Marc Hardgrove, CEO at TheHoth and SEO expert, has seen the changes first-hand. “A lot is going on at the Twitter offices now that Elon Musk has stepped in to save the network. The platform’s personality, uniqueness, and popularity have all suffered from many ups and downs, confusion, and controversy,” he tells me. “Choosing a trustworthy Twitter substitute is, therefore, the best course of action in this situation.” Indeed, Musk’s recent takeover and the ensuing controversy have led many users to look for another option for their social networking needs....

In a tight labor market, that’s a pertinent question for employers and employees. According to analyst IDC, 32% of European employees are looking to leave their current employer, signaling that the Great Resignation that began in 2021 is far from over. Microsoft, in its 2022 Work Index Trend report, found that 43% of employees are somewhat or extremely likely to consider changing jobs in the coming year, up from 41% in 2021....

Overall, the COVID-19 Subscription Impact Report found that 53.3% of companies have not seen a significant impact on their subscriber acquisition rates. Meanwhile, 22.5% of companies are seeing their subscription growth rate accelerate, 12.8% of companies are seeing slowing growth but are still growing, and the remaining 11.4% of companies are starting to see subscriber churn outpace their subscriber acquisition rates. Of the companies accelerating, slowing, and contracting, we found trends across industries:...

Despite warnings not to, many victims pay these ransoms, under the impression that it’s the quickest way to restore their network, particularly if the cyber criminals are also threatening to leak stolen data. But all this means is that the attack cycle continues, with ransomware groups using their ill-gotten gains to finance more ambitious attacks. Beyond this there’s another problem. Many of ransomware incidents are simply kept under wraps, so it’s hard to get a good picture of what’s really happening in the world....

Do you lurch into your home office every morning and think: “No more bloody project management/software engineering/electric car building/making the world a better place for me?” I only ask because a lot of people have been doing it lately. It’s less China’s Great Leap Forward, more America’s Great Leap Outward. Naturally, when it comes to tech companies, I usually assume money is the biggest motivator. New year, new job: The tech resignations are coming, so get ready...

The latest Report on Jobs, published by KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and compiled by IHS Markit, found that the IT and Computing sector continued to lead growth in permanent job vacancies in December 2021. But while there were more full-time roles available in technology than the nine other sectors monitored by the report, vacancy growth is beginning to slow. This might suggest that the boom in demand for tech workers prompted by the pandemic is beginning to wane, with KPMG and REC finding that businesses are focusing their efforts on “hiring smarter, not faster”....

Over the past decade, I’ve seen a whole swathe of applications replaced by services that run in the browser, so much so that nowadays, most of my working day is spent in front of my browser of choice – Google Chrome. Also: 3 Chrome productivity extensions that won me over Problem is, the browser is a window to, well, the whole of the internet. And I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there are a lot of distractions on the internet....

Detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Proofpoint, the job fraud campaigns attempt to lure people in with the promise of upfront payments for simple jobs that can be done while working from home. Nearly 4,000 of these email threats are being sent every day – most are sent to people in the United States, but Europeans and Australians have also been targeted. SEE: A winning strategy for cybersecurity (ZDNet special report) In over 95% of cases, the attackers are aiming at email accounts linked to universities and colleges, targeting students who are likely to be open to flexible and remote work opportunities....

Detailed by cybersecurity researchers at ThreatFabric, the campaigns involves FluBot malware – also known as Cabassous – and another Android banking trojan, Medusa. FluBot is one of the most notorious forms of Android malware, which steals passwords, bank details and other sensitive information from infected smartphones. SEE: A winning strategy for cybersecurity (ZDNet special report) It also gains access to contact books in order to spread itself to other victims via malicious SMS messages, which are often designed to look like an alert about a missed package delivery....

More: CES 2023 tech you can actually buy now On a base level, the unibody stylus supports Microsoft’s MPP 2.6 haptic feedback for a tactile writing experience, 4,096 pressure levels, and should last you up to 32 hours per charge. Those features are nothing new to productivity-centric styluses, but this next one surely is. The 14.5g Pen 2, with its graphite tip, can be used to write on both the MSI laptop display and a regular notepad....

The ongoing phishing campaign is using multiple links; clicking on them results in a series of redirections that lead victims to a Google reCAPTCHA page that leads to a bogus login page where Office 365 credentials are stolen. This particular attack relies on the email sales and marketing tool called ‘open redirects’, which has been abused in the past to redirect a visitor to a trustworthy destination to a malicious site....

Michael Atkinson, Pablo Ceniceros-Deleon, and Daryl Henry, 28, 21, and 24-years-old, respectively, deliberately targeted men believed to be homosexual in what the US Department of Justice (DoJ) calls “bias-motivated violence.” Grinder is a social networking and dating app for the LBTQI community. The trio, located in Texas, abused the app to find victims for crimes including kidnapping, carjacking, theft, and assault. US prosecutors say that as many as nine men around the Dallas area have been targeted in this way since late 2017....

DevOps will continue to evolve in the coming years as companies identify new IT challenges to be solved, particularly as they look to automation to optimize or even remove processes that stand in the way of business agility. That’s according to a new report from tech analyst firm Forrester, which says tech leaders need to prepare for “big-picture changes” as DevOps changes the face of business innovation and transformation. Read on for three key takeaways from Forrester’s Future Of DevOps report....

It’s quite possible that nothing has democratized tech like the open-source microcomputers you can get through Arduino or Raspberry Pi. Not only have they fueled a robust maker community, but they’ve also let the next generation get hands-on with hardware that can turn almost anything into a smart device. If you’re curious about what these machines can do, here’s the good news: Thanks to Deal Days, you can get a Complete Arduino Starter Kit along with hours of e-learning resources for less than $100 – no coupon required....

The EXIN DevOps Foundation certification confirms that IT and business professionals have a basic knowledge of DevOps, including its origins and how organizations can benefit from its principles and practices. It was designed to be a stepping-stone to the EXIN DevOps Professional certification, which assesses the knowledge and understanding of the key principles found in DevOps. In the EXIN Certified: DevOps Foundation course, you will learn all about the objectives of DevOps and its vocabulary, as well as principles and practices such as security, testing, continuous delivery, and integration....

Jump right in with “Microsoft SQL Server & T-SQL Course For Beginners” to find out all about the benefits of knowing SQL and how to make big bucks once you’ve become a skilled developer. The “HTML Programming for Everyone” class teaches everyone from beginners on up how to create amazing websites with HTML and the Bootstrap CSS framework. Then you can dive deep into C# programming, starting with “The Complete C# Programming Course”....

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Many folks don’t realize that travel doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. There’s no longer any reason to fear language barriers, plane fares, or figuring out how to get around unfamiliar places. You can learn new languages, get cheap flights, and discover travel hacking tips with the World Traveler Bundle, which is on sale for just $159.20 with coupon code ROSETTA20. This bundle offers lifetime access to all of Rosetta Stone’s 24 languages....

The AIS authorises examiners to inspect vehicles to ensure a minimum safety standard. To become an authorised examiner, online applications need to be submitted and requires applicants to share personal details including their full name, address, phone number, email address, date of birth, and driver’s licence number. According to Transport for NSW, the incident saw an unauthorised third-party successfully access a “small number” of the application’s user accounts. “We recognise that data privacy is paramount and deeply regret that customers may be affected by this attack,” Transport for NSW said....

The Cisco 210-260 IINS: Implementing Cisco Network Security course covers the technologies used by the company in its security infrastructure, so it’s perfect for anyone who wants to specifically work for one of the most successful tech companies in the world. But all of the other courses are vendor-neutral. The Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) course is good for anyone from entry-level to mid-career IT professionals. It will cover everything you need to gain skills that will qualify you for positions that require you to monitor, assess, audit, and control a company’s business and IT systems....