2023

OECD finds 27% of jobs are under threat from AI 12/07/2023 at 11:34 By Lindsay Clark But people keeping jobs might find they are less boring, study shows An international policy think-tank has found 27 percent of jobs are in occupations under threat from AI and other forms of automation.… This article is an excerpt […]

Python-Based PyLoose Fileless Attack Targets Cloud Workloads for Cryptocurrency Mining 12/07/2023 at 11:18 By A new fileless attack dubbed PyLoose has been observed striking cloud workloads with the goal of delivering a cryptocurrency miner, new findings from Wiz reveal. “The attack consists of Python code that loads an XMRig Miner directly into memory using memfd, a known Linux

Japan schedules August launch for ‘Moon Sniper’ lander 12/07/2023 at 10:33 By Simon Sharwood Nifty XRISM plasma-spotting scope to ride the same Mitsubishi Japan’s Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has named August 26 as its intended launch date for a lunar lander it hopes will improve humanity’s ability to touch down on other worlds –

Internet registry APNIC announces governance and election reforms 12/07/2023 at 09:48 By Simon Sharwood Addresses criticisms raised by sections of the community and recent controversies The Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), the regional internet registry for 56 economies across the region, has announced significant governance changes.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Microsoft Releases Patches for 130 Vulnerabilities, Including 6 Under Active Attack 12/07/2023 at 08:49 By Microsoft on Tuesday released updates to address a total of 130 new security flaws spanning its software, including six zero-day flaws that it said have been actively exploited in the wild. Of the 130 vulnerabilities, nine are rated Critical and 121 are

China outsources censorship to web giants to break the fake news business model 12/07/2023 at 08:32 By Laura Dobberstein The likes of WeChat and Weibo suddenly have a lot of work to do – including turning off the money tap The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has announced new requirements for platforms, to prevent accounts

VMware teases multi-cloud generative AI offerings for August debut 12/07/2023 at 07:35 By Simon Sharwood Data here, model there, Virtzilla’s usual abstraction principles in between VMware has teased looming announcements outlining how it will enable generative AI to run on it stack, drawing on resources housed across multiple clouds.… This article is an excerpt from

Texas works to prevent workplace violence 12/07/2023 at 07:02 By Texas legislation protects healthcare workers from workplace violence. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Stronger together: How security executives build solid teams 12/07/2023 at 07:02 By A focus on workplace culture helps security executives build strong security teams and improve departmental collaboration and efficiency. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Chinese battery maker for the stars of the EV world suddenly wants to be seen powering human rights 12/07/2023 at 06:33 By Laura Dobberstein As allegations of forced labour circulate, CATL goes for a jolt of social responsibility Chinese battery company Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), which makes around a third of the world’s EV batteries

You’re too dumb to use click-to-cancel, Big Biz says with straight face 12/07/2023 at 04:33 By Thomas Claburn Making it easy to exit subscriptions will just baffle everyone, FTC told The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering whether to make it easier for folks to cancel deliveries and subscription services. People should be able

After Meta hands over DMs, mom pleads guilty to giving daughter abortion pills 12/07/2023 at 03:04 By Thomas Claburn Facebook messages, obtained via valid warrant, help make case against women A Nebraska mother pleaded guilty on Friday to giving her 17-year-old daughter pills for an abortion last year and to helping her dispose of the

Miscreants exploit five Microsoft bugs as Windows giant addresses 130 flaws 12/07/2023 at 02:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Plus: Apple bungles another rapid security response; important ICS updates land; and more Patch Tuesday  Microsoft today addressed 130 CVE-listed vulnerabilities in its products – and five of those bugs have already been exploited in the wild.… This

Intel pulls plug on mini-PC NUCs 12/07/2023 at 00:03 By Tobias Mann How much NUC would a Pat G chuck if a Pat G could chuck NUC? The sun is setting on Intel’s Next Unit of Computing, the chipmaker’s tiny PCs better known as NUCs by devotees.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Judge shoots down FTC attempt to stall Microsoft-Activision merger 11/07/2023 at 23:19 By Iain Thomson UK left as the final stumbling point to Redmond’s gaming ambitions The FTC’s attempt to stall a merger between Microsoft and gaming behemoth Activision-Blizzard has been struck down by a US federal judge, who is unconvinced the mega-acquisition would harm