Phishing, a type of social engineering where an attacker sends a message designed to trick a victim into revealing sensitive information or installing malware or ransomware, is on the rise. According to recent research from Proofpoint, 75% of organizations around the world experienced a phishing attack in 2020 — and 74% of attacks targeting U.S. businesses […]
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Says He’ll Receive Minimum Wage Pay Until “Transformational Gender-Related Goals” Are Met
In an open letter released today, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick says he’ll be receiving the California minimum wage for salaried employees until the company’s Board of Directors has achieved “transformational gender-related goals.” Kotick laid out those goals in the letter released today, as first reported by Video Games Chronicle, and he claims that his […]
Can fighting games become a mainstream esport without abandoning grassroots? – Esports Insider
DashFight’s Elizbar Ramazashvili writes for Esports Insider to discuss FGC’s esports scene and the sector’s development. Fighting games have always been an integral part of esports. Most of the titles still prominently featured are almost as old as the industry itself. The scene’s initial surge in popularity was in the early nineties, with Street Fighter […]
numares and Oxford University sign exclusive license agreement for novel multi-marker diagnostics in multiple sclerosis
REGENSBURG, Germany, and OXFORD, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–October 28, 2021– Leading NMR diagnostics company numares AG today announced that the company signed an exclusive licence agreement with Oxford University Innovation. This allows numares to translate and exploit preliminary work of Oxford University on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) biomarkers for the development of an urgently needed in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) […]
IoT security provider Viakoo raises $10M
Mountain View, California-based Viakoo, a company that automates IoT security for enterprises, today announced it has raised $10 million in a series A round of funding led by Shasta Ventures and existing investors Stanley Black & Decker, PivotNorth Capital, and Blue Fog Capital. As the number of IoT devices continues to increase at home and […]
Dragos raises $200M to protect industrial customers from cyberattacks
Hanover, Maryland-based Dragos, a cybersecurity company that detects and responds to threats in industrial controls systems, announced today that it raised $200 million in series D funding at a $1.7 billion post-money valuation. Dragos claims this marks the largest funding round and the highest valuation achieved by an operational technology (OT) cybersecurity company. The company […]
Games Inbox: What is the best N64 game?
The Tuesday Inbox wonders if Guardians Of The Galaxy is going to be a major hit, as a reader is disappointed by Age Of Empires 4. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] Bad but interestingThe Expansion Pack for Nintendo Switch Online not working properly is really upsetting to me because this is […]
Star Ocean The Divine Force Is Coming In 2022
At today’s PlayStation showcase, viewers were treated to an unexpected event – a new Star Ocean game! Wow. It’s been a while since we’ve seen one of these, huh? This one seems to have it all. Floating. Swords. Cool anime stuff. Go tri-Ace! You can check out the entire trailer below! Swords and sci-fi in my […]
Death's Door Flocks To PlayStation And Switch Next Month
Death’s Door is one of the best indies of the year (and games period) but only Xbox and PC players have enjoyed it. That changes next month when the charming action game migrates to PlayStation consoles and Switch. This charming adventure puts you in control of a crow who serves as a soul-reaper for a bureaucratic […]
Over 6 Million People Have Played Back 4 Blood In Less Than Three Weeks
Back 4 Blood appears to be a success for Turtle Rock Studios, as over 6 million people have played it since its launch on October 12. Developed by some developers that created the Left 4 Dead franchise that Back 4 Blood is very clearly inspired by, it tasks players with cleaning up the Ridden, which […]