‘Carahsoft is fully cooperating on this matter,’ a spokesperson says. Carahsoft confirmed to CRN that representatives from the United States Department of Justice came to the solution provider giant’s office Tuesday as part of an investigation into a separate company. In an email, a spokesperson with the government-focused IT company–No. 16 on CRN’s 2024 Solution…
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Kids Online Here’s what parents should know about Snapchat and why you should take some time to ensure your children can stay safe when using the app 24 Sep 2024 • , 5 min. read Snapchat may only be the 10th most popular social media platform in the world, but it estimates monthly active users…
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The percentage of Android vulnerabilities caused by memory safety issues has dropped from 76% in 2019 to only 24% in 2024, representing a massive decrease of over 68% in five years. This is well below the 70% previously found in Chromium, making Android an excellent example of how a large project can gradually and methodically move…
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European digital rights group NOYB (None Of Your Business) has filed a privacy complaint with the Austrian data protection watchdog (DSB) against Mozilla, alleging the company uses a Firefox privacy feature (enabled without consent) to track users’ online behavior. The feature, called “Privacy-Preserving Attribution” (PPA) and jointly developed with Meta (formerly Facebook), was announced in…
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Meta announced that it’s ending its direct peering relationship with Deutsche Telekom following a court’s ruling earlier this year that would oblige the tech firm to pay the telecom €20,000,000 to continue using its network. Instead, Meta will now re-route traffic from its platforms and services (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) through third-party providers instead of directly…
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Incidents disclosed over the past week have included attacks targeting Internet service providers and a municipal water treatment system. Threat actors continue to intensify their targeting of U.S. critical infrastructure providers, as demonstrated by a series of recently disclosed attacks. This week has seen incidents disclosed including attacks targeting internet service providers and a cyberattack…
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Craig Fulton, advisor for brand, M&A and community, took the stage at HaloPSA’s Orbit conference to talk about the future of PSA and how AI and automation will play a big part. Craig Fulton believes AI and automation are key to improving business operations, specifically for professional services automation and remote monitoring and management tools.…
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Sep 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananSecure Coding / Mobile Security Google has revealed that its transition to memory-safe languages such as Rust as part of its secure-by-design approach has led to the percentage of memory-safe vulnerabilities discovered in Android dropping from 76% to 24% over a period of six years. The tech giant said focusing on Safe…
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‘You have my word that we will not be squeezing partner margin at any point in time. That’s what tends to happen with mostly other vendors. That is never going to happen at Halo,’ says Paul Hamilton, HaloPSA’s founder. The reason why HaloPSA is successful — generating $100 million a year in revenue with a…
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The FBI is warning timeshare owners to be wary of a prevalent telemarketing scam involving a violent Mexican drug cartel that tries to trick elderly people into believing someone wants to buy their property. This is the story of a couple who recently lost more than $50,000 to an ongoing timeshare scam that spans at…
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