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(ISC)² Names Board Chairperson, New Board Members
(ISC)² Names Board Chairperson, New Board Members
Kevin Charest, CISO for Health Care Service Corp. (HCSC) and the 2017 (ISC)² board of directors secretary, has been named chairperson.
Jan. 17, 2018
Three-Quarters of Businesses Saw Phishing Attacks in 2017
Three-Quarters of Businesses Saw Phishing Attacks in 2017
Further, nearly half of information security professionals surveyed said that the rate of attacks increased from 2016.
Jan. 17, 2018
Bug-Hunting Hackers Earn Top Dollar for Efforts
Bug-Hunting Hackers Earn Top Dollar for Efforts
Top-earning researchers make 2.7 times the median salary of a software engineer.
Jan. 17, 2018
How InnerSpace's developers made a flying game that has no 'up'
How InnerSpace's developers made a flying game that has no 'up'
The developers behind InnerSpace share secrets about odd flying games and optimizing your title for the Nintendo Switch.
Jan. 17, 2018
7 notable puzzle-platformers every dev should study
7 notable puzzle-platformers every dev should study
The puzzle-platformer (a popular contradiction!) remains a difficult genre to do well, an important one to explore, and a crowded one to enter. Here are 7 examples of games that do all three well.
Jan. 17, 2018
Nintendo announces DIY Nintendo Labo for the Switch
Nintendo announces DIY Nintendo Labo for the Switch
Nintendo announces Nintendo Labo, combining DIY creations with the Switch platform.
Jan. 17, 2018
Video: Behind the minimalistic visual design of Mini Metro
Video: Behind the minimalistic visual design of Mini Metro
In this 2017 GDC session, Mini Metro developer Jamie Churchman examines how visual design and user interface decisions play a role in creating a gratifying experience for the player in Mini Metro.
Jan. 17, 2018
YouTube introduces new, stricter requirements for partners
YouTube introduces new, stricter requirements for partners
Joining the partner program now requires 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of view time in the past year. Channels currently not at that level risk losing partner status.
Jan. 17, 2018
Cold Iron Studios acquired by FoxNext Games
Cold Iron Studios acquired by FoxNext Games
Just one year after opening its doors, the game developer Cold Iron Studios has been picked up by FoxNext Games.
Jan. 17, 2018
Blizzard boasts 10M viewers for Overwatch League opening week
Blizzard boasts 10M viewers for Overwatch League opening week
By Blizzard’s count, the four-day-long event caught over 10 million views online with one game holding the attention of 437,000 concurrent viewers at once.
Jan. 17, 2018
Chat with the developers behind InnerSpace today at 3PM EST
Chat with the developers behind InnerSpace today at 3PM EST
We're chatting with the developers behind the new indie alien flying game InnerSpace at 3PM EST.
Jan. 17, 2018
Get tips from Riot on how to design for player behavior at GDC 2018
Get tips from Riot on how to design for player behavior at GDC 2018
At GDC 2018 Riot's Kimberly Voll will look in depth at the League of Legends dev's latest understanding of the "how" and "why" in player behavior, with an emphasis on practical design applications.
Jan. 17, 2018