December 3, 2023
Employee violations of an organisation’s information security policies are as dangerous as external hacker attacks, a report warned on Friday. In terms of individual employee behaviour, the most common problem is that employees deliberately do what is forbidden and, conversely, they fail to perform what’s required. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill Courses Offering
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By Delphine Farmer, a professor of Chemistry, Colorado State University. Originally published at The Conversation. When wildfire smoke turns the air brown and hazy, you might think about heading indoors with the windows closed, running an air purifier or even wearing a mask. These are all good strategies to reduce exposure to the particles in
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Dame Melanie Dawes, chief executive of Ofcom, called the bill’s passage through parliament “a major milestone in the mission to create a safer life online for children and adults in the UK.” “Very soon after the Bill receives Royal Assent, we’ll consult on the first set of standards that we’ll expect tech firms to meet
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Your Apple Watch or Fitbit wristband is a hotspot for harmful bacteria linked to fever, diarrhea and a weakened immune system, according to a new study. Researchers swabbed a range of wristbands, finding they are teeming with E. coli and Staphylococcus spp, which can lead to pneumonia. The tainted bands were made from plastic, rubber, cloth, leather and metal.
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Cholera was found in water samples from the Vaal River. Experts say it’s unlikely to end up in household tap water. (Dylan Bush/Bekizisa) There is cholera in vaal. But even though the risk of these bacteria getting into home faucets is very low, according to Benoit Le Roy of South African Water Chambercleaning systems failure
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Group New Zealand pastorschurch leaders and other Christians are seeking legal recognition that their government’s crackdown on churches during the COVID-19 pandemic was illegal. Free to be a church (FTBC) plans to appeal a Wellington High Court ruling last August that the government was justified in restricting “manifested religious beliefs” under New Zealand’s Bill of
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Every morning, when millions of Americans light gas stoves in their kitchens to heat water or make hash browns, they don’t just spread delicious breakfast smells into their homes. The blue flame also releases harmful pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, as well as gases that warm the planet. So a team of Stanford scientists recently
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With growing concern over the rapid growth of artificial intelligence, European legislators are increasingly developing strategies on these platforms. Early last week, European lawmakers issued a joint statement calling on US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to convene a summit to find ways to control the development of cutting-edge
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CNN — Environmental Protection Agency announced on Wednesday that it had completed work on the so-called good neighbor rule, which aims to reduce the harmful emissions of smog and nitrogen oxides from coal-fired power plants and industrial facilities. The agency will require the 23 currently ineligible states to comply with a rule that places limits
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