Tag Archives: Security

Google unveils ‘self-driving’ cloud security feature

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Google today unveiled a slew of new security solutions for protecting its cloud. The announcements — made during the company’s Security Summit — include a new intrusion detection system, multiple integrations, and an autonomic security operations stack. Additionally, Google Cloud also announced it’s expanding the availability of its Risk Protection Program. During a news conference and in a blog… Source link

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How much of a cut to social security benefits can you expect based on your age?

Come 2034, incoming revenues will be enough to pay about 76% of scheduled Social Security benefits, a 2020 Social Security Administration trustees report predicts. Given that, how might different generations plan for this? Should they plan for a 24% decline in their scheduled benefit? Should they not factor Social Security benefits into their retirement income plan at all? Or might they do something else. “Though I think it far more likely that some combination of reforms will eliminate the… Source link

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You Should Check Your Social Security Balance Regularly — Here’s Why

svetikd / Getty Images Social Security is the main source of income for a majority of the elderly in the U.S. According to data from the Social Security Administration, nearly 9 out of 10 people age 65 and older receive Social Security benefits, representing 33% of the income of the elderly. But is it enough? See: 5 Things Most Americans Don’t Know About Social SecurityFind: 17 Tips To Live Comfortably Off Just a Social Security Check Vanguard’s latest report says that most Americans… Source link

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4 common misconceptions about Social Security that can cost thousands

What you don’t know about Social Security could cost you tens of thousands of dollars in retirement income, a new survey found. “What is overlooked is just the very basic fundamentals, which are Social Security and retirement age,” Christian Worstell, content writer for HelpAdvisor.com and report author, told Yahoo Money. “There’s a lack of awareness around it.” Six out of 10 seniors agree that the Social Security program is “difficult to understand and confusing,” while only 12%… Source link

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TAAL Announces Support of Security of the Bitcoin SV Blockchain

TORONTO, July 12, 2021 /CNW/ – TAAL Distributed Information Technologies Inc. (CSE: TAAL) (FWB: 9SQ1) (OTC: TAALF) (“TAAL” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated blockchain infrastructure and service provider for enterprise, announced today that TAAL will contribute its resources in support of the Bitcoin Association’s mandate to build a regulation-friendly ecosystem that fosters lawful conduct while encouraging digital currency and blockchain innovation. TAAL Distributed Information… Source link

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ByteDance Said to Have Met With Officials Over Data Security

(Bloomberg) — TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. is working to ensure it complies with data security requirements after meetings with government officials over the issue earlier this year, a person familiar with the matter said. The Chinese tech giant, whose apps also include TikTok’s Chinese twin Douyin and the news aggregator Toutiao, had kicked off initial preparations for an IPO of its domestic assets, Bloomberg News reported in April. ByteDance’s considerations about going public had been… Source link

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5 Things Most Americans Don’t Know About Social Security

Bill Oxford / Getty Images/iStockphoto So you think you know all you need to know about Social Security? If so, congratulations – you are in the minority when it comes to knowledge of the nation’s biggest retirement benefits program. See: Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments Aren’t Enough to Pay Higher Costs for SeniorsFind: Next Year’s Social Security Checks Could Get Biggest COLA Bump in 13 Years A new study released by the Nationwide Retirement Institute found that most… Source link

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Google-backed Scorecards bolsters open source security metrics with new checks

Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Let the OSS Enterprise newsletter guide your open source journey! Sign up here. Google and its co-members at the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) have announced a major update to their open source security Scorecards project. The OpenSSF, a Linux Foundation project launched last August and spearheaded by organizations including Microsoft, GitHub, IBM, Red Hat, and Google, first… Source link

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Home Security Company ADT Betting on Google Partnership to Build Revenue

Security-system provider ADT Inc. is betting on its partnership with Google’s smart-home business to increase revenue as it struggles to turn a profit three years after going public. The company, best known for its home alarm systems, last summer announced the deal with Google, whose Nest business makes thermostats and smoke detectors that customers can monitor from their phones. Under the agreement, Alphabet Inc.’s Google… Source link

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A security bug in Google’s Android app put users’ data at risk – TechCrunch

Until recently, Google’s namesake Android app, which more than five billion installs to date, had a vulnerability that could have allowed an attacker to quietly steal personal data from a victim’s device. Sergey Toshin, founder of mobile app security startup Oversecured, said in a blog post that the vulnerability has to do with how the Google app relies on code that is not bundled with the app itself. Many Android apps, including the Google app, reduce their download size and the… Source link

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