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Case in point: taking stock of the CrowdStrike outages

CIO

Last summer, a faulty CrowdStrike software update took down millions of computers, caused billions in damages, and underscored that companies are still not able to manage third-party risks, or respond quickly and efficiently to disruptions. Its worth doing that extra step of diligence because it can save you problems down the road, she says.

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Notch will sell you insurance in case your Instagram gets hacked

TechCrunch

The Israel-based startup Notch is trying to see if insuring creators against Instagram hacks could offer a solution. TechCrunch reviewed a sample insurance policy, which quoted a $459 annual fee (or about $38 a month) for insurance that pays out $244 for each day that a creator can’t get into their account after a hack.

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Truepic, which just raised $26M in a Microsoft-led round, aims to verify the authenticity of photos and videos

TechCrunch

Truepic, a digital image verification software provider, has raised $26 million in a Series B funding round led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund. Provenance-based media authentication is the most promising approach to universal visual trust online.”. Truepic’s camera technology is software-based, and runs on mobile devices.

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Daily Crunch: App Store reviews and social media depict user backlash against Snapchat’s new AI chatbot

TechCrunch

Sarah writes that the social media giant is seeing a spike in one-star reviews, which include calling for its removal. In essence, Auto-GPT uses the versatility of OpenAI’s latest AI models to interact with software and services online, allowing it to “autonomously” perform tasks like X and Y. You can sign up here. Big Tech Inc.

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Y Combinator’s new batch features its largest group of Indian startups

TechCrunch

Covid has also taught us that building a program that is remote and more software based makes YC more accessible to founders around the globe,” the firm said in a statement to TechCrunch. According to some estimates, over $260 billion worth of food is wasted every year due to mismanaged inventory.

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Doppler lands $20M to help companies manage their app secrets

TechCrunch

Secrets management, or the use of tools to access and create digital authentication credentials, was growing in adoption pre-pandemic. He also did a stint as a software engineer at Uber, where he worked on the app safety team. Vallelunga and Piccirello met after Doppler joined Y Combinator’s W19 cohort. Growing industry.

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How to Protect Your Small Business from a Hacker Attack

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2-Factor Authentication. With a 2-Step verification, if someone tries to access your company service from an unauthorized device, he or she will be required to provide an authorization code in addition to the username and password. Read a review of it here: [link]. Look into Cyber Insurance. Why Don’t you Try a VPN?