Small businesses worry about cutting security budgets as economic worries hit hard

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly worried about cyberattacks and would love to increase the budgets set aside for protecting their endpoints.  However, they worry that due to economic uncertainty and inflation, they will have to change their plans and leave their virtual premises vulnerable to malware, hackers and criminals, a new report from…

Tech layoffs are rampant but data shows that demand for talent remains strong. Here’s what job seekers need to know right now.

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images At a shaky moment for the tech industry, the landscape for workers appears a bit more precarious. Yet the situation is not dire: tech job postings rose over 3% from September to October, data shows. Experts say that the sector is fluctuating, which is expected in a post-pandemic economy. Employees across Big…

Abortion rights win big in midterm elections, diminishing Republicans’ hopes to drive voters to the polls on the economy and crime

Supporters gather outside the Michigan State Capitol during a “Restore Roe” rally in Lansing, on September 7, 2022. JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images Abortion rights won big in the midterm elections nationwide. Voters supported ballot measures to protect abortion rights and backed Democratic candidates that campaigned on abortion. The issue appeared to have drowned out…

Democrats say they have won control of Pennsylvania’s state House for first time in more than a decade

Pennsylvania Democratic state Rep. Joanna McClinton is on track to be the state’s first woman speaker of the house. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images Democrats claim they have won a majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. If confirmed, it would be the first time Democrats have won a majority in the chamber…