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| | | | Are you aware? Cybersecurity Awareness Month just started a week ago, and we've already had a Twitch hack and saw all of Facebook's apps go down. As these hacks become a regular occurrence, what precautions do you take to protect your passwords and data? If you have an account that's compromised in a major company hack, do you change all your logins and — that's it? Do you use two-step authentication? Something else? We're collecting best (and worst) practices, so let us know by replying here or emailing baltimore@technical.ly. —Technical.ly reporter Donte Kirby (donte@technical.ly) | | | | | Top Stories | | By A rural ISP is taking a shot at the urban market. How does it compare to Comcast? Read more » By With Latch, the Fells Point-based firm is bringing social media and video tools to workplace culture. It acquired the technology from tech company Avanoo earlier this year. Read more » By Plus, Open Society Institute is seeking a new group of community fellows, and more upcoming startup programs. Read more » By Cells taken without Lacks' consent in Baltimore brought a reckoning over racial justice in medical research. It is informing a new development by Philly founder Tia Lyles-Williams to make life sciences more equitable for Black people. Read more » | Blast from the past From 10 companies working inside 1100 Wicomico, efforts to make PPE and serve pandemic-related business needs make for a collective snapshot of a community during the pandemic. Read more » | Your Job in Tech Search all open jobs and hiring companies Featured Jobs It’s an exciting time at Crossbeam. Just over two years post-launch, we have over four thousand companies using our platform, raised more than $40M of venture capital from leading VC firms, and are...Find out more » It’s an exciting time at Crossbeam. Just over two years post-launch, we have over four thousand companies using our platform, raised more than $40M of venture capital from leading VC firms, and are...Find out more » Overview Azavea is a civic technology firm based in Philadelphia that uses geospatial data to build software and data analytics for the web. As a B Corporation, our mission is to use advanced...Find out more » This Week in Jobs It’s that time of year again. Read more » SUBSCRIBE to TWIJ Post a Job Get a Job | Events Oct 13 to Oct 13 / 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm / Online Find out more » Oct 22 to Oct 22 / 06:00 pm to 08:03 pm / Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 and Virtually Find out more » Oct 20 to Oct 22 / 09:00 am to 04:00 pm / Virtual Find out more » View all events Promote your event | | |
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