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New research from Digital Guardian has revealed that hundreds of terabytes of potentially sensitive corporate data could be at risk from employees who stored data on USB drives while working remotely during the pandemic.

The firm's new DG Data Trends Report assessed the risk of sensitive data loss during the Covid-19 crisis. To compile its report, Digital Guardian aggregated and anonymized data from nearly 200 customers of its Managed Security program around the globe.

In order to better understand how employees stored sensitive corporate data before and during the pandemic, the company analyzed a data set from January until April of this year. This enabled Digital Guardian to compare data egress patterns before and after employees began working from home.

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Data egress

According to Digital Guardian's report, there was a 123 percent increase in the volume of data downloaded to USB devices by employees after they began working remotely and 74 percent of that data had been classified by organization's data governance policies.

Cloud storage and USB devices became employees most preferred egress paths during the pandemic and accounted for 89 percent of all data egressed. The report also found that data egress was 80 percent higher in the first month following the WHO's pandemic declaration. To make matters worse, over 50 percent of the data egressed was classified.

From March 11 to April 15, employees uploaded a total of 336 TB of data to the cloud representing a 72 percent increase from January and February combined.

In a press release, vice president of cybersecurity at Digital Guardian, Tim Bandos warned that IT and security professionals should pay particular attention to the significant uptick in USB device usage for storing data, saying:

“Organizations have accepted that the economic and health effects of COVID-19 will be with them for the foreseeable future and working from home will remain a requirement for many of their employees. Our research indicates remote employees are egressing classified data at unprecedented rates across all egress paths. Executives and security teams would be wise to consider implementing solutions that provide visibility into this behavior, and a means to control it, in order to avoid a potential data breach.”

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Apple unveiled the iPhone 11 Pro in September 2019 (alongside the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro Max), and the phone is a beauty – even if, new cameras aside, little has changed on the outside since the release of the iPhone X in 2017. 

But it’s undeniably the best iOS phone yet – so how does it stack up to the Samsung Galaxy S10? Yes, the latter has been surpassed by the Samsung Galaxy S20, but it's still a very powerful flagship with a spot on our best Android phones list and good competition for Apple's best. 

Both the iPhone 11 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10 are incremental upgrades on their predecessors, though that still makes them some of the best phones available. In features and price, they’re certainly two of the top flagship phones of 2019. 

But what sets them apart? We've broken down a comparison into key categories to see how these top devices measure up. Wondering which has the better display? Curious which packs a better suite of cameras? We’ve got you covered.

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iPhone 11 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S10 design

As far as design, both phones look much like their predecessors. The Samsung Galaxy S10’s ‘Infinity Edge’ bent display and camera arrangement are one style, while the iPhone 11 Pro is a round-edged rectangle. Samsung’s 6.1-inch screen makes it slightly larger than the 5.8-inch-display’d iPhone 11 Pro, if screen size matters to you.

Alright, there’s really only one comparison here: that camera blister. The Galaxy S10 opted to stretch its three cameras and flash into a rectangular wedge, which looks a bit too angular in an 80s sedan sort of way. 

But it’s arguably more attractive than the camera blister on the iPhone 11 Pro, an offset circular-lenses-within-a-square on the back cover. That setup looks all kinds of lopsided, and will arguably split phone fans down a love-or-hate line…but if anyone’s winning this beauty contest, it’s the Galaxy S10 by a healthy margin.

iPhone 11 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S10 display

The iPhone 11 Pro’s 5.8-inch OLED screen looks sharper than ever, and it’s even got a new gobbeldygook name, 'Super Retina XDR'. Sadly, those early rumors were correct: Apple has kept the notch, which looks larger than ever in a year where phonemakers strained to give users more and more screen. 

As for the Samsung Galaxy S10, the front-facing camera has been reduced to a single punch-hole in the top right of the display, while the fingerprint node on the back has been eliminated in favor of an in-screen sensor. 

It’s more attractive than a notch, and the best compromise this side of workarounds like pop-up cameras or exposing lenses by sliding down the front screen. 

Overall, this is an OLED vs OLED battle, and though the resolution figures differ, they by in large look great. The Samsung Galaxy S10’s 1,440 x 3,040 pixels are bigger than the 1,125 x 2,436 pixels in the iPhone 11 Pro – which makes sense, given the former has a bigger screen than the latter. 

But Samsung sets its default resolution to 1080p, meaning you don't really need much more than that.

iPhone 11 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S10 camera

In true 2019 fashion, the iPhone 11 Pro added a third lens to its repertoire – a 12MP ultrawide lens, capturing a 120-degree field of view. The 12MP main and 12MP telephoto lenses of the iPhone X and XS captured great medium photography, but the extra width should be great additions to the toolset for snagging photos of landscapes and tight interiors.

The Samsung Galaxy S10 already introduced a third wide-angle lens to its photographing setup, with great results. We loved the 123-degree field of view gained by the lens, augmenting an impressive array and giving us much more context than the typical 90-ish degree main lens. 

Both phones expanded their setups this year with more lenses, but the competition has consistently come down to post-processing software. Apple’s prior phone cameras have taken softer and tighter shots, but there’s a lot of quality-of-life tweaks that streamline shooting (like when holding down the shutter to take a video, a la Snapchat or Instagram), while Samsung has tried to augment its lens range with a dedicated Night mode, to decent success. 

What’s clear is that both phones have built out the variety of shots you can take, which is a win-win for everyone.

iPhone 11 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S10 performance

The iPhone 11 Pro packs the new A13 chipset, making it the fastest iPhone yet. At its September launch event, Apple said this is the fastest chip ever in a smartphone. As in every device since the iPhone X, expect this chip to power the new handset’s AR and AI capabilities to new heights.

The iPhone 11 Pro also comes with another mystery chip – the U1. Its Ultra Wideband tech allows the handset to find other devices packing the same chip. This has been interpreted as a reference to the Apple Tags tracking tiles, which went unmentioned at the September event – but in any case, it’s additional tech that lets devices running on the the cohesive iOS ecosystem to play even nicer with each other.

The Samsung Galaxy S10 packs either the Snapdragon 855 chip in the US or the Exynos 9820 in the rest of the world – both powerful processors, and the best you can get in an Android phone outside of the odd mid-year upgrade Snapdragon 855 Plus. 

Given that neither of these devices are 5G-capable, they’re mostly going neck-and-neck for processing and streaming media via mundane networks. In a showdown, we'll end up seeing Apple’s new chip edge out the Snapdragon 855 (the A12 chip was more powerful than the 855 in some tests), but it doesn’t much matter: both are capable and fast enough to play games and watch TV shows.

iPhone 11 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S10 battery

Apple didn’t announce the iPhone 11 Pro’s specific battery capacity – but it never does. A previous estimate put the iPhone XS battery at 2,658mAh, and rumors pegged the new handset at 15% larger (or more). 

But that metric is less useful for Apple handsets, which are tuned to iOS much more tightly than Android and get decent battery life with lower capacity – expect this one to last at least through the day and then some. 

Officially, Apple claims the iPhone 11 Pro gets four more hours of battery life than the iPhone XS, which is a big jump, if true. 

The handset also swapped out its tired 5W charger for an 18W plug in the box, which Apple claims will juice up the new phone by 50% in 30 minutes. The wall adapter portion uses USB-C while the new iPhone sticks with Lightning. 

Contrast that with the 3,400mAh battery in the Galaxy S10, which will almost certainly be larger than the capacity in the iPhone 11 Pro but might not exceed its lasting power by much. That said, the S10 does have an edge in utility: it can charge other devices wirelessly through its Wireless PowerShare feature (elsewhere called Reverse Wireless Charging). 

While Samsung is no stranger to fast charging – it packs a 20W plug in the box – it takes the crown with an optional 45W charger (sold separately). There's also fast wireless charging available at 15W, beating Apple's 7.5W wireless charging speeds.

Conclusion

The iPhone 11 Pro is the most refined Apple phone yet, as much as the Galaxy S10 is the among the best version of Samsung's line. Which is as much to say that neither have made great strides ahead of their predecessors, but they’re the top choices available for each series if you don't want to go 'Plus' or 'Max'.

It’s tough to pick a favorite between the two – and not just because we’ve had so little time with the iPhone 11 Pro. The differences coming to iOS 13 and Android 10 have divvied these phones up even more than they seem after pitting their specs against each other. 

But it’s also clear that both phones have pivoted to becoming camera powerhouses, with a similar spread of main, telephoto and now ultra-wide lenses. If you want a handset to last you years, well, either will do you fine – clearly, no phones are introducing must-own features to pull ahead of the competition anytime soon. 

(Of course, if you want a tiebreaker, let’s just say we wouldn’t pick the phone with a distinct camera suite looks like an electric razor head.)

(Just sayin'.)

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HP has just unveiled the new HP Reverb G2, the highest resolution VR headset the company has made to date with specs that rival – and surpass – the market-leading Valve Index.

The headset was made in collaboration with Microsoft and Valve, and features some major improvements in terms of optics and comfort from the original HP Reverb that was released in May 2019. 

Among those improvements, HP says, are a new flip-up visor design and lenses with a wider 'sweet spot', and extra padding on the front band to make longer sessions feel more comfortable. 

In terms of hardware specs, the Reverb G2 will have a resolution of 2160 x 2160 per eye – the highest resolution of any headset – and uses the speakers from the Valve Index to enable spatial audio support.

The one area that the Reverb G2 may not fare so well against the competition, however, is the ‘new’ controllers that look a bit like the ones that come with the Oculus Rift S. While these will likely be comfortable and easy-to-use, two areas that HP hangs its hat on, it doesn’t look as though they’ll be able to track every finger the same way Valve’s Knuckle Controllers can.

Developing a universal VR headset

The benefit of being developed by three of the leading companies in VR is that the headset really borrows the best of every ecosystem – 6DoF controllers recognized on Windows 10, support from Steam VR and, of course, features directly lifted from the Valve Index like the side speakers.

This level of universal support is great for folks who don't want to feel locked into one platform, and is definitely a major trend among VR headsets these days.

With all that said, we'll still need to test the HP Reverb G2 before we make a final decision, but on paper this VR headset looks to be a good alternative to the Valve Index, a headset that has been almost impossible to find in stock since the launch of Half-Life: Alyx back in March.

…Unfortunately, it's not coming out right away. HP says the headset won't be available until the fall (September through November). 

There's some good news to those who wait, however: the HP Reverb G2 will only cost $599 (around £500, AU$900). Though it's unclear if that price includes all the necessary peripherals, it would be a huge improvement on the Valve Index's $999 price tag.

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We're seeing further price drops on Huawei Watch deals this week, with savings going the extra mile in the case of the original Watch GT. You'll find the cheap smartwatch available for just £89.99 at Amazon, the lowest price we've seen so far on this particular model. If you're after the latest version, however, you'll also find the Huawei Watch GT 2 available for £30 off in Very's own smartwatch deals as well. 

The original Huawei Watch GT brings a cheaper price tag to a sturdy fitness tracking and smartwatch experience, complete with an AMOLED display, real-time training prompts and notifications from your smartphone. Meanwhile, the more recent version also brings a 3D glass screen and 15 distinct workout modes. 

Both are built with fitness in mind, and these latest Huawei smartwatch deals offer gorgeous wrist pieces designed to last. Huawei left WatchOS behind for these models, so each feature is proprietary. While that may limit your third party app accessibility, there's so much packed into this price tag that you're still getting excellent value. 

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Looking for more? We're keeping tabs on all the latest smartwatch sales happening right now, and you can also find a full selection of cheap Apple Watch deals available at the moment. If you're after something particularly fitness-inspired, why not check out our range of Garmin fitness tracker deals or these excellent Fitbit sales. 

We're seeing cheap iPad sales return to some fantastic price points in the US and UK this week, with the 2019 flagship iPad returning with a Black Friday discount from last year. That means you can grab the latest in Apple's line of standard iPad releases for an excellent price right now if you missed out on the seasonal sales of last year. 

In the US, we're seeing discounts on both the 32GB and 128GB models, with the former coming in at just $279. That's an excellent cheap iPad price, and a $50 overall saving. However, if you're after a little more storage for larger apps you'll also find the 128GB version available for under $400. This particular iPad deal is replicated in the UK as well, with a similar saving offering the larger tablet for under £400. 

The 2019 iPad is the latest in Apple's line of affordable tablets, but that doesn't mean it skimps on the specs. The A10 Fusion chip will see you through speedy web browsing, taking on even the most powerful of applications with ease. Meanwhile, the 10.2-inch Retina display offers the biggest screen on a flagship iPad yet. Add to that the fact that this model is fully compatible with Apple's keyboard and pencil peripherals, and you've got yourself an incredibly versatile tablet. 

These cheap iPad sales are concentrating on the 2019 10.2-inch tablet this week, but you can find all the best iPad and iPad Pro deals right here on TechRadar as well. 

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Samsung Health platform is now available on 2020 edition Samsung Smart TVs. The platform is designed for home workouts and comes with over 5,000 hours of content.

The Samsung Health platform, which syncs with multiple other smart devices like smartphones, wearables, and will now do the same with Samsung smart TVs. The platform will be free for all the users with 2020 Samsung smart TV. Using the platform, you can access free premium classes and start a healthy new routine and you can include your family members as well.

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Samsung Health features

Samsung Health comes with few personal custom features that include a dashboard, personalized profiles, content browser, routines, and challenges. Let’s take a look at them one by one. 

The dashboard keeps track of your daily stats, it is also synced across all your devices. You can also connect it to any Samsung wearable and access the data with the mobile app. The personalized profile gives you the ability to create an individual profile so that your stats and data won’t mix up with a family member. Each family member can create their own profile.

Furthermore, the browser features allow you to surf through different fitness and wellness content on the platform. Samsung has partnered with leading industry companies to make them available for the big screen. The routine keeps track of each individuals routine after you set one. It will also push a reminder to play personal fitness or other content.

Lastly, the challenges feature adds a bit of fun to the fitness activity and motivate you to reach the goal. One can invite a family member to participate in the challenge with a shared goal. The challenge ranges from workout to meditation goals.

Samsung Health also provides fitness and mindfulness content. You can browse a range of modalities including yoga, mindfulness, strength training, stretching, barre, pilates, dance, cardio and more. The company has teamed up with brands like Calm, obé fitness, barre3, Echelon, Fitplan, and Jillian Michaels Fitness to offer the content.

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Welcome to our pick of the best all-in-one computers money can buy in 2020. One this page you'll find top picks for all-in-one PCs that offer the power of a traditional desktop PC, but with all the internal components installed in the display, which makes them ideal for decluttering your desk.

The best all-in-one computers are great for offices, homes or studios where desktop space is at a premium. It’s no coincidence that all-in-one computers are favored by professionals in the creative industry, especially the Surface Studio 2 or iMac Pro.

Their space-saving and decluttering benefits aside, another good reason to opt for one of the best all-in-one computers– instead of a traditional tower PC – is that they can save you some money as well.

Many AIO computers boast more than enough power to meet all your computing needs for the price of one. Think about it: if you get a tower with comparable power, you’ll have to pay separately for a monitor as well. That is, unless you’ve already got a really good one at home already. If you opt for an AIO, the display already comes with the package.

Back when the original Surface Studio hit the streets, it was a game changer for artists and content creators alike. And, even in 2019, the sequel still stands in a league of its own. The Surface Studio 2 doesn’t just feature the same gorgeous display and unique functionality, but it also ups the power significantly, making it a much more future-proof device. It’s still extraordinarily expensive, but if your use case is right for the Surface Studio 2, then, it’s hard to think of a better all-in-one PC.

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The iMac Pro, more than any other computer on this list, is aimed squarely at professionals – and it has the hardware to back it up. Packed with up to an 18-core Intel Xeon processor and up to 128GB of RAM, there isn’t a single thing you could throw at the iMac Pro to slow it down. And, while it is, without a doubt, outrageously expensive – it doesn’t really matter. If you’re the type of person that needs this level of power (you know who you are) then the price is absolutely justified. 

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The Dell XPS 27 AIO comes with this amazing articulating stand, and it comprises a mix of a massive 4K UHD resolution touchscreen with six ear-numbing speakers. Not only is it an attractive design, but it’s also top notch when it comes to power. Whether you’re making your own beats or listening to someone else’s, watching movies or editing your own, the Dell XPS 27 AIO is easily one of the best all-in-one PCs, and should be at the top of your list when shopping for a new PC.

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Not to be shown up by the 5K iMac or new Dell XPS AIO, HP has its own unique take on the all-in-one desktop. Though it also has all its components stored in its base like the Surface Studio, the HP Envy Curved All-in-One also adds in a booming speaker bar. Add in the ultra-wide curved screen and this is one of the best and most immersive PC for enjoying movies.

We went all of 2018 without a new iMac, but it looks like the wait was worth it. And, while the new iMac looks exactly like the 2017 model, it’s what’s inside that counts. Apple’s all-in-one PC has been refreshed with all new components, including 9th-generation Intel desktop processors, Radeon Pro graphics and faster SSDs. And, because that luxurious 5K Retina display is still there, it’s a no brainer for all the Apple fans out there. 

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Lenovo’s latest all-in-one offering isn’t as powerful as Apple’s premium AIO, the iMac Pro, or even the recently updated iMac, which now offers a 9th-generation Intel Core configuration. After all, the 8th-generation chips and Radeon RX 560 graphics are aging at this point. However, it is still plenty powerful to meet the needs of creative professionals out there who are not entirely impressed by Apple’s pricey machines. On top of that, the Lenovo Yoga A940 has a few aces up its sleeves, including 100% Adobe RGB support and Dolby Vision, a set of Dolby Atmos speakers, a port offering that’s more generous than Apple’s all-in-one, and a stylus included in the box.

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Minecraft Dungeons has a really serious bug whereby in certain cases it could remove a hefty chunk of other files from your PC as well as its own data – potentially even wiping the drive the game’s installed on.

As mentioned, this is only happening to some users, and the good news is that there’s now an update for Minecraft Dungeons which solves the problem.

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The bug specifically affects players who have installed the game in a custom directory, and then chose to uninstall the Minecraft Dungeons Launcher using the Add/Remove Programs facility in Windows.

In this scenario, there is a chance that the game will remove the parent directory, and if there’s anything in that, Minecraft Dungeons will take those files with it. In other words, if you’ve installed the game in C:Minecraft Dungeons, the parent folder is your actual C: drive – and that could be entirely wiped.

This problem was highlighted on Twitter by a user who had Minecraft Dungeons installed on their games SSD, and it wiped out the entire drive.

Quick hotfix

Note that this problem does not affect those who have installed Minecraft Dungeons from the Microsoft Store, and also there is now a hotfix available, as Tom’s Hardware reports. You can apply that fix simply by restarting the Dungeons Launcher, which should then grab it automatically.

Before you uninstall the game, be sure that the Microsoft Dungeons Launcher is running Bootstrap version 166 or higher. To check this, go to Settings > About > Bootstrap, and if the version number is lower than 166, restart the Launcher.

Whatever you do, don’t uninstall the game if you aren’t on version 166 or higher, as you may run the above data wipe risks otherwise.

Why on earth did this happen, then? That’s a good question, and Mojang’s Marcio Oliveira, who is Tech Lead for the Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons Launcher, explains: “When a player selected a custom ‘Install Location’ in the Dungeons installation dialog, the Dungeons Launcher was taking that location and naively considering that only files written by the Dungeons Launcher would live there.

“Thus, when uninstalling the Launcher, the uninstall logic would simply delete that ‘Install Location’ folder, to leave no traces of program files created by the Launcher on disk.”

That’s a pretty shocking coding oversight, although sadly it’s far from a first in PC gaming. Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor, an RPG released just after the turn of the millennium, suffered from a bug which could wipe out your system files.

More recently, Realm of the Mad God Exalt – a niche Flash-based RPG mixed with twin-stick shooter – suffered from the same problem as Minecraft Dungeons exhibits here (albeit with the beta client, but still – it’s a terrible error to inflict on the player base).

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On Wednesday, we got our final extended The Last of Us 2 trailer before the game arrives on June 19 during Sony's latest State of Play live stream. 

What we got was a deep dive into Ellie’s new moves and weaponry, as well as some of her new adversaries, the militaristic Washington Liberation Front and cultish Seraphites… and we also got buckets of blood, cult leaders breaking people's arms with a ball-peen hammer, dogs set on fire by molotov cocktails and many, many blood-spurting neck wounds.

It’s a pretty wild ride. 

The 30-ish-minute trailer (embedded below via YouTube) is our last look at the game before launch and while we really appreciate how the game has turned out, the latest trailer reveals just how intense the gameplay is going to be.

Now, admittedly, we’ve known for the better part of two years that The Last of Us 2 would be that way – the original game is basically built on crunchy combat and intimate killing in the dog-eat-dog dystopia, so it makes sense that the sequel would follow in the same footsteps. 

But even for a franchise built on bashing baddies with a 2×4, the latest trailer feels a bit extreme.

Too much or just enough to get the point across? 

The debate about how much violence should be in games has been going on, since, well, video games have been around. It’s a worthwhile debate, even if it’s uncomfortable to have.

The crux of The Last of Us is the lengths we’ll go through to survive and protect the ones we love – it’s what drives Joel to protect Ellie through the whole first game. 

But when Ellie has to get violent to protect Joel, the moment is jarring – it’s the loss of innocence being played out in real-time by the player. It's similar to the feeling you get when you kill a beast in Shadow of the Colossus, a profound sense that maybe, life isn't meant to be taken away… before you go on a murdering spree.

The issue here isn't that the game is violent – because depictions of violence need to exist – but the extent to which that violence is committed is tough to stomach, especially for a game that could last 20 hours or longer.

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