Technology Industry – Computer Security Articles

The top 12 tech stories of 2022

December 26, 2022 admin Data Privacy, Regulation, Security, Technology Industry

The technology sector’s vulnerability to the vagaries of geopolitics and the macroeconomy became clearer than ever in 2022, as IT giants laid off workers en masse, regulators cracked down on tech rule-breakers, nations negotiated data privacy, the EU-China chip war widened, and the Ukraine war disrupted business as usual. Through it all the classic tech themes—including innovation and the fight to bolster cybersecurity—continued as ChatGPT was released, Broadcom sought to purchase VMWare, a Mac renaissance began to flower, and teen hackers brought major companies to their knees. Here are our editors’ choices for the dozen stories that rocked the world of tech in 2022.

To read this article in full, please click here

ComputerWorld Independent

Is performance tracking about to go mobile?

October 26, 2022 admin IT Strategy, privacy, Productivity Software, Technology Industry

Productivity and performance tracking have been on the rise since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to remote and hybrid work. Now, as pandemic restrictions recede and more traditional work habits reemerge, it’s inevitable some organizations will want to extend tracking beyond the company PC to mobile devices.

That means IT could soon be involved in selecting, implementing, and supporting productivity and performance monitoring solutions that keep tabs on workers wherever they are — even if they’re not sitting in front of a computer.

To read this article in full, please click here

ComputerWorld Independent

Coming soon — a resume-validating blockchain network for job seekers

October 5, 2022 admin careers, Data Privacy, file sharing, it jobs, it skills, remote work, Technology Industry

An online resume-validating network has garnered support from than a dozen board members from companies whose ranks include Aon, Oracle, SAP, UKG and ZipRecruiter with the aim of reducing the time and cost of vetting job candidates.

To read this article in full, please click here

ComputerWorld Independent

Q&A: How employee monitoring can sometimes do more harm than good

August 15, 2022 admin privacy, Productivity Software, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Matthew Finnegan| Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 03:00:00 -0700

Digital surveillance in the workplace became a growing concern for many workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a reported increase in use of productivity monitoring tools to track staffers working from home or “gig workers” subject to location and productivity monitoring throughout their day.

To read this article in full, please click here

ComputerWorld Independent

Will new EU crypto rules change how ransomware is played?

July 20, 2022 admin Financial Services Industry, mobile payment, Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 05:55:00 -0700

Cryptocurrency has always been the payment method of choice for bad guys. Get hit with an enterprise ransomware attack and plan to pay? You’ll need crypto. The key reason cyberthieves love cryptocurrency so much is that it is far harder to trace payments.

That is why a move being attempted by the European Union has so much potential. The EU — in a move that will likely be mimicked by many other regional regulatory forces, including in the United States — is putting in place tracking requirements for all cryptocurrency.

If it is successful, and the EU has an excellent track record on precisely these kinds of changes, cryptocurrency may quickly fade as the thief’s payment of choice.

To read this article in full, please click here

ComputerWorld Independent

European Parliament approves sweeping big tech antitrust laws

July 6, 2022 admin privacy, Regulation, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Charlotte Trueman| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:28:00 -0700

The European Commission announced late yesterday that the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA) have been voted through, marking a new chapter for how technology companies will be able to operate in the EU. The parliament voted 588 in favor and 11 against for the DMA, while 539 MEPs backed the DSA, with 54 votes against.

To read this article in full, please click here

ComputerWorld Independent

Microsoft commits to ban non-competes and increase pay transparency in the US

June 9, 2022 admin employee protection, it jobs, microsoft, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Charlotte Trueman| Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:21:00 -0700

Microsoft has launched four new employee workforce initiatives aimed at creating a more transparent workplace culture, including the banning of non-compete clauses in contracts and a commitment to improved pay transparency.

The four commitments have been categorized by Microsoft as:

Empowering employee mobility
Fostering a safe space for concerns
Increasing pay transparency
Conducting a civil rights audit

The new policies aim to address concerns raised by employees that current non-compete obligations are being used as a forced retention tactic. Consequently, the company will be removing non-compete clauses from US employee agreements and will not enforce existing clauses for workers outside of Microsoft’s senior leadership team.

To read this article in full, please click here

ComputerWorld Independent

DOJ reverses itself, says good-faith security researchers should be left alone

May 28, 2022 admin Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 03:02:00 -0700

In a move that could have a major impact on enterprise penetration testing and other cybersecurity tactics, the US Department of Justice last Thursday reversed one of its own policies by telling prosecutors not to prosecute anyone involved in “good-faith security research.”

This is one of those common-sense decisions that makes me far more interested in exploring the original DOJ policy (set in 2014, during the Obama era).

The underlying law at issue is the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which made it illegal to access a computer without proper authorization. It was passed in 1986 and has been updated several times since then.

To read this article in full, please click here

← Previous