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Microsoft may buy TikTok

The weekend brought a series of events around social media company TikTok, resulting in public disclosure that Microsoft is in discussions to take over the…

An Arrest in the Twitter breach

On Friday, the FBI, IRS, US Secret Service, and Florida law enforcement arrested 17-year old Graham Clark for organizing the intrusion into Twitter on July…

Google is adding apps to Chrome OS

Google has revealed more details about its plan to bring Windows apps to Chrome OS.   As reported by the Verge, through a partnership with Parallels,…

Tablet sales up YoY in Q2 2020

IDC reported that the global tablet market recorded 18.6% year over year growth in Q2 of 2020.   That’s 38.6 million tablets shipped during that three…

Lessons from Big Tech Earnings

Earnings are out for the big tech companies. Amazon reported a quarterly profit and 40% growth.    Facebook beat expectations for revenue, profits, and user growth. …

The EU goes big against Cyber attacks

The EU has issued its first ever cyber-sanctions regarding cyber attacks, imposing them against alleged Russian military agents, Chinese cyber spies, and organizations including a…

July JEDI update

My weekend gift – an update on JEDI!     That pentagon contract which is simply too much fun to watch being fought over. The Pentagon is…

Big Tech on The Hill

Yesterday, the CEOs of Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple faced congressional scrutiny.  I’ve included a number of links to the coverage in the show notes.…

July 30th Security Roundup

Blocking and tackling news. On events, The Consumer Electronics Show will be online only for 2021.  The show, the worlds largest tech show normally in…

The Cost of a Data Breach

IBM with new research data in their Cost of a Data Breach report. Quick hits: Data breaches usually last 280 days on average The average…