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Santa’s best present? A new career, thanks to these sub $10 courses!

Nov24
by on November 24, 2018 at 6:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


Just because you’ll spend the entire month of December buying gifts for others doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be looking out for yourself too. Obviously, you could grab a new TV or some other tasty tech treat from the holiday discount parade, but hey, keep your eye on the prize, buddy. With a new year coming up fast, instead invest in learning something new to launch 2019 as your breakout year. We gathered up five learning bundles to expand your skill set and maybe even help you launch a new, more lucrative career come January. Happy holidays, indeed. 1. The Complete…

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The frustratingly simple techniques of ‘human hacking’ — and how to fight them

Nov24
by on November 24, 2018 at 6:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


Technology has changed the meaning of how we interpret security and privacy in this digital millennium. We’ve made tools that can prevent major vulnerabilities, with years of research, and debugging, to finally prevent disruptions in our workflow from occurring. What we forget is, the biggest enemy to security is still a human being or as I must state, the mistakes that we commit. Social engineering exploits those mistakes to get access to your personal information and the worst part is that the attackers, take the information with your consent. What is social engineering? Social engineering is the skill of gaining…

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The frustratingly simple techniques of ‘human hacking’ — and how to fight them

Nov24
by on November 24, 2018 at 6:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


Technology has changed the meaning of how we interpret security and privacy in this digital millennium. We’ve made tools that can prevent major vulnerabilities, with years of research, and debugging, to finally prevent disruptions in our workflow from occurring. What we forget is, the biggest enemy to security is still a human being or as I must state, the mistakes that we commit. Social engineering exploits those mistakes to get access to your personal information and the worst part is that the attackers, take the information with your consent. What is social engineering? Social engineering is the skill of gaining…

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Yes, GPS apps make you worse at navigating – but that’s OK

Nov24
by on November 24, 2018 at 3:49 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


Many of us have had the experience of arriving in an unfamiliar city and needing to get to a specific destination – whether it’s checking in at a hotel, meeting a friend at a local brewery, or navigating to a meeting on time. With a few clicks of the smartphone, the destination is inputted into a navigational app, with customized route preferences to avoid traffic, tolls and, in cities like San Francisco, even inclines. Anxiety abated, one drives to one’s destination via voice prompts and the occasional illicit glance at the constantly updating map. But, after having arrived safely, there…

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Google’s underrated Discover feature can change how we surf the web

Nov24
by on November 24, 2018 at 2:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


In late October, Google made an important change to its mobile homepage. In place of the traditional page, with a search bar and little else, the homepage now displays Google Discover, the revamped version of Google Feed that was announced in late September. While there is nothing technologically revolutionary about this content discovery engine, its inclusion on Google’s homepage has important implications for the future of the search engines and the way users interact with the web. What Google Discover does The Google Feed was first introduced in December of 2016, a content recommendation engine intended to keep users up…

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