December 2023

Report shows physical security market embracing cloud & hybrid solutions 05/12/2023 at 16:01 By A new report shows 44% of end users say more than 25% of their physical security setups are now either in the cloud or use a combination of cloud and on-premises solutions. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security

BlackCat ransomware crims threaten to directly extort victim’s customers 05/12/2023 at 15:45 By Connor Jones Accounting software firm Tipalti says it’s investigating alleged break-in of its systems The AlphV/BlackCat ransomware group said it plans to “go direct” to the clients of a firm it allegedly attacked to extort them, claiming to have infiltrated the systems

Dell CTO says enterprises will have GenAI in production next year – what could go wrong? 05/12/2023 at 15:03 By Dan Robinson It seems many a sleepless night lie ahead for CIOs Dell thinks it knows what is going to keep CIOs awake at night over the next year, and this includes making generative AI

Generative AI Security: Preventing Microsoft Copilot Data Exposure 05/12/2023 at 14:46 By Microsoft Copilot has been called one of the most powerful productivity tools on the planet. Copilot is an AI assistant that lives inside each of your Microsoft 365 apps — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, and so on. Microsoft’s dream is to take

Branson’s wallet snaps shut for Virgin Galactic 05/12/2023 at 14:17 By Richard Speed Suborbital space tourism outfit to move forward without beardy bailouts Sir Richard Branson is leaving his space tourism company, Virgin Galactic, to stand or fall on its own two feet after declaring that his business empire will not be tipping any more

15,000 Go Module Repositories on GitHub Vulnerable to Repojacking Attack 05/12/2023 at 13:45 By New research has found that over 15,000 Go module repositories on GitHub are vulnerable to an attack called repojacking. “More than 9,000 repositories are vulnerable to repojacking due to GitHub username changes,” Jacob Baines, chief technology officer at VulnCheck, said in a report

It’s ba-ack… UK watchdog publishes age verification proposals 05/12/2023 at 13:35 By Richard Speed Won’t somebody think of the children? The UK’s communications regulator has laid out guidance on how online services might perform age checks as part of the Online Safety Act.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Government and the latest tech don’t mix, says UK civil servant of £11B ESN mess 05/12/2023 at 12:32 By Lindsay Clark Public sector might want to ‘wait a bit’ before buying into bleeding edge, Sir Matthew Rycroft muses Opinion  Earlier this year, the prime minister launched the UK government’s plan to cement the nations place