The number of deepfake videos online is increasing at an annual rate of 900 percent according to the World Economic Forum.

In the light of this Kaspersky researchers have revealed the top three fraud schemes using deepfakes that people should be aware of.

Quantum computing is something that seems to have been hovering just out of reach for a decade or so -- in fact research into the concept first began back in the 1980s.

More recently quantum has come closer to a commercial reality, with big players like IBM publishing a road map with a clear, detailed plan to scale quantum processors and build the hardware necessary to take advantage of the technology and other big players like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft having since followed suit.

Web browser Brave has long had a focus on privacy, making it the browser of choice for those with concerns about online tracking and the like. Although Brave may be regarded as one of the most private browsers available, its developers continue to work on new innovations; the latest is Forgetful Browsing.

This new feature makes it possible to always clear cookies and other storage when a site is closed, helping to eliminate the potential for tracking and bringing other benefits. Forgetful Browsing can be enabled on a site-by-site basis, or applied across the board, and it prevents sites from using trackers to identify you, bypasses article viewing limits, and ensures that you are logged out of sites when you leave them.

Windows’ default file management tool, File Explorer, has a preview pane. Windows users may toggle it with the keyboard shortcut Alt-P or the selection of View > Preview Pane.

It displays previews of supported file types. If you select an image in the main pane, a thumbnail of that image is displayed in the preview pane.

Traditionally, oil has been the metaphor of choice when discussing the value of data. Like oil, data has been considered a coveted resource that governs the modern world. This is why organizations around the globe preserve vast stores of data even when it has no immediate value. Companies hold onto the asset with the belief that they will call upon it at some point in the future.

But alas, this comparison has become a poor fit in recent times. Data has become risky, expensive to store, hard to extract value from, and a desirable target for adversaries. More businesses are now realizing that data banks bear more in common with the valuable, although hard to extract value from, and dangerous, uranium.

No operating system is supported forever, and this is true of Windows 10. In fact, anyone using Windows 10 21H2 has just one month of servicing left.

As such, Microsoft has issued a reminder about the approaching end of service, giving users time to prepare. The company has also confirmed that anyone still running this version of Windows should expect to be automatically updated to a supported version of Windows.

In 2023, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) continues to be an important role with a broad reach for securing every aspect of a business, their people and systems. The security team reporting to the CISO is responsible for protecting thousands of IT devices and systems dispersed across broad geographic areas from attackers who also may be anywhere on the planet. Additionally, modern infrastructures are dependent on sophisticated security technologies to monitor traffic and distinguish between normal, everyday activities and potentially malicious activity due to the ongoing threat of attacks.

The security information and event management (SIEM) tool is one of the security team’s most crucial. With a large market of SIEM vendors, the type of SIEM that CISOs decide to deploy is highly flexible and must be aligned to the business that the CISO protects. It’s important for CISOs to fully evaluate the business and their unique goals to develop the criteria they need in a SIEM.

With Windows 11 Microsoft has made major changes to the approach it takes to updating the operating system, not least of which is the idea of "Moment" updates being used to introduce new features.

We've already seen the release of Moment 1 and Moment 2 for Windows 11, and Microsoft is planning to release the eagerly anticipated Moment 3 in June. If this seems like too long to wait, there's a way to get the update right now and enjoy an update File Explorer, Taskbar changes, an improved Task Manager and much more.

In the past six months, Twitter has experienced considerable upheaval since Elon Musk assumed control. Thousands of employees have been let go, account authentication has been drastically altered, and idle accounts now face deactivation.

Yesterday, Musk revealed that he had found a new leader for the company, but didn't name his hire, disclosing only that it was a woman.

A wave of credential stuffing, with no attempt to use the accounts. A pause. The accounts are accessed but not leveraged. A pause. Then, a flood of transaction fraud, using either the taken-over accounts or new ones set up with similar personal information.

The catch: The stages of this process may occur days or weeks apart. And they may not all take place on the same websites. What’s happening, and how does bot detection and analysis help clarify and prevent fraud? 

IT is experiencing a skills gap crisis. According to McKinsey, nearly 90 percent of companies are already experiencing one or will within the next few years.

The previous generation of IT workers has or is aging out of the workforce, taking their expertise with them. As all of their historical knowledge leaves the workforce, demand for talent -- particularly in areas like DevOps, automation, cloud, and cybersecurity -- is heightened. However, the number of tech jobs available continues to outpace the number of hires. One study found nearly 90 percent of leaders feel unprepared to fill that gap.  

Despite the fact that insecure password practices are regularly exploited in cyberattacks worldwide, 83 percent of cloud professionals surveyed at the recent Cloud Expo Europe event say they are confident about passwords' security effectiveness, with 34 percent 'very confident'.

But the study, of over 150 people, carried out by Beyond Identity also reveals frustrations. 60 percent find it frustrating to remember multiple passwords, 52 percent are frustrated by having to regularly change their passwords, and 52 percent by the requirement to choose long passwords containing numbers and symbols.

Five-hundred-and-forty-two in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 and 11 on the Microsoft Store and elsewhere in the past seven days.

Microsoft released security updates for Windows 10 and 11 this week. The updates address several critical issues in the operating systems.

As the world increasingly moves away from relying solely on passwords for identity verification, the focus is on alternative technologies. Whether that is passkeys, biometrics or other options, each has its own advantages and adherents.

Ricardo Amper, CEO and founder of next-generation identity verification solution provider Incode, sees biometrics as the key to eliminating discrimination and to creating a world of greater trust. We spoke to him to find out more.

Today, MSI launches the SPATIUM M480 PRO series of solid state drive, which is comprised of three PRO SSDs -- SPATIUM M480 PRO, SPATIUM M480 PRO HS, and SPATIUM M480 PRO PLAY. With their exceptional speed and cutting-edge features, the SPATIUM M480 PRO series is ready to impress professionals, content creators, and gamers alike.

At the heart of these SSDs lies high-quality, high-density 3D NAND flash memory, which enables the ultimate PRO performance for PCIe 4.0. With impressive sequential read speeds of up to 7400MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 7000MB/s, the SPATIUM M480 PRO series takes data transfer rates to the next level. But it doesn't stop there -- MSI has also managed to achieve up to 60 percent faster random read/write speeds, ensuring an incredibly responsive experience even under heavy workloads.