EdTechNZ executive council member Dave Moskovitz told RNZ some of the software put schools at a higher risk of hacking and shared children’s private data with third parties. Photo: 123RF Software makers warn under-funding is prompting schools to use outdated and cheap computer programs that create cybersecurity and privacy risks. […]
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This week, Reuters reported that push notification company Pushwoosh is Russian in origin despite presenting itself as a US-based company. Pushwoosh code was present in apps used by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the US Army. Reuters determined that Pushwoosh is registered with the Russian government and pays […]
When Russian forces knocked the Ukrainian city of Irpin offline in March, Tesla chief Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite Internet service came to the rescue. In just two days, the city – whose power lines and cellular and Internet networks were damaged or destroyed – was back online, and residents could immediately […]
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Digital Minister Audrey Tang (唐鳳) on Monday (Sept. 12) announced that Taiwan is starting to set up a satellite network similar to the use of Starlink in Ukraine as a backup in the event China tries to take the country offline. During an interview […]
Jason Schmitt, general manager, Synopsys Software Integrity Group. getty The visibility of security risk from software went through a sea of change last year when the president of the United States issued an executive order on cybersecurity that was inspired at least in part by prominent and damaging breaches, many […]
