Month: October 2023
Microsoft is killing off this authentication protocol in Windows – here’s why
Microsoft is stripping Windows 11 users of an old protocol that authenticates remote users. The New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) was effectively usurped by Kerberos, the MIT-developed cross-platform tool which works as the authentication protocol for any version of Windows since Windows 2000. In fact, Microsoft even recommended users refrain…
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LinkedIn lays off hundreds of employees for the second time this year
LinkedIn is laying off about 668 employees across various teams, the Microsoft-owned company announced on Monday. LinkedIn, for its part, is growing. Its revenue surpassed $15 billion for the first time the last fiscal year. And there have been numerous headlines recently about its resurgence. Take, for example, this story…
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All the big tech layoffs of 2023 and 2024
The tech industry has been reeling from the combination of a rough economy, the COVID-19 pandemic and some obvious business missteps. And while that led to job cuts in 2022, the headcount reductions unfortunately ramped up in 2023 and so far, seem to be accelerating in 2024. It can be…
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Pete Hines is retiring from Bethesda after 24 years, will be taking “more time to enjoy life”
Pete Hines, Bethesda Softworks’ head of publishing, has announced that he’s stepping down from his role to retire, after 24 years at the company. In a statement posted to Twitter today (October 16), Hines noted that this wasn’t an easy decision for him to make, but “it feels like the…
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A worrying amount of corporate IDs still aren’t properly protected
A shockingly high proportion corporate identities are not properly protected, a new report from SailPoint has found – a particularly worrying finding as 90% of all cybersecurity breaches are reportedly identity-related. To better understand the state of enterprise identity security, SailPoint recently polled roughly 375 global cybersecurity executives across the…
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Google asks Congress to not ban teens from social media
Google responded to congressional child online safety proposals with its own counteroffer for the first time Monday, urging lawmakers to drop problematic protections like age-verification tech. In the framework, Google rejects state and federal attempts at requiring platforms to verify the age of users, like forcing users to upload copies…
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