October 2023

Latest SiFive RISC-V cores aim to boost performance, accelerate AI workloads 12/10/2023 at 00:47 By Tobias Mann Those are some fat vector registers SiFive today launched a pair of RISC-V CPU cores aimed at high-performance and AI/ML applications.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

California’s Governor Newsom signs laws on right to repair and data deletion 12/10/2023 at 00:02 By Thomas Claburn ‘Digital emancipation proclamation’ praised by tech tinkerers, but info brokers aren’t happy On Tuesday, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed two law bills that give people more control over their devices and their data, the Right to Repair

Delays to NASA’s in-orbit satellite refueling robot to push costs over $2B target 11/10/2023 at 23:19 By Brandon Vigliarolo Contractor blamed by watchdog for late SPIDER arm work A NASA plan to robotically repair and refuel satellites in orbit is way behind schedule and well over budget, says NASA’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG),

US Navy sailor admits selling secret military blueprints to China for $15K 11/10/2023 at 22:48 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Worth it for 20 years behind bars? A US Navy service member pleaded guilty yesterday to receiving thousands of dollars in bribes from a Chinese spymaster in exchange for passing on American military secrets.… This article

First half of 2023 sees more ransomware victims than all of 2022 11/10/2023 at 22:47 By A recent Deep Instinct report found that more victims were affected by ransomware in the first half of 2023 than in the entirety of 2022.   This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View

HashiCorp Vault scans for skeletons in your code closet 11/10/2023 at 22:02 By Richard Speed Added functionality follows BluBracket acquisition earlier this year HashiConf  HashiCorp today revealed its latest front in the battle against secrets sprawl with new Vault functionality – plus a first look at the fruits of the company’s BluBracket purchase.… This article

3 rising AI trends CISOs must prepare for 11/10/2023 at 21:46 By Artificial intelligence’s impact on data security will transform the way security leaders leaders shape cybersecurity strategy for years to come. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Nathan Mills appointed to Head of Global Security at Zoom 11/10/2023 at 21:46 By Nathan Mills has been appointed to Chief Security Officer, Physical at Zoom. Mills previously held the position of Head of Physical Security. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Microsoft takes another run at closing Exchange brute-force security hole 11/10/2023 at 21:32 By Richard Speed Meanwhile, Exchange Online is on the fritz Microsoft has issued a fresh update to address an old vulnerability affecting Exchange Server 2019 and 2016 while its online service has problems of its own.… This article is an excerpt from

Nathan Mills appointed to Chief Security Officer, Physical at Zoom 11/10/2023 at 20:47 By Nathan Mills has been appointed to Chief Security Officer, Physical at Zoom. Mills previously held the position of Head of Physical Security. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

EU threatens X with DSA penalties over spread of Israel/Hamas disinformation 11/10/2023 at 20:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Still using Xitter in the Euro bloc? You might not be for long if Musk doesn’t abide by content mod demands The European Commission has publicly rebuked Elon Musk’s X for what it says is its role in

AI processing could consume ‘as much electricity as Ireland’ 11/10/2023 at 19:47 By Dan Robinson Boffins estimate power needed if every Google search became an LLM interaction. Gulp The recent spike of interest in AI thanks to large language models (LLMs) and generative AI is pushing adoption of the tech by a wide variety of

Mark to market accounting meets crypto: New FASB changes 11/10/2023 at 19:02 By Cointelegraph By Zain Jaffer The volatility of Bitcoin and other cryptos is really more a function of who is buying and selling these assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source