Spot Those Black Friday and Cyber Monday Shopping Scams

Spot Those Black Friday and Cyber Monday Shopping Scams

You’re not the only one looking forward to the big holiday sales like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Hackers are too. As people flock to retailers big and small in search of the best deals online, hackers have their shopping scams ready. Remember, McAfee frees you to live your connected life safe from threats like viruses, malware, phishing, and more. Download award-winning antivirus that protects your data and devices today. One aspect of cybercrime that deserves a fair…

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Spot Those Black Friday and Cyber Monday Shopping Scams

Spot Those Black Friday and Cyber Monday Shopping Scams

You’re not the only one looking forward to the big holiday sales like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Hackers are too. As people flock to retailers big and small in search of the best deals online, hackers have their shopping scams ready.  One aspect of cybercrime that deserves a fair share of attention is the human element. Crooks have always played on our feelings, fears, and misplaced senses of trust. It’s no different online, particularly…

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UK Cyber Skills Shortage Rises by Over a Third

UK Cyber Skills Shortage Rises by Over a Third

The UK’s cyber skills shortage has surged by more than a third in the past 12 months, according to a new report by global recruitment firm Harvey Nash. The study, which analyzed the current state of the digital jobs shortage, found that cybersecurity is the most sought-after tech skill in the UK. Nearly half (43%) of the 823 UK digital leaders surveyed admitted they had a shortage in this area. The report was published six months after…

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People Behind CSR at Cisco: Inspiration to action, stepping toward climate solutions – Cisco Blogs

People Behind CSR at Cisco: Inspiration to action, stepping toward climate solutions – Cisco Blogs

Welcome to our blog series on the people behind Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Cisco. Each blog in this series will highlight a different Cisco employee who works closely with CSR initiatives across the company. At Cisco, we envision a world where our planet’s limited resources are used sustainably so both people and ecosystems can thrive. Environmental issues like climate change, pollution, and waste can disproportionately affect disadvantaged socio-economic groups and future generations, so we must…

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Following My Passion from CSAP to Operations – Cisco Blogs

Following My Passion from CSAP to Operations – Cisco Blogs

I am part of an amazing team – it’s something you hear a lot of at Cisco. But I had an unusual path to get to where I am today as a Business Operations Analyst in our Global Virtual Engineering (GVE) organization. Before joining Cisco in July of 2020, I was a student at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. In school, I was a business major studying Operations and Information Management with a focus…

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Can industrial security really be that simple?

Can industrial security really be that simple?

It has certainly been an exciting time to be in Industrial Security. This year we’ve seen attacks on the water supply in the US, on oil pipelines, and our health care systems. While these can be concerning events, I often get frustrated with the media coverage. To the general public, such events are often presented as apocalyptic and that our society is unable to do anything about them. But, in reality, we can. A passion…

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Insurers Tap Cyber “Opportunity” as Rates Continue to Rise

Insurers Tap Cyber “Opportunity” as Rates Continue to Rise

Cyber-insurance companies appear to be benefitting from a continued surge in prices, even as the frequency of claims falls due to corrective steps they’re taking with clients, it has emerged. Global insurer Beazley, listed with Lloyd’s of London, said on Friday that premium rates on renewal businesses increased 23% year-on-year in the third quarter, driving gross premium revenue to over $3.7bn. A large chunk of these price rises come from the firm’s Cyber & Executive…

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US IT job growth slows because of too few candidates

US IT job growth slows because of too few candidates

Job growth in the US IT industry slowed further in October, adding 4,800 positions, according to US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data included in the latest figures from IT employment consultancy Janco Associates. That’s down from 8,900 positions added in the revised September figures. Overall growth in IT positions comes even as the highly infectious delta variant of COVID-19 continued to hinder overall job growth, mainly due to slowdowns in the restaurant, entertainment, and service…

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