2024

Poyfill.io claims reveal new cracks in supply chain, but how deep do they go? 2024-07-01 at 13:37 By Rupert Goodwins There will always be bad actors in the system. We can always learn from the drama they create Opinion  Libraries. Hushed temples to the civilizing power of knowledge, or launchpads of global destruction? Yep, another […]

CISA director: US is ‘not afraid’ to shout about Big Tech’s security failings 2024-07-01 at 12:47 By Connor Jones Jen Easterly hopes CSRB’s Microsoft report won’t impede future private sector collaboration CISA director Jen Easterly says the Cybersecurity Safety Review Board (CSRB) “is not afraid to say when something is amiss” in response to questions

What do CTOs hate most about GenAI? Tool changes that break stuff 2024-07-01 at 11:46 By Lindsay Clark With so many DB vendors to choose from, our vulture claws over the bewildering choices DataStax recently joined a growing band of database specialists in launching new tooling with the promise of helping customers build GenAI apps

Juniper Networks Releases Critical Security Update for Routers 2024-07-01 at 10:01 By Juniper Networks has released out-of-band security updates to address a critical security flaw that could lead to an authentication bypass in some of its routers. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-2973, carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity. “An Authentication Bypass Using

Chinese space company accidentally launches rocket in test gone wrong 2024-07-01 at 09:31 By Simon Sharwood 10, 9, 8 … hang on, did anyone check we bolted this thing down properly? Private Chinese launch outfit Space Pioneer has launched a rocket by mistake.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Police allege ‘evil twin’ of in-flight Wi-Fi used to steal passenger’s credentials 2024-07-01 at 09:02 By Simon Sharwood Fasten your seat belts, secure your tray table, and try not to give away your passwords Australia’s Federal Police (AFP) has charged a man with running a fake Wi-Fi networks on at least one commercial flight and

Indonesian government didn’t have backups of ransomwared data, because DR was only an option 2024-07-01 at 08:02 By Laura Dobberstein President has ordered a datacenter audit and made backups mandatory Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo has ordered an audit of government datacenters after it was revealed that most of the data they store is not backed

Remote digital forensics is redefining investigation and cybersecurity 2024-07-01 at 07:16 By Embracing integrated, proactive forensic systems is essential for protecting global digital assets.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Alibaba Cloud closing Australian and Indian datacenters 2024-07-01 at 03:31 By Simon Sharwood Prioritizing Mexico and Southeast Asia Alibaba Cloud has revealed that it will soon close its datacenter operations in Australia and India – despite previously telling The Register its Australian operations remained intact.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

A friendly guide to local AI image gen with Stable Diffusion and Automatic1111 2024-06-29 at 18:46 By Tobias Mann A picture is worth a 1,000 words… or was that a 1,000 TOPS Hands On  The launch of Microsoft’s Copilot+ AI PCs brought with it a load of machine-learning-enhanced functionality, including an image generator built right

Google to Block Entrust Certificates in Chrome Starting November 2024 2024-06-29 at 18:46 By Google has announced that it’s going to start blocking websites that use certificates from Entrust starting around November 1, 2024, in its Chrome browser, citing compliance failures and the certificate authority’s inability to address security issues in a timely manner. “Over

Antitrust latest: Europe’s Vestager warns Microsoft, OpenAI ‘the story is not over’ 2024-06-29 at 12:18 By Tobias Mann I’ll get you next time, Gadget, next time! Despite a European Commission review in April clearing Microsoft of trying to exert control over OpenAI by the backdoor, the duo’s $13 billion partnership hasn’t escaped regulatory scrutiny just

Mars is slam-dunked by hundreds of basketball-sized meteorites every year 2024-06-29 at 10:31 By Matthew Connatser Impact studies crucial for accurately determining Red Planet’s age Seismic data from Mars indicates that our neighboring planet is hit about three hundred times a year by meteorites the size of basketballs.… This article is an excerpt from The