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In this article, we’ll look at photo, mobile, and document scanning. In addition to the urgent personal or business need that comes from moving a paper document from one location or another, scanning can be very helpful for document archiving and search, reducing clutter and physical space, reducing the time it takes to file documents, faster document preparation, and disaster management. I’ve personally benefited from using scanning during disaster management....

So, WordPress is big. And if you’re going to run WordPress on your site, you’re going to need a server to run it on. That’s what we’re looking at here. We chose a baker’s dozen of the best WordPress providers out there. Let’s be clear: Nearly every hosting provider offers WordPress as an option. All it takes is a relatively modern tech stack and a quick install, so there’s very little barrier of entry for a hosting provider to provide WordPress support....

The law, which became one of the rare bills to pass in both the House and Senate, instructs CISA to examine the threats facing the nation’s schools and then provide recommendations as well as toolkits to educators on cybersecurity hygiene. There have been hundreds of cyberattacks against schools as cybercriminals seek out sensitive student and employee records over the last few years. The problem has gotten even worse since remote learning became the dominant mode of operation duringthe COVID-19 pandemic....

Concurrently, Bifinity said it has entered into a strategic partnership with Singapore-based digital financial services firm, and Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange, Eqonex. Under the partnership, Bifinity said it will advance a $36 million convertible loan to Eqonex and will work with each other “to maximize business synergies created by this new strategic relationship and capitalize on opportunities to cooperate and further expand their businesses,” according to Monday’s announcement. What’s more, Bifinity said it has partnered with lending payments platform Paysafe and global payments processor Checkout....

And this Black Friday, you can order it directly from Dell for just $1,299.99 - a discount of $250, with free shipping included. Dell’s 2-in-1 laptop has a 360-hinge allowing you to use the Inspiron as a standard laptop, a handheld tablet – and anywhere in between. And no matter how you choose to use it, get going fast with a lid-open sensor that starts the laptop simply by opening it up, even if completely off or hibernating – with a fingerprint reader which can quickly verify identity using Windows Hello....

German newspaper Handelsblatt managed to obtain the internal report that said Oiltanking’s “systems were compromised by the BlackCat ransomware through a previously unknown gateway.” Claudia Wagner, head of communications for Oiltanking GmbH, would not confirm that BlackCat was behind the attack but said they discovered the initial cyber incident on Saturday, January 29th. “Upon learning of the incident, we immediately took steps to enhance the security of our systems and processes and launched an investigation into the matter....

The audio quality won’t disappoint either, with Bose promising crisp, clear sound and a deep, full bass. Have you ever talked to someone with headphones on and they can’t hear anything you say because of the background noise? These headphones have a solution for that, too. The microphone allows for crystal clear sound on calls regardless of what is in your background. The last time we saw a drop this big on these headphones was Prime Day 2022 in July....

With 3.2 million users breached in Q2, the report suggests Brazil has seen a seven-fold increase in leaked accounts quarter-over-quarter, and a 771% spike compared to the previous quarter when the country had seen a slight improvement in its data breach situation. Russia tops the list with 28.8 million breached users, followed by India (4.4 million) and China (3.4 million), while Brazil ranks fourth, surpassing the US (2.3 million) which appeared in the fifth position....

The decrease in prices was set out in the latest corporate agreement between the federal government, represented by digital government secretary Luis Felipe Monteiro and Oracle account director for the federal government, Tony Gomes Tonete. Valid for one year from July 13, 2021, the agreement establishes that the technology supplier must comply with the standard list of products and services and the corresponding amounts set out by the government. The prices outlined in a catalog published alongside the agreement mean a reduction of 32% in spending by the federal government in relation to the prices defined in 2019, when catalogs were introduced to standardize and reduce IT spending in tenders across the federal administration....

Blocks will be auctioned across four frequency bands: 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz over a 20-year period, and the Brazilian government expects to attract approximately 50 billion reais ($9.37 billion) in bids. Successful bidders will also be required to invest 40 billion reais ($7.5 billion) in infrastructure; requirements also include providing connectivity to highways across the country, as well as thousands of schools countrywide. According to the rules, to be published in full on Monday, the implementation schedule will see 5G becoming available across Brazilian capitals by July 31, 2022....

But USW 1155L, a union representing workers at the factory, took to Facebook to notify employees that the company was still dealing with the cyberattack and did not need people to come in. “Warren hourly teammates who are scheduled to work day shift, March 1st, will not be required to report to work (no hit, no pay, or you have the option to take vacation), the union wrote on Monday....

The report sent Broadcom shares up almost 4% in late trading. CEO Hock Tan said in prepared remarks that, “Broadcom’s record first quarter results were driven by strong enterprise demand, and continued investments in next generation technology by hyperscale and service providers.” Added Tan, “Our second quarter outlook projects year-over-year growth to accelerate.” Said CFO Kirsten Spears, “We generated $3.4 billion in free cash flow and are expecting free cash flow to remain strong in the second quarter....

Round one sees La Trobe University walk away with AU$2.35 million to raise awareness to 80,000 high school students about cybersecurity skills and training opportunities. The program will also partner with major industry players to help small businesses grow their skills, the government said. An Australian Cyber Security Growth Network-led project to develop a cybersecurity traineeship program to support about 200 participants into a cybersecurity career also received an undisclosed amount of funding, as did a project led by CSIRO aimed at up-skilling early career researchers in cybersecurity innovation and providing 100 university students with work experience....

The German auto-maker took the wraps of the giant 31-inch 8K resolution screen at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), billing the 32:9 ultra-wide format display as “on a par with a cinema”. SEE: What is digital transformation? Everything you need to know about how technology is reshaping business Frank Weber, member of the board of management of BMW AG Development, said the BMW Theatre Screen was built with 5G connectivity....

We’ve been on the ground for the second day of the largest tech conference in the US, bringing you the best of the announcements. While hundreds of companies are stationed in Las Vegas announcing new and innovative products, we’ve rounded up the biggest announcements on Day 2 below. Also: Day 3: Top CES announcements from HTC, Ring, Google and more And, if you’re still waiting to hear from some major companies, keep checking back with ZDNET....

Also: The best AI art generators: DALL-E 2 and alternatives Last week, Google released an academic paper discussing its MusicLM generative AI model that makes music from user’s text prompts. The model can make anywhere from a 10-second audio clip to a full song, using as many specific details as you give it. It can also take an existing song and produce it with a different sound. Also: AI has caused a renaissance of tech industry R&D, says Meta’s chief AI scientist According to the paper, prompts for the AI model can include detailed commands such as, “enchanting jazz song with a memorable saxophone solo and a solo singer” or “Berlin 90s techno with a low bass and strong kick”....

The 2021 edition of IFI’s Trends and Insights study found that US-based companies accounted for 150,801 of the 327,329 patents issued during the year. In a distant second place was Japan with 47,105, followed by South Korea (21,264), China (20,679), and Germany (14,663), to round out the top five. While the rest of the top five countries saw their patent approvals decline between 2020 and 2021, China’s actually surged, going from 18,792 to the aforementioned 20,679....

Pointing to previous figures that 70% of all security problems are related to memory safety, the team said in a blog post that it was looking at three approaches: Compile-time checks, runtime checks, and using a memory safe language. Thanks to the use of C++, the first option was not possible, but it was looking at solutions such as MiraclePtr for runtime checking. “MiraclePtr prevents use-after-free bugs by quarantining memory that may still be referenced....

While quantum computing could bring benefits to computing and society, it also brings new cybersecurity threats – and the CISA alert warns that critical infrastructure in particular is at risk. Many forms of digital communications and internet-connected systems rely on data encryption to protect them from cyber attackers. Public key cryptography helps to protect information from being viewed by unauthorised intruders – and it’s extremely difficult to crack using today’s computers....

Gartner’s analysts offer an outlook for public cloud spending, which reflects some of this uncertainty. Also: What is cloud computing? Everything you need to know about the cloud explained “Current inflationary pressures and macroeconomic conditions are having a push and pull effect on cloud spending,” Sid Nag, vice president analyst at Gartner, said in a press release. “Cloud computing will continue to be a bastion of safety and innovation, supporting growth during uncertain times due to its agile, elastic and scalable nature....