Israel Says Fourth Vaccine Dose Brings 2X Protection Against Omicron Infection, 3X Against Serious Illness - For Those Over 60
Friday the results of several large studies showed that getting a third Covid vaccine "booster shot" dramatically decreased infections from the Omicron variant. And now the Times of Israel reports that the country's Health Ministry "said on Sunday.....»»
Firearms makers play key role in America"s gun culture
Americans have blamed many culprits, from mental illness to inadequate security, for the tragic mass shootings that are occurring with increasing frequency in schools, offices and theaters across the U.S......»»
Cursive note-taking app now on all compatible Chromebooks
ChromeOS version 102 is now rolling out, and it brings three new features......»»
Sonnet introduces McFiver PCIe card with 10-gig ethernet, USB-C, SSD slots
The new Sonnet McFiver brings internal SSD storage, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 10Gbps USB-C, and two SSD slots for high-speed storage in a single PCIe card for the Mac Pro or any Mac with an PCI-E enclosure.Sonnet has long provided systems with PCIe slots,.....»»
New infosec products of the week: May 27, 2022
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Corelight, Fortinet, Hunters, Kingston Digital, Netenrich, PIXM, and SafeGuard Cyber. PIXM Mobile provides real-time protection from phishing attacks on mobi.....»»
Uptycs enhances container and Kubernetes capabilities to minimize risk for security teams
Uptycs announced enhanced container and Kubernetes security posture management (KSPM) capabilities for its cloud workload protection platform (CWPP) offering. These capabilities provide real-time detection for containerized workloads, proactive scann.....»»
XONA raises $7.2 million to provide secure remote access control systems for critical infrastructure
XONA announced that it closed a $7.2 million Series A funding round led by DataTribe Opportunities Fund with participation from TFX Capital and individual investors. The investment brings XONA’s total raised since inception to $9.4 million. XONA wi.....»»
Review: Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection Enterprise Backup
Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection Enterprise Backup is a cloud-based security solution that provides protection against spam, malware, and other advanced threats, combined with backup and recovery features. The solution is specifically designed for.....»»
Sigstore: Signature verification for protection against supply chain attacks
Software supply chain attacks have been increasing over the past few years, spurring the Biden administration to release an executive order detailing what government agencies are supposed to do to protect themselves against them. These attacks consis.....»»
Apple Store union effort reaches fourth location with Kentucky workers organizing
As unionization efforts proceed at Apple Stores across the country, a fourth location has begun forming a union. The Apple Store at Oxmoor Center Mall in Louisville, Kentucky, has announced it is organizing a campaign, reported by Bloomberg Law. m.....»»
Apple Store in Louisville, Kentucky becomes fourth to announce union drive
Workers at an Apple Store in Louisville, Kentucky are working toward forming a union, marking the fourth Apple retail location to announce a push toward unionization.Apple Oxmoor MallThe store is the retail location at the Oxmoor Center mall in Louis.....»»
Sliding to mild? Nope—omicron BA.2 caused worse COVID symptoms than BA.1
Study of 1.5 M finds COVID symptoms shifted with variants. BA.2 caused the most. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Xinhua News Agency) Despite early suggestions that the omicron coronavirus subvariant BA.1 would be mild, a massive wav.....»»
How to navigate GDPR complexity
There’s been a lot of turbulence in the data privacy regulation space in the past couple of years. Post Brexit, there was a risk for the UK to be digitally isolated from the EU. For the moment, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has.....»»
Netskope extends data protection capabilities to endpoint devices and private apps
Netskope announced a key expansion of data protection capabilities to endpoint devices and private apps. The introduction of a patented endpoint data loss prevention (DLP) solution will enable Netskope Intelligent SSE customers to protect data everyw.....»»
PIXM Mobile provides real-time protection from phishing attacks on mobile devices
PIXM announced the expansion of its anti-phishing products with the launch of PIXM Mobile, which protects individuals and enterprises from targeted and unknown phishing attacks on mobile devices. PIXM Mobile is a cloud-based mobile solution developed.....»»
SafeGuard Cyber adds email protection for Microsoft 365 to defend customers against sophisticated attacks
SafeGuard Cyber announces the addition of email protection for Microsoft 365 to its comprehensive security suite of protected communication channels. SafeGuard Cyber’s security for email and multi-channel communications is now available to all cust.....»»
John Vecchi joins Phosphorus Cybersecurity as CMO
Phosphorus Cybersecurity announced the appointment of John Vecchi as Chief Marketing Officer. As CMO, Vecchi will lead the company’s global marketing, branding, analyst relations and go-to-market strategy. Vecchi brings more than 25 years of ex.....»»
Startups near state lines gravitate toward side with lower property tax
Researchers at Iowa State University found significantly different state tax rates affect where new businesses set up shop near state lines. Their study published in the journal Small Business Economics shows the fourth greatest distortion in the U.S.....»»
Google brings Street View history to phones, introduces “Street View Studio”
Street View gets some new features for its 15th birthday. Enlarge / The "See more dates" option will soon appear on iOS and Android. (credit: Google) Today is the 15th birthday of Google Maps Street View, Google's project to.....»»
Google Brings Street View History To Phones, Introduces "Street View Studio"
Today is the 15th birthday of Google Maps Street View, Google's project to take ground-level, 360-degree photographs of the entire world. To celebrate, the company is rolling out a few new features. From a report: First up, Google is bringing histori.....»»
Microsoft Brings Support for Arm-based AI Chips To Windows
Today at Build 2022, Microsoft unveiled Project Volterra, a device powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon platform that's designed to let developers explore "AI scenarios" via Qualcomm's new Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine (SNPE) for Windows toolkit. F.....»»