May 2024

Starlink suffers ‘degraded service’ from solar storm but emerges intact 2024-05-13 at 17:46 By Dan Robinson Unusually high activity from Sun may have also hastened Hubble’s demise The geomagnetic storm that led to nighttime light shows over the weekend also caused problems for the Starlink satellite broadband service, disrupted GPS signals, and affected the orbit

AI red-teaming tools helped X-Force break into a major tech manufacturer ‘in 8 hours’ 2024-05-13 at 17:16 By Jessica Lyons Hint: It’s the ‘the largest’ maker of a key computer component RSAC  An unnamed tech business hired IBM’s X-Force penetration-testing team to break in and search for security vulnerabilities in their networks. … This article is

Arm to launch AI division with new chips by 2025 2024-05-13 at 16:46 By Laura Dobberstein Plus Foxconn defends Wisconsin efforts, Korea to spend on chips, and more Asia in brief  SoftBank-owned Arm is reportedly preparing to add AI chips to its product portfolio starting in 2025.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

How to Create the Asset Inventory You Probably Don’t Have 2024-05-13 at 16:01 By David Broggy This is Part 12 in my ongoing project to cover 30 cybersecurity topics in 30 weekly blog posts. The full series can be found here. This article is an excerpt from SpiderLabs Blog View Original Source

Blue screen of death or Eurovision’s Windows95man performance – what’s less annoying? 2024-05-13 at 15:46 By Lindsay Clark Those with a delicate constitution, look away now It is rare that the world of vintage desktop operating systems and trashy Euro-pop collide, but on Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest they did, and the results were as baffling

The 2024 Browser Security Report Uncovers How Every Web Session Could be a Security Minefield 2024-05-13 at 15:31 By With the browser becoming the most prevalent workspace in the enterprise, it is also turning into a popular attack vector for cyber attackers. From account takeovers to malicious extensions to phishing attacks, the browser is a means for stealing sensitive

Murray Community School District deploys gun detection technology 2024-05-13 at 15:16 By Murray Community School District in Iowa has announced that they will be deploying an AI-driven gun detection platform to protect against gun violence. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

FTC orders Cerebral to restrict how consumer data can be shared 2024-05-13 at 15:16 By The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered Cerebral, Inc. to restrict how the company can use and/or disclose sensitive consumer data. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Europol confirms incident following alleged auction of staff data 2024-05-13 at 15:01 By Connor Jones Intelligence-sharing platform remains down for maintenance Europol is investigating a cybercriminal’s claims that they stole confidential data from a number of the agency’s sources.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source