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Fast data recovery capability, key to protecting OT and critical infrastructure operations
Did you miss a session at the Data Summit? Watch On-Demand Here. Source: Salvador Technologies With the rise in digital transformation widening the operational technology (OT) attack surface, malicious actors are finding more entry points into key areas of industrial operations and critical infrastructure. Josh Zelonis, principal analyst at... Read more
Starlink hikes prices to $599 up-front and $110 per month, blames inflation
Enlarge / The new version of Dishy McFlatface. Starlink Starlink has raised its prices for equipment and monthly service, blaming inflation for the increases in an email to customers. The up-front hardware cost was raised from $499 to $599 (a 20 percent increase), and the monthly service price was... Read more
Zoom’s New Avatars Will Let You Show Up to Virtual Meetings as an Animated Bunny
You can choose from a number of animal avatars. Zoom/Screenshot by CNET You can now show up to your Zoom meetings as an avatar of an animated animal. Zoom introduced its new Avatars feature in a blog post Tuesday, saying the feature is a way to inject fun and... Read more
‘Ghostwire: Tokyo’ Brings Japanese Folklore to the Masses
In an email interview with WIRED, Yoda explains the long tradition of how yokai and Japanese ghost stories have been told. One of the most important aspects, when it comes to Ghostwire’s unique tone, is the distinction between yokai and yurei. While the two terms often blur together in... Read more
Kargo, which powers supply chain visibility with smart loading docks and data, raises $25M
Did you miss a session at the Data Summit? Watch On-Demand Here. Kargo, a company that promises freight and logistics companies full visibility into their operations, has raised $25 million in a series A round of funding. Founded in 2019, Kargo has developed a SaaS-based hardware and software platform... Read more
YouTube Adds Tons of Catalog TV Episodes to Stream Free with Ads
James Martin/CNET YouTube is adding thousands of episodes of TV shows available stream free with advertising, as it continues to court you to spend more time glued to YouTube on connected televisions.  The shows are licensed “catalog” programming that are usually available to stream free with advertising on a bunch... Read more
Okta should’ve ‘moved more swiftly’ to assess Lapsus$ breach, CSO says
Did you miss a session at the Data Summit? Watch On-Demand Here. Despite an investigation being launched into the breach of a third-party Okta provider on January 21, Okta did not receive a report about the incident until March 17, Okta chief security officer David Bradbury said in a post... Read more
Mars Astronauts Could Use Lettuce to Battle One Of Space’s Great Threats
A special kind of lettuce could help anyone headed to Mars stay healthy. Sciepro/Science Photo Library The year 2030 might mark when humans finally take their first steps on Mars — per NASA’s timeline, that is. Elon Musk’s recent estimate falls one year earlier, in 2029. But regardless of... Read more
Okta Hack? Customers Scramble as Okta Tries to Clarify Breach
Okta says that it is contacting customers who may have been impacted. On Tuesday, though, companies including the internet infrastructure firm Cloudflare raised the question of why they were hearing about the incident from tweets and criminal screenshots rather than from Okta itself. The identity management company seems to... Read more
Omnipresent aims to help enterprises hire and manage a global workforce
Did you miss a session at the Data Summit? Watch On-Demand Here. The world is a large village, and no one attempts to understand this more holistically than Omnipresent, a 2-year-old startup that provides a human resource/onboarding SaaS service designed to help companies hire remote-working local teams worldwide. One... Read more