This lightweight, easy-to-use Linux OS can save your aging Windows 10 PC

This lightweight, easy-to-use Linux OS can save your aging Windows 10 PC

ZDNET There are many lightweight Linux distributions on the market, many of which are outstanding options for bringing aging hardware back to life with speed, flexibility, and security that those old computers might never have known. That’s part of the beauty of Linux — it’s not only flexible, reliable, and secure, but it’s also perfectly capable of performing like a champ on machines that modern Windows iterations would cripple. Also: If you’re ready to break up…

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Tecnología para informar del estado de las obras de soterramiento de la A-5

Tecnología para informar del estado de las obras de soterramiento de la A-5

Arranca el 2025 con el soterramiento de la A-5, una iniciativa impulsada por el ayuntamiento capitalino en respuesta a la ancestral demanda vecinal. Por delante, al menos, 25 meses de arduo trabajo para materializar el bautizado como Paseo Verde del Suroeste. Hasta la fecha circulaban diariamente por esta vía alrededor de 80.000 vehículos; con la puesta en marcha del proyecto, el tráfico se verá reducido presumiblemente en un 90%. A sabiendas del impacto que las…

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IT predictions: 5 things that won’t change in 2025

IT predictions: 5 things that won’t change in 2025

This matters to CIOs because Musk will never be far from the bully pulpit and thus be erroneously perceived by many as the de facto spokesperson for all things technology. Being front and center in the daily news cycle does not equate to being in any way cognizant of the realities of the daily lived experience of IT providers or IT users. In Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine,David H. Petraeus correctly…

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British Vishing-as-a-Service Trio Sentenced

British Vishing-as-a-Service Trio Sentenced

Three men have been sentenced in a London court, after pleading guilty to operating a sophisticated scheme that helped fraudsters login to victims’ bank and telecoms accounts. Callum Picari, 23, from Hornchurch, Vijayasidhurshan Vijayanathan, 21, from Aylesbury, and Aza Siddeeque, 19, from Milton Keynes, had pleaded guilty last year to “conspiracy to make and supply articles for use in fraud.” Picari also pleaded guilty to money laundering, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA). At…

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Identifying and Responding to Investment Scams

Identifying and Responding to Investment Scams

Investment scams are a growing problem. Modern cybercriminals are increasingly using this technique to swindle money out of unsuspecting victims. It’s easy to understand why: investment scams are remarkably effective. Research from Barclays even found that they accounted for a staggering 33% of all money lost to scammers in 2023. It’s clear then that many people don’t know how to identify an investment scam. This is understandable, as techniques differ slightly from more traditional phishing…

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Tackling the New CIS Controls

Tackling the New CIS Controls

In the early part of 2024, the Center for Internet Security (CIS) released the latest version of the well-respected Critical Security Controls (CSC). The new version, 8.1, adds contours to the prior versions, making it more comprehensive and timely in today’s challenging cybersecurity environment. The CIS CSC has been a valued source of guidance for many organizations since its initial release in 2008. However, its detail and depth make it somewhat intimidating for some organizations….

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I mapped my iPhone's Control Button to ChatGPT – here are 5 ways I use it everyday

I mapped my iPhone's Control Button to ChatGPT – here are 5 ways I use it everyday

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET I never found a helpful use case for the Action Button on my iPhone 16 Pro, so when I saw the option to map ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice, the chatbot’s voice assistant, to the Action Button, I figured it was worth a try. A month after programming the Action Button to summon ChatGPT, I reach for it daily.  As someone who never used ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice before, I didn’t expect to use the tool…

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How to install Perplexity AI's app on Linux (I found an easier way)

How to install Perplexity AI's app on Linux (I found an easier way)

Perplexity makes it easy to research just about anything. Jack Wallen/ZDNET Perplexity is an AI answer engine that provides real-time answers to the questions you ask. It’s very much like Copilot, Aria, or any other AI tool; it’s geared specifically toward learning and less toward generative content. In other words, Perplexity is like having a set of dictionaries on your desktop with an unlimited amount of information to be found.  According to the Perplexity website,…

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BBVA prevé alcanzar cerca de 20.000 empleados ‘tech’ en 2025

BBVA prevé alcanzar cerca de 20.000 empleados ‘tech’ en 2025

El profundo impacto que la digitalización ha causado en el sector bancario y finanzas en los últimos años es incontestable. Un claro ejemplo de su éxito es visible en BBVA. Y es que la entidad bancaria ha hecho de la transformación digital una de las piedras angulares de su estrategia desde hace más de una década. La evolución de la propuesta de valor ha pasado por transformar los procesos y la tecnología y, para ello, ha…

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Top 8 outages of 2024

Top 8 outages of 2024

Network outages continued to plague organizations of all sizes in 2024, with major incidents exposing vulnerabilities in digital infrastructure and the growing complexity of IT environments, according to ThousandEyes’ recent Internet outage report. ThousandEyes’ recap of the most impactful and memorable outages highlighted key trends, including the frequency of major outages that stemmed from backend configuration changes and automated system failures. The report also notes that the ratio of cloud service provider (CSP) outages to…

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