The rise and fall of the standard user interface 2024-01-24 at 11:47 By Liam Proven IBM’s SAA and CUA brought harmony to software design… until everyone forgot Retro Tech Week In the early days of microcomputers, everyone just invented their own user interfaces, until an Apple-influenced IBM standard brought about harmony. Then, sadly, the world […]
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The Unknown Risks of The Software Supply Chain: A Deep-Dive 2024-01-24 at 11:31 By In a world where more & more organizations are adopting open-source components as foundational blocks in their application’s infrastructure, it’s difficult to consider traditional SCAs as complete protection mechanisms against open-source threats. Using open-source libraries saves tons of coding and debugging
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U.S., U.K., Australia Sanction Russian REvil Hacker Behind Medibank Breach 2024-01-24 at 11:31 By Governments from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. have imposed financial sanctions on a Russian national for his alleged role in the 2022 ransomware attack against health insurance provider Medibank. Alexander Ermakov (aka blade_runner, GistaveDore, GustaveDore, or JimJones), 33, has been
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Apple has botched 3D for decades. So good luck with the Vision Pro, Tim 2024-01-24 at 10:47 By Mark Pesce It looks like a fine product, but it’s the ecoystem that will determine success Column As we wait for Apple’s Vision Pro to arrive after pre-orders opened in early January, complete with a promise of
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Think tank warns North Korea uses AI for battle planning, maybe using cloudy resources 2024-01-24 at 10:16 By Laura Dobberstein Calls for clouds, and scientists, to take care they’re not aiding Pyongyang North Korea is investing in its AI capacity, and a think tank has called on cloud computing service providers to do more to
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COVID-19 test lab accused of exposing 1.3 million patient records to open internet 2024-01-24 at 09:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Now that’s a Dutch crunch A password-less database containing an estimated 1.3 million sets of Dutch COVID-19 testing records was left exposed to the open internet, and it’s not clear if anyone is taking responsibility.… This
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Patch Your GoAnywhere MFT Immediately – Critical Flaw Lets Anyone Be Admin 2024-01-24 at 09:01 By A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Fortra’s GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) software that could be abused to create a new administrator user. Tracked as CVE-2024-0204, the issue carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10. “Authentication
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GCHQ’s NCSC warns of ‘realistic possibility’ AI will help state-backed malware evade detection 2024-01-24 at 08:32 By Connor Jones That means Brit spies want the ability to do exactly that, huh? The idea that AI could generate super-potent and undetectable malware has been bandied about for years – and also already debunked. However, an article
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The effect of omission bias on vulnerability management 2024-01-24 at 08:31 By Help Net Security Whether we’d like to admit it to ourselves or not, all humans harbor subconscious biases that powerfully influence our behavior. One of these is the omission bias, which has interesting ramifications in the world of cyber security, specifically vulnerability management.
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10 USA cybersecurity conferences you should visit in 2024 2024-01-24 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Security BSides Security BSides offers attendees an opportunity to engage and present their ideas actively. Characterized by its intensity, these events are filled with discussions, demonstrations, and interactive participation. BSides are happening all over the USA. To find an
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Amid Broadcom’s subscription push, VMware killed a SaaS product 2024-01-24 at 07:46 By Simon Sharwood Another 50-plus products also binned in move to big bundles Broadcom has killed off a VMware software-as-a-service product, despite also moving the virtualization giant’s other wares to subscription-only licenses – the sort of arrangement at which SaaS excels.… This article
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Prioritizing CIS Controls for effective cybersecurity across organizations 2024-01-24 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Randy Marchany, CISO at Virginia Tech, discusses the challenges and strategies associated with implementing CIS Controls in organizations of varying sizes. Marchany explores the importance of securing top-level management support, breaking down data silos, and
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Why resilience leaders must prepare for polycrises 2024-01-24 at 07:02 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Frank Shultz, CEO of Infinite Blue, discusses how more frequent and severe disruptions and our increasingly interconnected world collide to create a new threat for resilience leaders to manage: polycrises. These multiple concurrent or cascading
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Taiwan connects its first home-grown quantum computer to the internet 2024-01-24 at 06:46 By Simon Sharwood Five mighty qubits, delivered before deadline, but they won’t stop imports of alternatives Taiwanese research institute Academia Sinica has connected a home-brew quantum computer to the internet.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React
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Organizations invest more in data protection but recover less 2024-01-24 at 06:32 By Help Net Security 92% of organizations will increase 2024 data protection spend, to achieve cyber resilience amidst continued threats of ransomware and cyberattacks, according to Veeam Software. Respondents shared that cyberattacks remain the top cause of outages and that while organizations are
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Software supply chain attacks are getting easier 2024-01-24 at 06:03 By Help Net Security ReversingLabs identified close to 11,200 unique malicious packages across three major open-source software platforms in 2023: npm, PyPI, and RubyGems. These findings mark an astounding 1,300% increase in malicious packages from 2020 and an increase of 28% over 2022 when a
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Whitepaper: MFA misconceptions 2024-01-24 at 05:48 By Help Net Security While a valuable tool in the cybersecurity toolkit, MFA is not immune to weaknesses. Read the “MFA Misconceptions” whitepaper to understand its limitations and how integrating it with other robust security measures is crucial for building a resilient defense mechanism. Download – Whitepaper: MFA misconceptions
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Seoul restores smartphone subsidies because premium handsets are apparently essential 2024-01-24 at 05:37 By Laura Dobberstein Buyers in Samsung’s home will be offered cheaper Galaxies South Korea on Monday decided to abolish its ban on smartphone subsidies – in part to make premium devices more affordable.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View
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Tesla Cybertruck gets cyberstuck during off-roading expedition 2024-01-24 at 04:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Owner pledges to try again once software update improves performance Video A Tesla Cybertruck owner who took his wheeled wedge off-road ended up with busted wheel fairings and self-detaching wheel covers for his trouble – and all without the thing being able
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Macy’s and Sunglass Hut sued for $10M over face-recog arrest and ‘sexual assault’ 2024-01-24 at 03:17 By Katyanna Quach Man, 61, cuffed and allegedly attacked after ‘faulty’ AI software blundered A 61-year-old man is suing US retail giant Macy’s and the parent biz of chain store Sunglass Hut for $10 million, claiming he was mistakenly
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