recent research found 94% of global “financial decision-makers” are currently considering crypto-based products or investments. This includes NFTs, digital currencies, and other cryptographic ecosystems. Visa plans to offer guidance on adopting crypto strategies and launching crypto-focused products like blockchain-based rewards programs and Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) consumer wallets. Carl Rutstein, Global Head of Visa Consulting & Analytics said the firm saw a “material shift in our clients’ mindset in the last year, from a desire to explore and experiment with crypto, to actually building a strategy and product roadmap....

The outcome of the audit was summed up by two key findings noted in the audit report. The first was most vulnerabilities found during black box testing were over a year old, and in one instance, a vulnerability had existed for a decade and a half. “We tested the audited LG entities’ publicly accessible IT infrastructure and found vulnerabilities of varying types, severity, and age. The vulnerabilities included disclosure of technical information, out-of-date software, flawed or weak encryption, insecure software configuration, and passwords sent in cleartext over the internet,” it said....

Google surveyed 33,000 tech pros to explore how DevOps – which broadly means aligning software development with IT operations – impacts cybersecurity as part of its annual Accelerate State of DevOps Report. As it notes, more than 22 billion records were exposed in 2021 through 4,145 publicly known breaches. The report comes as Australian telco Optus handles the fallout from a massive breach that exposed nearly 10 million residents’ personally identifiable information (PII) after a hacker on the internet waltzed through an application programming interface (API) on an cloud-hosted endpoint that didn’t require a password....

Individuals and businesses alike face cybersecurity threats. In addition, businesses need protection from unauthorized data access — both from inside and outside the organization. Strong cybersecurity reduces the chances that a cyberattack will affect business operations. Cybersecurity also has political implications. The US Department of Homeland Security designated election infrastructure as “critical” in 2017. This infrastructure includes voter registration databases and the digital technologies used to count, display, and confirm voting results — some of America’s most sensitive data....

In a modern communications network designed for use at the edge — for example, a 5G wireless network — there are two possible strategies at work: Data streams, audio, and video may be received faster and with fewer pauses (preferably none at all) when servers are separated from their users by a minimum of intermediate routing points, or “hops.” Content delivery networks (CDN) from providers such as Akamai, Cloudflare, and NTT Communications and are built around this strategy....

The two companies extended a strategic partnership in July 2022, pledging Snapdragon-powered Galaxy devices for the next seven years. For Samsung, it seems the partnership has already come to fruition, with the just-announced Galaxy S23 series getting exclusive dibs on a custom system on a chip (SoC), the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy. The new chip is coming to every Galaxy S23 model, including ones in Europe. Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked 2023 So, what exactly is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chip?...

Costco is more than just a store to buy food and household supplies — the warehouse club also sells furniture, sporting goods, apparel and more. There’s a pharmacy and tire sales/installation section as well as a gas station. Home services such as solar installation and kitchen remodels are also available. And then there’s liquor. Costco is one of the largest retailers for wine in the world, selling affordable bottles of wine as well as high-end rare vintages....

The topics of the meeting, Biden said, will include combating cybercrime, improving law enforcement collaboration, stemming the illicit use of cryptocurrency, building trusted 5G technology and better securing supply chains. “We are bringing the full strength of our capabilities to disrupt malicious cyber activity, including managing both the risks and opportunities of emerging technologies like quantum computing and artificial intelligence,” Biden said. The first cybersecurity meeting will be held virtually, CNN reports....

AOL, as it was typically referred to, sent out little diskettes in the mail, and sometimes slipped them into the middle of popular magazines. The diskettes were a way for people to go online. There was already an Internet, but most people didn’t know how to use it or even that it existed. What took Facebook down: Major global outage drags on AOL, and a couple of competitors, Compuserve and Prodigy, offered people online things they could do, such as chat with other people....

The company, which makes cloud ERP and financials software, reported second quarter revenue of $1.26 billion. Subscription revenue was $1.11 billion, up 19.5% from a year ago. Workday reported earnings of 41 cents a share, or $1.23 a share on a non-GAAP basis. Wall Street was expecting Workday to report second quarter revenue of $1.24 billion with non-GAAP earnings of 78 cents a share. Ahead of Workday’s results, analysts were mixed about the company due to slowing growth in large ERP and HCM projects....

In this review, we’re going to dive into WP Engine’s offerings. Normally, to get a better feel for each individual provider, I set up the most basic account possible and performed a series of tests. But WP Engine is a more specialized host, primarily offering managed WordPress hosting. As such, WP Engine’s basic plan starts at $24 per month (when a year is prepaid), where most of the other hosting providers we’ve reviewed offer plans under $5 per month....

I’ve spent the past week or two resetting an office full of Windows PCs, and one minor problem came up multiple times. When the reset was finished, I discovered that I was running Windows Home edition. That’s the edition that was on this PC when I acquired it, but one of the first things I did was to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, and I have no idea where that product key is now....

The focus on Log4j, described at the time as one of the most serious cybersecurity vulnerabilities to ever emerge, was understandably the key issue for enterprise cybersecurity teams in the final weeks of 2021. But cybersecurity researchers at Digital Shadows have detailed several other vulnerabilities that appeared last year – or that are even older and continue to be left unpatched and exploited – which may have been missed and continue to provide opportunities for cyber criminals....

Last year, Mozilla launched RegretsReporter, an open-source browser extension that lets users report videos that they were recommended and which they wish they hadn’t ended up watching. When filing a report, users are asked to provide the video’s title, description, view count and entry point (whether by direct search or through recommended content); and they can also provide Mozilla with a “trail” of how they arrived at the reported video....

The report follows a report in November in which Zillow said it would end its home-buying effort amidst a massive rise in debt to fund purchases. The report sent Zillow shares slightly higher in late trading. CEO Richard Barton remarked that the company “has a rock-solid financial foundation and a core IMT business in which we are reporting record profits today,” referring to the company’s “Internet, Media & Technology” division, the second-largest part of the business after the Homes division, which had swelled last year as Zillow sought to compete with Opendoor in buying homes....

In a letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) requested for FCC’s review of the Zoom-Five9 deal to be halted until a telecommunications security committee could assess for potential national security risks. The FCC is responsible for reviewing whether deals such as the one made between Zoom and Five9 can be approved. Meanwhile, the telecommunications security committee is responsible for providing the FCC with reviews of potential foreign threats in the telecommunications sector....

On Wednesday, Check Point Research (CPR) said the malware, dubbed “XLoader,” originates from a Windows-based variant known as Formbook. Formbook was once available in underground forums for as little as $29 a week on a subscription basis. However, this malware was pulled from sale roughly four years ago by the developer, known as ng-Coder, and did not reappear until 2020 – while also bearing the new name XLoader. It should be noted, however, that although sales ended, Formbook remains a prevalent threat in the wild....