Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android…
A high-level manager and systems administrator associated with the FIN7 threat actor has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. Fedir Hladyr, a 35-year-old Ukrainian national, is said to have played a crucial role in a criminal scheme that compromised tens of millions of debit and credit cards,…
The FCC is re-establishing its Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC), with a primary focus on improving 5G network security. CSRIC VII was disbanded in March. Recent cyberattacks such as the high-profile SolarWinds breach have demonstrated the need for CSRIC to re-establish and continue its crucial work. Jessica Rosenworcel, Acting Chairwoman of the FCC,…
The FCC is re-establishing its Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC), with a primary focus on improving 5G network security. CSRIC VII was disbanded in March. Recent cyberattacks such as the high-profile SolarWinds breach have demonstrated the need for CSRIC to re-establish and continue its crucial work. Jessica Rosenworcel, Acting Chairwoman of the FCC,…
The FCC is re-establishing its Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC), with a primary focus on improving 5G network security. CSRIC VII was disbanded in March. Recent cyberattacks such as the high-profile SolarWinds breach have demonstrated the need for CSRIC to re-establish and continue its crucial work. Jessica Rosenworcel, Acting Chairwoman of the FCC,…
With the COVID-19 pandemic having a greater impact on food and the supply chain, particularly in densely populated areas, and the precision agriculture market set to grow in the next five years, we have a big opportunity to tap into it—along with the power of AI (artificial intelligence) and the IoT (Internet of Things)—to help…
Usually, the top slots of the iPhone App Store are taken up by the familiar icons of TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram, but not today. According to Sensor Tower’s tracking, the top spots now belong to two investment apps: Robinhood and Coinbase. TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and Instagram have to make do with slots 3-6. It’s a…
Arlo Essential Indoor Security Camera “You’ll never have to wonder if Big Brother is watching thanks to the Arlo Essential Indoor Security Camera’s helpful privacy shutter.” Privacy shutter offers peace of mind Crisp and clear night vision Intelligent detection with Arlo Smart Artifacting elements in video quality Having distinguished itself as a high-end security camera…
Yummy FTP full review There are several FTP contenders for the Mac, but few of them as appealing as their PC brethren. Fetch and CyberDuck are favourites of the community. We’re particularly fond of the open source product FileZilla Client, too. It has a great interface and offers a level of reliability and ease of…
Have you ever started purchasing a flight for a weekend trip on your laptop but get interrupted, and forget? Then later, you’re scrolling through Instagram when your preferred airline’s ad pops up, reminding you to complete booking your flight. You open up the airline app on your smartphone and find all your personal information and preferences already stored, allowing you to complete the booking within a few clicks.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
