Leslie Meredith

1 week ago | standard.net | Leslie Meredith

By Leslie Meredith - Special to the Standard-Examiner | May 28, 2025 Photo suppliedLeslie Meredith Graduation season is here, but for the class of 2025, the traditional path into the workforce looks increasingly uncertain.

2 weeks ago | standard.net | Leslie Meredith

If you’ve ever struggled to remember a password or gotten frustrated by constant password resets, you’re not alone. Microsoft is making a big change that could make those headaches a thing of the past. For new Microsoft accounts, passwords are now officially optional — they’re not offered by default anymore. Instead, Microsoft is encouraging users to sign in without passwords, using passkeys, a physical security key or SMS codes.

3 weeks ago | standard.net | Leslie Meredith

Scammers never take a break, and their tricks keep evolving. Lately, there are three scams making the rounds that you should be aware of: one targeting Social Security numbers, another impersonating Gmail alerts and a third aimed at Mac users through a fake driver update. I’ll explain what each scam is, how to spot it and what you should do if you encounter it. Plus, these scams highlight why relying on passwords alone just isn’t enough anymore. I’ll cover better alternatives next week.

1 month ago | standard.net | Leslie Meredith

By Leslie Meredith - Special to the Standard-Examiner | Apr 29, 2025 Photo supplied Leslie Meredith It is not often that my two careers converge but in the case of bringing semiconductor manufacturing to the U.S., that’s where I find myself. As the editor of Breakbulk Magazine, a trade publication for the industrial project supply chain – think energy and infrastructure projects, shipping and logistics for the enormous components used in those developments, as well as the people responsible...

1 month ago | standard.net | Leslie Meredith

By Leslie Meredith - Special to the Standard-Examiner | Apr 23, 2025 Photo supplied Leslie Meredith An unknown number of rental car customers, including those who had used Hertz, Thrifty and Dollar services, earlier this month received notifications that their personal data — and a lot of it — had been compromised through a data breach. While Hertz, the company that owns the three rental car companies, has not disclosed how many people were affected, the timeline is clear. It’s useful to take...