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Credit to Author: Charlotte Trueman| Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:21:00 -0700

Microsoft has launched four new employee workforce initiatives aimed at creating a more transparent workplace culture, including the banning of non-compete clauses in contracts and a commitment to improved pay transparency.

The four commitments have been categorized by Microsoft as:

Empowering employee mobility
Fostering a safe space for concerns
Increasing pay transparency
Conducting a civil rights audit

The new policies aim to address concerns raised by employees that current non-compete obligations are being used as a forced retention tactic. Consequently, the company will be removing non-compete clauses from US employee agreements and will not enforce existing clauses for workers outside of Microsoft’s senior leadership team.

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DOJ reverses itself, says good-faith security researchers should be left alone

May 28, 2022 0 Comments Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 03:02:00 -0700

In a move that could have a major impact on enterprise penetration testing and other cybersecurity tactics, the US Department of Justice last Thursday reversed one of its own policies by telling prosecutors not to prosecute anyone involved in “good-faith security research.”

This is one of those common-sense decisions that makes me far more interested in exploring the original DOJ policy (set in 2014, during the Obama era).

The underlying law at issue is the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which made it illegal to access a computer without proper authorization. It was passed in 1986 and has been updated several times since then.

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ComputerWorld Independent

How to stop worrying and love zero trust

March 31, 2022 0 Comments remote work, Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Mike Elgan| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 03:00:00 -0700

Countless articles have been published in the past few years about zero trust, most of them explorations and expositions for security professionals.

But I want to write for remote workers on the other side of the so-called “trust” equation — the people who will deal with the changes and inconveniences as zero-trust strategies are implemented and refined over the next few years.

Welcome to this jargon-free explanation of zero trust.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Do svidaniya, Kaspersky — goodbye

March 18, 2022 0 Comments saas, Security, software provider, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:00:00 -0700

Companies and governments have, shall we say, interesting relations. Just ask any Chinese tech company in recent days. But, while they’re losing billions, companies in war-mongering countries like Russia have an even harder row to hoe. How can Russian companies support Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine?

You may say they can’t, but that just shows you haven’t studied history. When money and ethics are weighed against each other, money usually wins. For example, such American-as-apple-pie-and-baseball companies as General Motors, Ford, Coca-Cola, and IBM supported Nazi Germany during World War II.

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Employee monitoring risks ‘spiraling out of control,’ union group warns

March 4, 2022 0 Comments Privacy, productivity software, remote work, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Matthew Finnegan| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 04:40:00 -0800

An increase in workplace surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to widespread discrimination, work intensification, and unfair treatment of workers unless regulatory safeguards are put in place, according to a prominent UK union group.

The Trade Union Congress (TUC), which represents most unions in the UK, published survey results this week highlighting the use of surveillance technologies to monitor workers in a variety of job roles.

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ComputerWorld Independent

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it's time to hunker down

March 3, 2022 0 Comments Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:46:00 -0800

Chances are you don’t live in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, so you don’t need to worry about a missile landing on your office. But even if you’re 6,000 miles away, you could still get smacked by Russia’s or its Anonymous enemies’ cyberwar fallout.

As the war grinds on, chances will only increase that everyone will be affected by the resulting and growing cyberattacks. So, what can you do to protect yourself?

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Why manipulation campaigns are the biggest threat facing the 2020 election

January 27, 2020 0 Comments cyber attacks, IT Strategy, Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Theresa Payton| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 07:50:00 -0800

This era of political espionage is rooted in manipulative ads, fake news articles and other forms of digital content. It's one of the nation’s greatest threats, especially as we approach the 2020 presidential election.

ComputerWorld Independent

Google and Microsoft have gone too far

January 24, 2020 0 Comments Browsers, Google, Microsoft, Privacy, search, Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Mike Elgan| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:55:00 -0800

Google and Microsoft are using dark pattern design to trick or force users to do things they never intended. Is it time to switch to more ethical browsers? (We list 10 alternatives.)

ComputerWorld Independent

3 reasons you can’t fight facial recognition

January 17, 2020 0 Comments biometrics, IT Strategy, Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Mike Elgan| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 11:51:00 -0800

The biometric backlash is but a brief blip. Resistance is futile. You WILL be identified. But is that good or bad?