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IBM acquires digital payments provider Expertus Technologies

Written by: ZDNet
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IBM has acquired Expertus Technologies[1], a FinTech organization focused on bringing enterprise payment architectures into the modern era. 

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On Tuesday, the tech giant said the acquisition[2] will allow IBM to obtain

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Singapore adds face verification, multi-user SMS to SingPass 2FA

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Singapore spotlights OT security, unveils security roadmap focusing on infrastructureSingapore has added face verification as a two-factor authentication (2FA) option to log into SingPass, an account residents use to access e-government services. They also can choose to send their SMS one-time password (OTP) to another SingPass user's...

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New Goontact spyware discovered targeting Android and iOS users

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Security researchers have discovered a new malware strain with spying and surveillance capabilities —also known as spyware— that is currently available in both Android and iOS versions.

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Named 

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SolarWinds said no other products were compromised in recent hack

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No other products were identified to contain malicious code similar to the one found in the Orion platform, IT software company SolarWinds said on Tuesday.

The company's assertion comes after it...

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Twitter ending Periscope in March

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Twitter has announced it will wrap up Periscope in March 2021, citing the cost of keeping the service running with a dwindling number of users.

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"The truth

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Microsoft to quarantine SolarWinds apps linked to recent hack starting tomorrow

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Microsoft announced today plans to start forcibly blocking and isolating versions of the SolarWinds Orion app that are known to have contained the Solorigate (SUNBURST) malware.

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Microsoft's decision

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Gmail down again? Users are reporting a variety of problems

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Well, that didn't take long. Google fixed multiple problems with its services[1] this week but less than a day later network administrators and users started seeing another rash of Gmail problems.

Google confessed, "We're...

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Gmail down again? Some users are seeing error messages

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Well, that didn't take long. Google fixed multiple problems with its services[1] this week but less than a day later network administrators and users started seeing another rash of Gmail problems.

Google confessed, "We're...

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Crowd marketing: A link building method that only 2% use to rank higher on Google

Written by: Search Engine Watch
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30-second summary:

  • Link building still plays a prominent role in SERP ranking, even in 2020.
  • Crowd marketing is a technique that is based on building backlinks on forums and communities.
  • Most people don’t
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