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Eoin Higgins

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IT Reporter at Morning Brew

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  • 6 days ago | itbrew.com | Eoin Higgins

    RSAC, the San Francisco tech conference that brings together cybersecurity professionals from around the world, is a time for the industry to reflect on what works and to look to what’s coming next. Hugh Thompson, RSAC executive chairman and conference program committee chair, said in his keynote address on Apr. 28 that the event was coming at a moment of major upheaval and opportunity in the cybersecurity space.

  • 1 week ago | itbrew.com | Eoin Higgins

    That’s what we call an upsetting uptick. The tech unemployment rate jumped to 3.5% in April, an increase from last month’s 3.1%. The national rate stayed at 4.2%. Total tech occupations dropped by around 214,000 positions, CompTIA reported, a decline led by economic uncertainty and fears of recession. Job talk.

  • 1 week ago | itbrew.com | Eoin Higgins

    Economic uncertainty may be ruling the economy in general, but in the tech C-suite, things have largely continued as usual—at least in the private sector. The public sector, on the other hand, is a different story. Rajiv Uppal leaves the IRSIn a shakeup at the IRS, CIO Rajiv Uppal left at the end of April. FedScoop reported that Uppal announced in a letter to employees that Apr. 28 would be his last day.

  • 2 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Eoin Higgins

    On the floor at this year’s RSAC Conference, exhibitors warned about threats, bad actors, and various dangers online—but one thing that’s of little concern, so far, is the current US economic situation. Perhaps that’s to be expected. RSAC is a cybersecurity-first event, and that subsector of the tech industry is likely to be less affected by White House policies on trade than hardware and software.

  • 2 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Eoin Higgins

    Maybe it’s time to pass on the humble password. That’s what some privacy experts are saying about World Password Day, the unofficial May 1 holiday invented by Intel in 2013 aimed at raising awareness on security and password safety. In today’s world, as we move toward a passwordless future, the need for gimmicks to raise awareness is questionable, BeyondID CEO Arun Shrestha told IT Brew.

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Eoin Higgins
Eoin Higgins @EoinHiggins_
15 May 25

one year ago, 14 seconds, five edit cuts—we were told this was fine and normal by many of the people who today are claiming they were worried as early as 2022

Joe Biden
Joe Biden @JoeBiden

Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then, he hasn’t shown up for a debate. Now he’s acting like he wants to debate me again. Well, make my day, pal. https://t.co/AkPmvs2q4u

Eoin Higgins
Eoin Higgins @EoinHiggins_
15 May 25

RT @prem_thakker: Here's the grad speech that NYU is now withholding the student's diploma for: "As I search my heart today in addressing…

Eoin Higgins
Eoin Higgins @EoinHiggins_
15 May 25

NYU student speaker at graduation addresses Palestine; school is withholding his diploma for his speech https://t.co/uqYSQHY0zZ https://t.co/uHw0SrZHvM