Lance Whitney
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Data breach of NFT marketplace OpenSea may expose customers to phishing attacks
Triggered by an employee from an external vendor who shared email addresses with an unauthorized party, the breach could lead to phishing attempts against affected individuals. → Read More
Dattell report reveals most popular technologies for data engineers
Discover some of the most popular tools and technologies desired by employers looking to fill data engineering jobs, according to Dattell. → Read More
How to Connect Your Amazon Echo Dot to an External Speaker
The Echo Dot is inexpensive and portable, but it doesn't have a great speaker. Pump up the sound on your Dot by connecting it to an external speaker. → Read More
How traditional security tools fail to protect companies against ransomware
Most businesses surveyed by Titaniam have existing security tools, but almost 40% have still been hit by ransomware attacks in the last year. → Read More
LockBit ransomware gang promises bounty payment for personal data
The infamous ransomware-as-a-service group is offering money to researchers and hackers willing to share personal data for exploitation. → Read More
How to Train Amazon's Alexa to Recognize Your Voice
Does your home have several Echo users? Does Alexa get confused when you issue commands? Here's how to set up an Alexa Voice ID so she can better understand you. → Read More
How to troubleshoot problems with your Microsoft Office installation
Running into freezes, crashes or installation issues in Microsoft Office? Here are a few ways to troubleshoot the problem. → Read More
How to resolve search problems in Microsoft Outlook
You can try a few different methods to fix issues with the search feature in Outlook. → Read More
Employers to increase hiring of IT pros with open source skills
Almost half of organizations surveyed by the Linux Foundation and edX plan to bump up their open source hiring over the next six months. → Read More
Why organizations are keen on zero trust but are slow to adopt it
Most organizations surveyed by Banyan Security consider zero trust a priority, but many see it as difficult and expensive to implement. → Read More
The 10 hottest tech jobs for 2022
Jobs in cybersecurity are growing faster than those in all other areas, says Coding Dojo. → Read More
Alexa Together: How to Remotely Care for Family Members With an Echo Device
Alexa Together can help you support and check on family members to make sure they’re okay. → Read More
Family Tech Support: How to Set Up an Amazon Echo for Someone Else
Live too far away for a tech support housecall? Here's how to set up an Echo for someone outside your household and ship it to them so it's ready to go out of the box. → Read More
Half of IT leaders say passwords too weak for security purposes
Most IT leaders are worried about passwords being stolen at their organization, according to a survey from Ping Identity. → Read More
A third of organizations hit by ransomware were forced to close temporarily or permanently
Many organizations close either temporarily or permanently after a ransomware attack. Learn more about how you can protect your business. → Read More
How to use CCleaner’s Performance Optimizer to try to speed up your PC
The program’s Performance Optimizer attempts to put unneeded background apps to sleep to help boost your computer’s performance. → Read More
How to use Google Workspace Essentials Starter for free
Google Workspace Essentials Starter is a free plan offering teams within an organization access to Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Chat and Google Meet. → Read More
How to set up and use different profiles in Google Chrome
Follow this step-by-step guide on how to set up multiple Chrome profiles for different uses. → Read More
How to edit the right-click context menu in Windows 10 File Explorer
Learn how to reduce the number of commands in the Windows 10 version of the menu with help from handy third-party utilities. → Read More
Why Tweet When You Can Chat? How to Use Twitter Spaces for Live Conversations
With Twitter Spaces, the social network's answer to Clubhouse, you can host or join a live audio conversation via the Twitter app on your mobile device. → Read More