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  • Car dealer hit with ransomware attack

    Car dealer hit with ransomware attack

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    No industry is left out of security risks. https://www.zdnet.com/article/europes-biggest-car-dealer-hit-with-ransomware-attack/

  • Updates are more important than ever

    Updates are more important than ever

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    Magento 1 is misused in this case. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/02/hundreds-of-e-commerce-sites-booby-trapped-with-payment-card-skimming-malware/

  • Tech employments in US and UK reaches new heights

    Tech employments in US and UK reaches new heights

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    Unemployment rates within tech occupations dropped to 1.7% in the US in January. In the UK, IT vacancies have doubled in the past year, with job postings in the technology, media and telecoms (TMT) sector growing by 119% year on year. https://www.zdnet.com/article/tech-jobs-are-booming-heres-what-employers-are-looking-for/

  • Support for Windows 10 ends 2025

    Support for Windows 10 ends 2025

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    “Listen, you idiot” can be the most valuable words, according to this article. Windows 10 pumpkins in October 2025 because that’s when Microsoft will stop issuing support updates. Unfortunately, since millions of machines can’t be updated to Windows 11. My advice: Consider already now to change to Linux, for which support and updates goes way…

  • Education on avoiding malware is important

    Education on avoiding malware is important

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    Ransomware warning: Attacks are rising, and they’ll keep coming if victims keep paying. A joint alert by cybersecurity agencies warns about the increasing damage done by ransomware attacks – and offers advice on how to counter the threat. https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-warning-attacks-are-rising-and-theyll-keep-coming-if-victims-keep-paying/

  • Laravel 9.0 is released

    Laravel 9.0 is released

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    Laravel 9.0 LTS, alias Long Term Support, has hit the internet. Details here: https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/releases

  • New social platforms in Europe?

    New social platforms in Europe?

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    There could become space for several “new” social platforms in Europe soon. Could also free Europe from future US manipulations through Facebook. A win-win, I would say. https://www.cityam.com/mark-zuckerberg-and-team-consider-shutting-down-facebook-and-instagram-in-europe-if-meta-can-not-process-europeans-data-on-us-servers/

  • Dynamic web content from US web services is illegal in Germany

    Dynamic web content from US web services is illegal in Germany

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    The integration of dynamic web content such as Google Fonts from US web services is illegal in Germany without the visitors’ consent. This was decided by the Munich Regional Court in a judgement (Ref. 3 O 17493/20). Website operators can be sued for injunctive relief and damages. Although the ruling of the Munich Regional Court…

  • €35,000 to €45,000 per year in Valencia, Spain

    €35,000 to €45,000 per year in Valencia, Spain

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    #Valencia, #Spain: Software developers / #programmers earn between 35,000 and 45,000 euros per year for profiles with 6 to 10 years of experience. https://economia3.com/2022/01/19/469787-cuanto-cobran-programadores-especialistas-en-seo-o-comerciales-en-valencia/ #softwaredeveloper #salaries