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    digitpatroxNovember 6, 2024
    179

    How to Become a Chief Information Officer: CIO Cheat Sheet

    Business leaders are responsible for guiding a company and its employees toward successful goals. To accomplish this, leaders must hire the best candidates to support their staff. But the responsibilities don’t stop there. Most big changes in organizations begin at the top: diversity and inclusion efforts, innovation initiatives, mentorship programs, upskill and reskill prioritization, cybersecurity procedures, and overall goal assessment.…

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    digitpatroxNovember 4, 2024
    190

    Perplexity debuts an AI-powered election information hub

    AI search company Perplexity is putting to the test whether it’s a good idea to use AI to serve crucial voting information with a new Election Information Hub it announced on Friday. The hub offers things like AI-generated answers to voting questions and summaries of candidates, and on November 5th, Election Day, the company says it will track vote counts…

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    digitpatroxOctober 30, 2024
    181

    “You must do better”: Information Commissioner John Edwards calls on firms to beef up support for data breach victims

    The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling on organizations to do more to support victims after a data breach. According to ICO figures, nearly 30 million people in the UK have experienced a data breach. In total, 55% of UK adults reported having had their data lost or stolen, with 30% of them experiencing emotional distress as a result.…

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    digitpatroxOctober 24, 2024
    197

    Websites That List Your Personal Information

    Want to know which websites list personal information? Current regulations allow data brokers and people search sites to publish your data. These websites can sell your data to anybody willing to pay. This guide explains how to protect your privacy by removing your data from data broker sites. The risks of having your personal information available online are severe. Anyone…

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    digitpatroxOctober 19, 2024
    295

    How to Make Your Venmo Information Private

    1. Go to the “Me” tab. 2. Tap the “Settings” gear icon at the top right-hand corner. 3. Tap “Privacy.” 4. Under “Past Transactions,” choose “Change All to Private.”  5. A small window at the bottom will appear, asking you to confirm your selection. Click on “Change All to Private” again. 6. Another window will appear that reads: “All of…

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    digitpatroxOctober 14, 2024
    187

    Jetpack fixes critical information disclosure flaw existing since 2016

    WordPress plugin Jetpack released a critical security update earlier today, addressing a vulnerability that allowed a logged-in user to access forms submitted by other visitors to the site. Jetpack is a popular WordPress plugin by Automattic that provides tools to enhance website functionality, security, and performance. According to the vendor, the plugin is installed on 27 million websites. The issue was…

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    digitpatroxOctober 8, 2024
    204

    Google Docs will let users organize information into tabs

    Tabs are being added to Google Docs to make it easier to organize and find information in longer documents. The feature was originally announced in April, and is now gradually rolling out to all Google Workspace users and personal Google accounts, though it may take a few weeks to appear.  “You can now use tabs to draft and build content…

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    digitpatroxOctober 5, 2024
    205

    Delete Your Information From People-Search Sites

    There are a couple of benefits to going through the data removal process yourself. For starters, it’s free, though some sites may require you to mail in requests (which would require purchasing envelopes, stamps, and the cost to order printouts if you don’t already have the means to print at home). You can also ensure a more thorough scrubbing than…

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    digitpatroxSeptember 24, 2024
    244

    100 million Americans just had their personal information leaked in the massive MC2 Data breach

    Nearly one-third of the US population may have had their personal data exposed following a leak at background check firm MC2 Data. To carry out its checks, MC2 Data compiles data from a range of sources, including criminal records, employment history, family data, and contact details. This data is used to create profiles of individuals that are then sold to…

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