Monthly Archives: July 2022

Industrial cyberattacks are hitting nearly all IoT companies

Cyberattacks against Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) devices, as well as operational technologies (OT), are widespread, with almost no companies being immune, a new report from Barracuda Networks has claimed. Polling 800 senior IT managers, senior IT security managers, and project managers responsible for IoT and OT in their organizations, the company says 94% of…

Twitter is improving its accessibility features – but there’s more work to be done

Accessibility is an important aspect of technology, and it’s only in the last few years that companies have taken it seriously. That’s why a new reminders feature from Twitter is great, but also strange in how it’s being introduced to users. Adding descriptions to images has been available on Twitter for a while. It allows…

Wall Street’s relationship banker is poised for a hefty pay day as private equity eyes companies with beaten-up valuations

Hi, Aaron Weinman here. Allow me to introduce you to the “sponsor banker,” Wall Street’s quintessential relationship manager. These savvy folks sit in the trenches with private-equity firms, one of banks’ most generous (and demanding) fee-paying clients. Before we get into that, however, a kind reminder that nominations are open for Insider’s next class of…

The winners and losers of Elon Musk’s court battle with Twitter

Keep going everyone, it’s almost the weekend. Analysts and experts outlined the losers in Elon Musk’s court battle with Twitter. The short answer? Nearly everyone. I’m Jordan Parker Erb. Come, take my hand. I’ll help you navigate this morning’s biggest tech news.  If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Download Insider’s app here….

A Secret Service agent assigned to Biden’s Middle East trip was detained and sent home. Reports say he assaulted a woman in Israel.

President Joe Biden leaving Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport for Jerusalem on July 13, 2022. Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool via Reuters The Secret Service said one of its agents was detained in Israel after a “physical encounter.” The unnamed agent was in Jerusalem, Israel, ahead of President Joe Biden’s Middle East trip.  He assaulted a woman at a…

3 Americans heading to Scotland for The Open had to travel there empty-handed after their luggage got lost and their flights were cancelled

Unclaimed luggage piles up at London Heathrow Airport on July 8, 2022. PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images. Three travellers heading to Scotland for The Open got there empty-handed with no clothes, medication, or cameras. The American passengers bags were lost after their connecting flight to Edinburgh was canceled. “We are wearing the same clothes until…

British Airways passengers were sent an email mid-air saying that the second leg of their flight had been canceled

Thee BA passengers got an email mid-air saying their connecting flight to Edinburgh was canceled. Nicolas Economou/Getty Images British Airways passengers got an email mid-air saying their connecting flight was canceled. Staff couldn’t locate their luggage at Heathrow and they had to travel to Edinburgh without bags. Heathrow has been asking airlines to cancel flights…