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SQL king Larry Ellison becomes sequel sultan with controlling interest in Paramount Global

SQL king Larry Ellison becomes sequel sultan with controlling interest in Paramount Global 2024-09-06 at 09:47 By Simon Sharwood Oh, great: another tech billionaire owns a media company – although his son probably runs the show Oracle founder and CTO Larry Ellison has been revealed as holding the controlling interest in US media giant Paramount […]

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Apache OFBiz Update Fixes High-Severity Flaw Leading to Remote Code Execution

Apache OFBiz Update Fixes High-Severity Flaw Leading to Remote Code Execution 2024-09-06 at 08:47 By A new security flaw has been addressed in the Apache OFBiz open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that, if successfully exploited, could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution on Linux and Windows. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45195 (CVSS score:

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Pavel Durov Criticizes Outdated Laws After Arrest Over Telegram Criminal Activity

Pavel Durov Criticizes Outdated Laws After Arrest Over Telegram Criminal Activity 2024-09-06 at 08:47 By Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has broken his silence nearly two weeks after his arrest in France, stating the charges are misguided. “If a country is unhappy with an internet service, the established practice is to start a legal action against

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September 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Downgrade is the new exploit

September 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Downgrade is the new exploit 2024-09-06 at 08:16 By Help Net Security I asked for a calm August 2024 Patch Tuesday in last month’s forecast article and that came to pass. The updates released were limited to the regular operating systems and all forms of Office applications. Six zero-day vulnerabilities

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Human firewalls are essential to keeping SaaS environments safe

Human firewalls are essential to keeping SaaS environments safe 2024-09-06 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Businesses run on SaaS solutions: nearly every business function relies on multiple cloud-based tech platforms and collaborative work tools like Slack, Google Workspace apps, Jira, Zendesk and others. We recently surveyed security leaders and CISOs on top data security

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NASA’s solar sailing spacecraft is tumbling – but that’s part of the plan

NASA’s solar sailing spacecraft is tumbling – but that’s part of the plan 2024-09-06 at 07:46 By Iain Thomson Who needs fuel – or even engines – when you could use the sun to push a spacecraft along? NASA has announced its experimental ACS3 solar-sailing spacecraft is working as expected, after it was spotted tumbling

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Respotter: Open-source Responder honeypot

Respotter: Open-source Responder honeypot 2024-09-06 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz Respotter is an open-source honeypot designed to detect attackers when they launch Responder within your environment. This application identifies active instances of Responder by exploiting its behavior when responding to any DNS query. Respotter leverages LLMNR, mDNS, and NBNS protocols to query a non-existent hostname

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The true cost of cybercrime for your business

The true cost of cybercrime for your business 2024-09-06 at 07:01 By Help Net Security As cybercriminals continue to refine their methods, blending traditional strategies with new technologies, the financial toll on individuals and organizations has reached alarming levels. Businesses are also grappling with mounting cybercrime costs from ransomware and DDoS attacks, which can inflict

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83% of organizations experienced at least one ransomware attack in the last year

83% of organizations experienced at least one ransomware attack in the last year 2024-09-06 at 06:32 By Help Net Security Ransomware is an all-too-common occurrence: 83% of organizations have experienced at least one ransomware attack in the last year, 46% of respondents experienced four or more and 14% indicated they experienced 10 or more. Of

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VMware revenue bounces for Broadcom, chips were a little undercooked

VMware revenue bounces for Broadcom, chips were a little undercooked 2024-09-06 at 06:17 By Simon Sharwood CEO says market for non-AI silicon has bottomed out Broadcom’s turnaround plan for VMware appears to be working, as the silicon-and-software-slinger reported 47 percent year on year revenue growth – but also posted a loss.… This article is an

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New infosec products of the week: September 6, 2024

New infosec products of the week: September 6, 2024 2024-09-06 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Binarly, Bitdefender, Prompt Security, Revenera, Skyhigh Security, and Vanta. Bitdefender Security for Creators protects YouTube content creators and influencers from hackers Bitdefender Security for

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Nvidia and chums inject $160M into Applied Digital to keep GPU sales rolling

Nvidia and chums inject $160M into Applied Digital to keep GPU sales rolling 2024-09-06 at 04:34 By Tobias Mann Datacenters are the lifeline for its $30B ML-fueled boom AI has made GPUs one of the hottest commodities on the planet, driving more than $30 billion in revenues for Nvidia in Q2 alone. But, without datacenters,

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Nvidia injects $160M into Applied Digital to keep its GPU sales rolling

Nvidia injects $160M into Applied Digital to keep its GPU sales rolling 2024-09-06 at 04:02 By Tobias Mann Datacenters are the lifeline for its $30B ML-fueled boom AI has made GPUs one of the hottest commodities on the planet, driving more than $30 billion in revenues for Nvidia in Q2 alone. But, without datacenters, the

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US tightens export controls on quantum kit and chips for China, Iran, Russia

US tightens export controls on quantum kit and chips for China, Iran, Russia 2024-09-06 at 03:33 By Thomas Claburn Alloys make the list too, as allies try to ensure foes can’t weaponise tech The US has tightened export controls on quantum computing and semiconductor technology to address national defense and foreign policy concerns posed by

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Homeland security hopes to scuttle maritime cyber-threats with port infosec testbed

Homeland security hopes to scuttle maritime cyber-threats with port infosec testbed 2024-09-06 at 03:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Supply chains, 13M jobs and $649B a year at risk, so Uncle Sam is fighting back – with a request for info The US Department of Homeland Security is seeking help to assess the security of tech at

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White House’s new fix for cyber job gaps: Serve the nation in infosec

White House’s new fix for cyber job gaps: Serve the nation in infosec 2024-09-06 at 01:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Now do your patriotic duty and fill one of those 500k open roles, please? The White House has unveiled a new strategy to fill some of the hundreds of thousands of critical cybersecurity vacancies across the

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Of course the Internet Archive’s digital lending broke the law, appeals court says

Of course the Internet Archive’s digital lending broke the law, appeals court says 2024-09-05 at 23:46 By Thomas Claburn Sorry, no, you can’t just digitize, share copyrighted books without permission The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday affirmed a lower court ruling that the Internet Archive’s digitization and electronic distribution of copyrighted print

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AI-pushing Adobe says AI-shy office workers will love AI if it saves them time

AI-pushing Adobe says AI-shy office workers will love AI if it saves them time 2024-09-05 at 23:46 By Thomas Claburn knowledge workers, overwhelmed by knowledge tasks? We know what you need Adobe recently surveyed more than 1,000 employed Americans about their view of AI, and found that they could overcome their concerns about losing their

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