Hands-On Skills Now Key to Landing Your First Cyber Role

Hands-On Skills Now Key to Landing Your First Cyber Role

Security hiring managers are now emphasizing hands-on experience when making hiring decisions for entry-level positions. While relevant educational qualifications, such as computer science degrees, remain important, they are no longer the only path to an entry-level cybersecurity role. The findings from ISC2’s 2025 Cybersecurity Hiring Trends report discovered that 90% of managers would consider candidates with only previous IT work experience and no educational qualifications. Additionally, 89% would consider those with only entry-level cybersecurity certifications…

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This iOS 26 feature can fix your iPhone battery woes – and it's flying under the radar

This iOS 26 feature can fix your iPhone battery woes – and it's flying under the radar

Adaptive Power on an iPhone 16 Pro running iOS 26 Developer Beta 1. Kerry Wan/ZDNET Apple’s WWDC opener happened on Monday, and my brain has been wrapped around one particular feature ever since. It wasn’t announced during the opening keynote, nor did it make it onto the all-encompassing graphics chart of iOS 26 features, but it’s a big one — if it works. Also: Everything you might’ve missed at WWDC 2025: iOS 26, Liquid Glass, MacOS…

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Researcher Finds Five Zero-Days and 20 Misconfigurations in Salesforce

Researcher Finds Five Zero-Days and 20 Misconfigurations in Salesforce

A cybersecurity researcher has uncovered five zero-day vulnerabilities and over 20 configuration risks in Salesforce’s cloud components. On June 10, Aaron Costello, Chief of SaaS Security Research at AppOmni, released a new report sharing the findings of an investigation into Salesforce’s industry cloud offerings – a suite of solutions designed to enable organizations to build industry-specific applications and workflows in a simplified, low-code manner. These misconfigurations Costello identified could enable unauthorized individuals to access encrypted…

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Beyond the AI trust gap: A leader's playbook

Beyond the AI trust gap: A leader's playbook

Flavio Coelho/Getty Images Executives who want to harness AI for growth to stay ahead of the competition often build AI governance and strategies behind closed doors, only to wonder why adoption stalls and trust erodes.  To have AI run effectively in your company, leaders in each organization need to build trust first and then focus on AI governance. Success is about moving beyond internal alignment and adopting a Boundless Operating Model to break down silos…

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I replaced my iPad with a de-Googled Android tablet for a week – here's my buying advice

I replaced my iPad with a de-Googled Android tablet for a week – here's my buying advice

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Murena Tablet is available starting at $549 for the 128GB version. This de-Googled Pixel Tablet runs on /e/OS, a custom version of Android 13 that removes all default Google services, trackers, and bloatware Getting a de-Googled Murena Tablet comes at a premium with no speaker dock, for $549, while the Google Pixel Tablet alone starts at $399 (currently $299) at $479 with a dock. Many tablet users, myself included, struggle to…

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iOS 26 beta is available on your iPhone right now. Here's how to download it

iOS 26 beta is available on your iPhone right now. Here's how to download it

Which iPhones are compatible with iOS 26? Apple removed the iPhone XR and XS from its list of supported devices with iOS 26, so any iPhone 11 or newer is compatible with the new operating system, including the iPhone SE. When will iOS 26 be released? Apple is releasing the iOS 26 developer beta during WWDC 2025, and the public beta version will likely be released in July. If past years are any indication, the…

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Half of Mobile Users Now Face Daily Scams

Half of Mobile Users Now Face Daily Scams

Almost half (44%) of mobile users report being exposed to scams and threats on a daily basis, with a majority concerned about losing important files and productivity loss as a result, according to Malwarebytes. The security vendor polled 1300 adults in the US, UK, Austria, Germany and Switzerland for its Tap, Swipe, Scam report. Although it focused on the personal impact of such threats, they’re having a growing impact on enterprise risk given the large number…

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MacOS 26 envy? 4 best features that Windows PC users can already use

MacOS 26 envy? 4 best features that Windows PC users can already use

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Apple just announced a list of new features for MacOS 26 “Tahoe” at WWDC, and we’re seeing some compelling visual UI design, more cross-device compatibility, and a more open Apple Intelligence. But not all of the features are brand new; in fact, a handful of them have already been available in Windows (some, for many years).  Also: Your Apple Watch is getting a major upgrade. Here are the best features in WatchOS 26 One…

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Two Microsoft Zero-Days for Admins to Fix in June Patch Tuesday

Two Microsoft Zero-Days for Admins to Fix in June Patch Tuesday

June is set to be a relatively quiet month for sysadmins, with Microsoft patching just two zero-day vulnerabilities – one of which has been exploited in the wild. The exploited zero-day is CVE-2024-33053, rated as “important” by Microsoft with a CVSS score of 8.8. It’s a remote code execution (RCE) bug in the Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDav) HTTP extension, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. It represents a…

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This video doorbell camera successfully replaced my Ring – with no subscription fees required

This video doorbell camera successfully replaced my Ring – with no subscription fees required

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Eufy Security Video Doorbell E340 is normally available for $180 but is currently on sale. This doorbell features two cameras to give you complete visibility of the person at your door and any packages left on your porch, all with no monthly fees. Although the doorbell comes with 8GB of built-in local storage (enough for up to 60 days of event recordings), you need to add a Eufy Security HomeBase to…

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