If you’re contemplating a career in cybersecurity and haven’t come up to speed on Linux, now’s the time to get ramped up and here’s one easy way to do it. This new book from No Starch Press was written with people like you in mind. Authored by OccupyTheWeb, Linux Basics for Hackers: Getting Started with Networking, […]
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First step to becoming a hacker: Linux!
If you’re contemplating a career in cybersecurity and haven’t come up to speed on Linux, now’s the time to get ramped up and here’s one easy way to do it. This new book from no starch press was written with people like you in mind. Authored by OccupyTheWeb, the force behind Hackers-Arise, Linux Basics for […]
Slack ‘seriously’ considering direct market listing: Source
Image Credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Slack is “seriously” considering making its stock exchange debut through a direct listing, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier in the day that Slack, which operates a popular workplace instant-messaging and collaboration app, is likely to debut in the second quarter […]
Google parent board sued for hushing up claims of executive misconduct
Image credit: REUTERS/Jeenah Moon Two shareholder lawsuits filed this week accused the board of Google parent Alphabet of playing a direct role in covering up sexual misconduct claims against two former executives over the last five years. The company declined to comment. Both of the lawsuits seek to force Google to change its governance and […]
India must stop providing immunities to social media giants it doesn’t provide its own traditional media
By Prashant Reddy, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy The recent criticism directed towards the proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules 2018 has, once again, put the issue of legal immunities for social media tech giants operating in this country in the spotlight. Simply put, the existing rules, drafted under Section 79 of […]
Tech, advertising companies join hands to curb pesky ads, spam
Pop-up ads, spam content requesting likes, comments and shares, auto-play video ads with sound, ads with countdown, full-screen scroll-overs and ads featuring suggestive content could soon be a thing of the past for some of the world’s largest advertising stakeholders such as Facebook, Google, Unilever, GroupM, Microsoft and Publicis Groupe. All are members of Coalition […]
Oculeus anti-fraud offering protects against telecom system abuse
When most enterprise companies worry about having their systems hacked by attackers, the main concern is for the enterprise networks. Few companies consider that their phone systems may be vulnerable to hacking resulting in costly toll fraud. Nevertheless, the practice of hacking into corporate PBX systems and injecting fraudulent calls over the network is causing […]
Amazon Pay gets another Rs 300 crore from parent entity
Digital payments company Amazon Pay has received Rs 300 crore in fresh funding from its e-commerce parent entity Amazon, according to filings with the Register of Companies accessed by ET. The latest funds come after four previous capital infusions in 2018, amounting to Rs 1,250 crore. The new investment comes in the wake of increased […]
Social media giants plan push-back on India’s new regulations: Sources
Global social media and technology giants are gearing up to fight sweeping new rules proposed by the Indian government that would require them to actively regulate content in one of the world’s biggest Internet markets, sources close to the matter told Reuters. The rules, proposed by the Information Technology ministry on Christmas Eve, would compel […]
Exploring the economic realities of cybersecurity insurance | Salted Hash Ep 43
Guest host Juliet Beauchamp talks with senior writer J.M. Porup about the newly created cybersecurity insurance industry, and how a policy could fit into an organization’s overall security strategy to help minimize risk.