The advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been impersonating Lockheed Martin in the latest operation. The Bethesda, Maryland-based company is involved in aeronautics, military technology, mission systems, and space exploration. Lockheed Martin generated $65.4 billion in sales in 2020 and has approximately 114,000 employees worldwide. Lazarus is a state-sponsored hacking group with ties to North Korea. The prolific and sophisticated group is generally financially-motivated and is believed to be responsible for serious attacks in the past, beginning with the WannaCry ransomware outbreak, as well as the $80 million heist against Bangladeshi Bank, assaults against freight companies, and South Korean supply chains....

There are many different paths to learning programming and electronics, but if you’re looking for a unique, fun, and hands-on experience, it’s hard to beat the CrowPi2, an all-in-one Raspberry Pi and STEM learning platform. The CrowPi2 kit contains an 11.6-inch IPS screen with 1920x1080 resolution, a wireless keyboard, a 2MP camera with a built-in microphone, and a stereo speaker. It’s compatible with several operating systems, including Ubuntu MATE, Core, and Server, PiNet, Mozilla WebThings, LibreELEC, and more....

There have been major shifts in both the working world and our personal lives in recent years. One element is the introduction of fully remote or hybrid working – which requires the right kit to perform effectively. Many laptops and tablets now in development are geared toward the remote or hybrid worker, and if you are in this category, you might want to investigate if the Lenovo Yoga 7i, now only $599, will see you through the next few years as a work tool....

On paper, the Android tablet’s specs rival that of Apple and Samsung’s best, including a large 12.6-inch display with 120Hz refresh rate, a massive 10,200mAh battery, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 processor to carry the workload. The device is sleek and fashioned in a way that will appeal to most consumers. At a starting price of $599, the Lenovo Tab P12 Pro is not as expensive as the iPad Pro or Samsung Galaxy Tab S8....

Lightspeed said the integration of Ecwid’s technology will help merchants reach shoppers across more channels and offer selling flexibility. Ecwid has more than 130,000 paying customers in over 100 countries. Its purchase of NuOrder, meanwhile, is meant to expand the capabilities of the recently launched Lightspeed Supplier Network and accelerate the growth of Lightspeed’s financial services offerings, including Lightspeed Payments and Lightspeed Capital. NuOrder currently serves over 3,000 brands. “By joining forces with Ecwid and NuOrder, Lightspeed becomes the common thread uniting merchants, suppliers and consumers, a transformation we believe will enable innovative retailers to adapt to the new world of commerce,” said Lightspeed CEO Dax Dasilva....

On Wednesday, LinkedIn announced that users will be able to verify their identity, place of work, and company email through new features enabled through partnerships with Microsoft and Clear. Also: LinkedIn introduces AI tool to make curating your profile easier Through the partnership with Clear, a secure identity platform, users will be able to verify their identity by providing a U.S. government issued ID and U.S. phone number. Then Clear will verify the profile and LinkedIn will showcase the designation on the user’s profile....

To be sure, Apple’s mobile Mac offerings in the form of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro far outsell desktop Macs. If you’re in the market for a Mac laptop, one of those is the way to go. But if you’re primarily using your computer at your desk, you may not want to pay the extra cost for the built-in Retina display, battery, trackpad, and keyboard. That cost can be considerable....

The number of websites and apps we use each day can be mind-boggling. And while we all know that using one password for all of them is not a good idea, it simply isn’t possible to remember a unique login for every one of our accounts. Fortunately, you can easily solve that problem with Enpass Password Manager, which offers ultra-secure digital storage for passwords and more. And you can get your dad a lifetime subscription to the individual plan while it’s available to new users for just $29....

According to a new report published by BlackBerry’s Research & Intelligence team on Monday, there has been a recent “escalation” in the use of Go (Golang), D (DLang), Nim, and Rust, which are being used more commonly to “try to evade detection by the security community, or address specific pain-points in their development process.” In particular, malware developers are experimenting with loaders and droppers written in these languages, created to be suitable for first and further-stage malware deployment in an attack chain....

Having an MBA degree creates opportunities for professionals to access many desirable and high-paying positions in organizations around the world. This guide breaks down the MBA salary potential within popular specializations and career paths. What’s the average salary for an MBA graduate? While MBA graduates can expect competitive wages in general, many factors help determine what professionals in this field make. Your MBA concentration, chosen industry and position, and practical and relevant experience can give you an advantage when you negotiate salary....

The report by a team of researchers at Meta, along with scholars at UC Berkeley and Johns Hopkins, “No Language Left Behind: Scaling Human-Centered Machine Translation,” is posted on Facebook’s AI research Web site, along with a companion blog post, and both should be required reading for the rich detail on the matter. “Broadly accessible machine translation systems support around 130 languages; our goal is to bring this number up to 200,” they write as their mission statement....

The threat was made in response to the US-EU Safe Harbour and Privacy Shield agreements being struck down by the European Court of Justice in recent years. The court struck down those agreements as it found US laws did not offer enough data protection safeguards to meet European standards, making it illegal for companies to gather data about European citizens and transfer it to US shores for analysis and sale to advertisers....

The move, that was first teased in March, will allow a small group of US creators and collectors to share NFTs on Instagram by linking third-party digital wallets in-app. At launch, the third-party wallets compatible for use will include Rainbow, MetaMask, and Trust Wallet – with Coinbase, Dapper, and Phantom to arrive later. Further to this, Meta stated that there will be no fees associated with posting or sharing a digital collectible on Instagram....

In a word, it’s about bandwidth, which millions of households in the US have a shortage of due to poor broadband in remote areas. “With the fast pace of Windows security and quality fixes, distributing this large amount of updated content takes up substantial bandwidth,” says Microsoft software engineer Jonathon Ready. “Reducing this network transfer is critical for a great experience. Moreover, users on slower networks can struggle to keep their machines up to date with the latest security fixes if they cannot download the package,” he adds....

Microsoft officials said the new Digital Contact Center platform will be available starting today, July 19, and will be customizable based on customer needs. Microsoft is announcing the availability of a Nuance + Microsoft joint offer on Enterprise Agreements starting August 1. Via this offer, customers can buy Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service + Nuance Gatekeeper (GK), Nuance Conversational Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Nuance Digital Engagement Platform (NDEP) on their Microsoft Enterprise Agreements....

On October 5, Windows 11 will begin rolling out to eligible Windows 10 PCs and be for sale on a handful of PCs that will come preloaded with Windows 11. Windows 11: Microsoft starts rolling out ‘beautifully’ redesigned Paint app Microsoft officials are planning a phased rollout of Windows 11 between October 5 and mid-2022. Microsoft will make the operating system available to new devices first. The company plans to use “intelligence models that consider hardware eligibility, reliability, metrics, age of the device and other factors” to roll it out to additional in-market PCs....

These include: A new “Front Row” feature in Teams Rooms that’s meant to make meeting interactions between virtual and in-the-room meeting participants more immersive and natural. Microsoft is moving the video gallery to the bottom of the screen, so remote participants are actually face-to-face with people in the room. And, Teams Rooms will use new video layouts that disperse the video gallery across multiple displays when content isn’t shared....

But aside from being great at his job, he is a sharp and knowledgeable observer of what sales people in today’s B2B environment need to do. He can present those ideas in a clear way: You will understand what he is telling you about how to sell in that environment. Plus, he’s a Formula 1 racing fan and a big car guy. I’ve driven with him, and let’s just say that if he wasn’t such a good driver, it would be very scary....

This mighty machine contains an AMD Ryzen R9 5900HX chip which makes this PC more than a match for gaming geeks and will certainly deliver on performance. This AMD R9 5900HX octa-core chip with 16 threads runs all cores at 3.3GHz, boosting up to 4.6GHz in turbo mode. This is a fast processor, which compares it on par with the Intel Core i9-11980HK processor, according to Notebook Check. Integrated with this processor is an AMD Radeon Vega GPU graphics chip running at up to 2100MHz with 8 compute units and will take up to 64GB DDR4-3200 RAM....