If you’re starting out looking for your first credit card, the best starter cards will have high approval rates, no annual fees, and report payments to the major credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian, and Transunion. Whether it’s your first time credit card or you’re simply trying to rebuild credit, these are the best starter credit cards. *All information about the Deserve EDU Mastercard for Students has been collected independently by ZDNET and has not been reviewed by the issuer....

The market is filled with different choices for earbuds, with features like active noise cancellation, wireless or quick charging, and intuitive touch interfaces. Brands like Bose, Sony, Apple, and JBL are popular brands in the earbud market, so it can be hard to choose which earbuds are right for you. That’s why we’ve rounded up the best options – from true wireless earbuds to bone conduction – so you can find the best fit for your budget and needs....

Not all headphones are designed for sleeping, but those that are (or those that are comfortable enough to sleep in) allow you to fall asleep comfortably while listening to soothing sounds or your go-to sleeping playlist. With features like flat speakers and active noise-canceling (ANC) technology, sleeping headphones are a game-changer when you need a good night’s sleep. We’ve rounded up the best headphones for sleeping for all types of sleepers so you can tune out the noise around you at night....

Despite the many options available for home security in Charlotte, North Carolina, we’ve reduced it down to the best packages according to their key components so you can find the most suitable provider for your home. Once you decide on a security system, you’ll be able to prepare better your home’s integrity as well as the safety of your loved ones against the unknown. Comparing the best home security systems in Charlotte Information accurate as of February 2021...

As consoles and PCs have become more capable and internet connectivity standard (and sometimes required), gaming has become far more immersive. Headsets, which allow you to communicate with other players in real-time, are a key component of the modern gaming experience. However, just as internet lags can ruin the moment, a low-grade headset can mean you have to deal with poor audio, crackling, drops in conversation, and discomfort. Luckily for us, there are plenty of options on the market that combine performance and comfort to push your gaming experience to new heights....

Personal safety alarms, like other self-defense tools, aren’t foolproof, but they are compact, simple sirens that can deter attackers and alert people nearby to come to your aid. Since I moved to New York City, my personal safety alarm brings me ease at a comfortable size and price. Also: How to find out if an AirTag is tracking you After seeing the Birdie Alarm by She’s Birdie blow up on social media, my mom gifted it to me for my college graduation....

There has been a boom in VPN adoption in recent years. While employees have been using VPN to securely tunnel into a corporate network for decades, Edward Snowden’s 2013 NSA leaks made more people jittery about mass surveillance. Russia’s and China’s recent bans on VPNs show how contentious the technology has become for governments. A raft of national security laws, such as the UK’s 2016 Investigatory Powers Bill, also spurred interest in consumer VPNs....

Some workers will be happy to swap their home office/bedroom/kitchen table/ironing board for an actual desk, with actual colleagues to interact with. It’ll make a change from having just their housemates, partners, pets or pot plants for company. Others will be reluctant: for many office workers, the move to working from home has, despite the downsides, offered more flexibility and the chance to reclaim the hours otherwise swallowed by the commute....

If cash flow is tight in any given month, the Plum Card allows you to defer part of your payment for 60 days – with no interest. Or, in months where cash flow is steady, you can earn 1.5% cashback if you pay your balance early. In addition to these flexible payment options, the card has several other interesting features for small business owners. Pros: 1.5% cashback when you pay your balance earlyDefer your payment for up to 60 days, interest-freeNo foreign transaction fees (See Rates & Fees)No preset spending limit...

Hoteliers and restaurateurs here love to dress for the occasion, so to speak. As a result, architects and designers get commissions to help attract and awe the throngs. The hotels, bars and eateries compete not just for guests but for bragging rights in design. The latest example is the stunning new Momofuku Toronto four-restaurant complex (image below) at the Shangri-La Hotel Toronto, framed within a three-story glass cube by architect James K....

Number one on the list was the Google Certified Professional Data Engineer, which the survey found can bring in $171,749. Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect was next on the list with a salary of $169,029 followed closely by Associate AWS Certified Solutions Architects, who bring in $159,033. CRISC, CISSP, CISM, PMP, CISA, MCSE, CompTIA Security+, CCA-V and other certifications all made their way onto the list, with salaries ranging from $151,000 to $110,000....

The two protocols – Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Secure Shell (SSH) – are widely used for managing virtual machines in the cloud. With the growing popularity of both cloud deployments and remote work, the researchers said it’s important to know how opportunistic attackers are targeting these systems. Rapid7 found the three most popular usernames for RDP are “administrator”, “user”, and “admin”. RDP is a top target for ransomware attackers....

Also: The best earbuds you can buy right now For an enthusiastic earbud wearer like me, the prospect of a charging case that relies on a constant energy source in the sky rather than requiring yet another charging cable sounded great. And after testing, I can say the Urbanista Phoenix buds are truly a pocket full of sunshine when it comes to charging nuances. They also deliver solid quality, even if they soak up a little too much warmth when it comes to sound signature....

According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), over 80% of the volume of international trade in goods is carried by sea and that percentage is even higher for developing countries. The whole industry is reliant on a series of complex, ‘just in time’ supply chains. if just one element is disrupted, it can have massive repercussions. One example: the disruption to supply chains around the globe in 2021 when Ever Given, one of the largest container ships in existence, was grounded in the Suez Canal, blocking one of the world’s busiest shipping channels and forcing many other ships to take much longer journeys around the Cape of Good Hope, severely delaying shipments of electronics, machinery, furniture, household goods, and more....

Detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Mandiant, who’ve named it UNC3524, the hacking operation has been active since at least December 2019 and uses a range of advanced methods to infiltrate and maintain persistence on compromised networks that set it apart from most other hacking groups. These methods include the ability to immediately re-infect environments after access is removed. It’s currently unknown how initial access is achieved. One of the reasons UNC3524 is so successful at maintaining persistence on networks for such a long time is because it installs backdoors on applications and services that don’t support security tools, such as anti-virus or endpoint protection....

The campaign has been detailed by researchers at Israeli cybersecurity company Sygnia, who have dubbed the organised financial theft operation behind the attacks as ‘Elephant Beetle’. These attacks are predominantly focused on financial organisations in Latin America, although researchers warned that the campaign could shift towards targets in other parts of the world. Researchers note that one of the breaches they uncovered when analysing Elephant Beetle campaigns was against the Latin American arm of an undisclosed US-based company....

Most conversations are easily forgettable, and some simply need to be preserved. So whether you’re a journalist, podcaster, or merely a student taking down notes, you need reliable voice recording that you’re not going to get out of the standard recorder app on your smartphone. That’s where a gadget like this 64G Mini Voice Activated Recorder comes into its own. In terms of portability, storage, and recording quality, this device hits all the marks....

Take a look at the Satechi 4-port 165W USB-C charger. Based on next-generation Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology (which offers greater power efficiencies over older silicon technology), this four-port USB-C can dish out a total of 165W in a number of combinations: 100W, 100W/60W, 60W/60W/45W or 100W/30W/30W, 60W/45W/30W/30W. I’ve tested the output capabilities of this charger and it totally lives up to the specs offered by Satechi. Built into a touch plastic shell and featuring a blue indicator LED on the front, this mains-powered charger is perfect for the kinds of workloads you might face in 2022....

Timescale is one of those quasi-open source companies that has applied its own licensing flavor of the month to encourage customers to play with and improve code but prevent the AWS’s of the world from launching database cloud services on its community edition. The 2.0 version released a few months back slightly liberalized the licensing to encourage customers to tweak the code. Timescale released version 2.0 back in February and is now on a monthly cadence with several dot releases since then....

You don’t need any tech experience whatsoever to get started, and all 10 courses are self-paced, so you can train even while working full-time. If you want to boost your productivity to squeeze in your lessons, check out these 13 discounted portable monitors to get more done in less time. You also don’t need to complete all 10 ten courses before you can start applying for new positions. You’ll learn plenty of valuable skills in just “Learn Python & Ethical Hacking From Scratch”....