ComputerWorldIndependent

Businesses, beware: The Motorola ThinkPhone comes with a major caveat

Let me just preface this by saying: No, the saga we’re about to dive into isn’t in any way related to April Fools’ — as far as I can tell, anyway. After all, we’re at the start of May.

And yet, one of Android’s best-known phone-makers is putting out a new device with such eye-rollingly off-the-mark claims, I can’t help but wonder if maybe they got mixed up on months and meant this to be a joke. It’s so hilariously and obviously ironic, I’m just not sure what else to make of it.

So here it is: Motorola’s got a new business-aimed Android phone called the Motorola ThinkPhone. It’s the first time the company — which has been owned by Lenovo since 2014, when Google broke our hearts and pawned the brand off after a glorious 20 months of control — is bringing a classic Lenovo name into the Motorola and Android arena this prominently.

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ComputerWorldIndependent

White House seeks information on tools used for automated employee surveillance

Credit to Author: avenkat@idg.com| Date: Tue, 02 May 2023 02:23:00 -0700

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) would soon be releasing a public request for information (RFI) to learn more about the automated tools employers use to surveil, monitor, evaluate, and manage workers, OSTP announced on Monday.

“Employers are increasingly investing in technologies that monitor and track workers, and making workplace decisions based on that information,” the blog released on Monday said, adding that while these technologies can benefit both workers and employers in some cases, they can also create serious risks to workers.

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MalwareBytesSecurity

How to protect your small business from social engineering

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Small businesses are frequent targets of social engineering. Here’s what it is and how to protect against it.

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ScadaICSSchneider

6 edge computing use cases to accelerate the energy transition

Credit to Author: Eli Daccach| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 15:24:34 +0000

While oil, gas, and electricity are mature commodities, the processes used to produce, transport, and deliver them are going through a massive transformation. Our energy supply chain is in a state of transition. Two industries in particular, Oil & Gas and electrical utilities, which play…

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