2023

Amazon has more than half of all Arm server CPUs in the world

Amazon has more than half of all Arm server CPUs in the world 08/08/2023 at 11:32 By Dan Robinson They kept that quiet Amazon is the most successful manufacturer of Arm server chips, accounting for just over half of Arm-based server CPUs currently deployed, while some chipmakers are also now betting on Arm-based Windows PCs.… […]

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Europe sticks a monopoly probe into Adobe-Figma merger

Europe sticks a monopoly probe into Adobe-Figma merger 08/08/2023 at 10:47 By Katyanna Quach US, UK watchdogs also question proposed $20B deal The European Commission has launched an “in-depth” investigation into Adobe’s $20 billion deal to acquire Figma, citing concerns that the proposed takeover could harm competition in the design software industry.… This article is

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LOLBAS in the Wild: 11 Living-Off-The-Land Binaries Used for Malicious Purposes

LOLBAS in the Wild: 11 Living-Off-The-Land Binaries Used for Malicious Purposes 08/08/2023 at 10:32 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of 11 living-off-the-land binaries-and-scripts (LOLBAS) that could be maliciously abused by threat actors to conduct post-exploitation activities.  “LOLBAS is an attack method that uses binaries and scripts that are already part of the system

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North Korean hackers had access to Russian missile maker for months, say researchers

North Korean hackers had access to Russian missile maker for months, say researchers 08/08/2023 at 09:32 By Laura Dobberstein Kim Jong Un’s cyber-goons aren’t above attacking the regime’s few friends Two North Korean hacker groups had access to the internal systems of Russian missile and satellite developer NPO Mashinostoyeniya for five to six months, cyber

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Zoom updates its legalese explicitly promising not to feed vidchats to AIs

Zoom updates its legalese explicitly promising not to feed vidchats to AIs 08/08/2023 at 08:46 By Simon Sharwood Welcome – but weird – after months-old policy change that seemingly allowed it went viral Vidchat and collaboration outfit Zoom has insisted it never intended to give the impression vidchats it hosts would be fed into an

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For TSA’s updated Pipeline Security Directive, consistency and collaboration are key

For TSA’s updated Pipeline Security Directive, consistency and collaboration are key 08/08/2023 at 08:03 By Help Net Security Late last month, the Transportation Security Administration renewed and updated its security directive aimed at enhancing the cybersecurity of oil and natural gas pipelines. The reissued guidance, known as Security Directive (SD) Pipeline-2021-02D Pipeline Cybersecurity Mitigation, Actions,

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Getting the best possible outcome in ransomware negotiation

Getting the best possible outcome in ransomware negotiation 08/08/2023 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz Though typically seen as a final measure, 90% of participants from a BigID survey revealed that their company would contemplate paying a ransom if it meant they could recover data and business processes, or recover them faster. In this Help Net

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Dark web activity targeting the financial sector

Dark web activity targeting the financial sector 08/08/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Jim Simpson, Director of Threat Intelligence at Searchlight Cyber, discusses threats against the financial sector. Threat actors will invariably target banks, yet by keeping an eye on the dark web, these institutions can identify illegal

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Seasoned cyber pros are more complacent in their skills than junior staff

Seasoned cyber pros are more complacent in their skills than junior staff 08/08/2023 at 06:46 By Help Net Security Average response time accelerated from 29 to 19 days, from 2021 to 2022, with lessons from Log4j and other high-profile vulnerabilities having a significant impact on urgency levels, according to Immersive Labs. Faster response time to

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China’s great CPU hope – Loongson – finds it’s only four years behind Intel

China’s great CPU hope – Loongson – finds it’s only four years behind Intel 08/08/2023 at 06:30 By Simon Sharwood Mission not accomplished Loongson Technology, the company leading China’s charge to develop CPUs locally, has revealed its most recent desktop effort performs at a level comparable with Intel’s tenth-generation Core architecture.… This article is an

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Managing human cyber risks matters now more than ever

Managing human cyber risks matters now more than ever 08/08/2023 at 06:01 By Help Net Security As artificial intelligence amplifies the sophistication and reach of phishing, vishing, and smishing attacks, understanding and managing human cyber risks has become increasingly vital, according to the SANS Institute. The report underscores the escalating stakes in human cyber risks,

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How to get started with ongoing configuration assessments

How to get started with ongoing configuration assessments 08/08/2023 at 05:46 By Help Net Security There’s an old adage in business: if you’re not measuring something, you can’t manage it. These days, information technology (IT) and information security professionals know this all too well, especially when it comes to configuration assessments. Network performance requires constant

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Cops cuff pregnant woman for carjacking after facial recog gets it wrong, again

Cops cuff pregnant woman for carjacking after facial recog gets it wrong, again 08/08/2023 at 03:32 By Thomas Claburn Not-so smart tech, or officers, it seems Early one February morning this year, six Detroit police officers brought an arrest warrant to the home of Porcha Woodruff. A 32-year-old mother of two, she was eight-months pregnant

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Leverage the AWS Sustainability Pillar to Minimize Environmental Impact

Leverage the AWS Sustainability Pillar to Minimize Environmental Impact 08/08/2023 at 03:32 By One of the key pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework (WAF) is sustainability: the idea that cloud applications should be designed to minimize their environmental impact. Gain insight into the WAF sustainability pillar and discover best practices for architecting your cloud applications

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Scientists struggle to follow recipe for holy grail room-temp superconductor

Scientists struggle to follow recipe for holy grail room-temp superconductor 08/08/2023 at 03:02 By Dan Robinson Race to replicate LK-99, and the process used to create it, hits plenty of hurdles Scientists are struggling to verify South Korean eggheads’ claim to have synthesized a material that exhibits superconductivity at room temperature and normal pressure.… This

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ChatGPT’s odds of getting code questions correct are worse than a coin flip

ChatGPT’s odds of getting code questions correct are worse than a coin flip 08/08/2023 at 01:17 By Thomas Claburn But its suggestions so annoyingly plausible ChatGPT, OpenAI’s fabulating chatbot, produces wrong answers to software programming questions more than half the time, according to a study from Purdue University. That said, the bot was convincing enough

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Stalkerware slinger LetMeSpy shuts down for good after database robbery

Stalkerware slinger LetMeSpy shuts down for good after database robbery 08/08/2023 at 00:17 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle If you can’t trust a spyware developer with your info, who can you trust? Stalkerware slinger LetMeSpy will shut down for good this month after a miscreant breached its servers and stole a heap of data in June.…

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Cyberinsurance Firm Resilience Raises $100 Million to Expand Its Cyber Risk Platform

Cyberinsurance Firm Resilience Raises $100 Million to Expand Its Cyber Risk Platform 08/08/2023 at 00:02 By SecurityWeek News Resilience Cyber Insurance Solutions has raised $100 million through a Series D funding round to support global expansion of its cyber risk platform that was launched earlier this year. The post Cyberinsurance Firm Resilience Raises $100 Million to

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