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Ransomware: This new free tool lets you test if your cybersecurity is strong enough to stop an attack

Organisations can test their network defences and evaluate if their cybersecurity procedures can protect them from a ransomware attack using a new self-assessment tool from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).  The Ransomware Readiness Assessment (RRA) is a new module in CISA’s Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET) that allows organisations to assess how well equipped […]

July 4, 2021 by

2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet Goes Ballistic

UPDATE 6/30/21: This review has been updated with test results. For a moment, put aside thoughts of speed, adhesion, and power. Don’t think about heritage, beauty, or price. Before we get to that, we’d like you to consider how tremendously good the 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S is when it’s going slow. Whether its urban […]

July 4, 2021 by

Here’s How Biden Aims to Increase Electric Car Sales

But if a final infrastructure package includes little or no spending on electric vehicles, a tougher tailpipe rule would likely face opposition from automakers, who would be forced to build and try to sell costly electric cars. And autoworker unions are also likely to fight a rapid federal push toward electric vehicles absent any help […]

July 4, 2021 by

2022 Maserati Levante Review, Pricing, and Specs

Overview If the current crop of German and Japanese luxury mid-size SUVs fail to get your blood pumping, the 2022 Maserati Levante might have the muscle and flair that you’re looking for. Whereas most Audi and Mercedes-Benz SUVs’ standard engines are turbocharged four-cylinders, the Levante goes straight into the good stuff, starting with a twin-turbo […]

July 4, 2021 by

Are ‘Heat Pumps’ the Answer to Heat Waves? Some Cities Think So.

Many climate experts say the long-term solution is to replace most of those fossil-fuel appliances with electric versions powered by a greener grid. But in practice, that’s difficult. While cities like Berkeley have rewritten building codes to ban new buildings from using gas, more than a dozen mostly red states have passed laws explicitly forbidding […]

July 4, 2021 by

2022 Porsche 911 GT3 Takes On Road Atlanta

If there were a children’s book about the 2022 Porsche 911 GT3, it would be called Downforce and the Magic Tires: A Control-Arm Adventure. That’s because Porsche, upon examining the best-handling version of the 911, decided that what it needed was better handling. So the new GT3, based on the 992 generation of the 911, […]

July 4, 2021 by

Lawmaker Threatens to Subpoena Exxon After Secret Video

The chairman of a House subcommittee is demanding that executives of Exxon Mobil Corp., Shell, Chevron and other major oil and gas companies testify before Congress about the industry’s decades-long effort to wage disinformation campaigns around climate change. Representative Ro Khanna, Democrat of California, said Friday he was prepared to use subpoena power to compel […]

July 3, 2021 by