Veeam researching support for VMware alternative Proxmox as backup buyers fret about Broadcom 2024-01-22 at 10:47 By Simon Sharwood Product to protect Oracle virtualization is already on the backup vendor’s roadmap Exclusive Backup software vendor Veeam is doing early research on VMware alternative Proxmox, potentially with a view to creating a product to protect data […]
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FTC Bans InMarket for Selling Precise User Location Without Consent 2024-01-22 at 10:01 By The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is continuing to clamp down on data brokers by prohibiting InMarket Media from selling or licensing precise location data. The settlement is part of allegations that the Texas-based company did not inform or seek consent
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Huawei prepares to split from Android on consumer devices with HarmonyOS Next 2024-01-22 at 08:32 By Simon Sharwood Touts custom kernel that creams Linux, coming soon for devs and later for punters Huawei last week detailed a major release of its HarmonyOS that will see the Chinese giant break with the Linux ecosystem.… This article
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Without clear guidance, SEC’s new rule on incident reporting may be detrimental 2024-01-22 at 08:01 By Help Net Security The SEC has instituted a set of guidelines “requiring registrants to disclose material cybersecurity incidents they experience and to disclose on an annual basis material information regarding their cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance.” These new
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Energy breakthrough needed to build AGI, says OpenAI boss Altman 2024-01-22 at 07:47 By Katyanna Quach ALSO: Google’s geometry reasoning breakthrough; Amazon debuts experimental shopping AI AI In brief OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes that a breakthrough in energy production is required to advance increasingly capable and power-hungry AI models.… This article is an excerpt
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The reality of hacking threats in connected car systems 2024-01-22 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz With the integration of sophisticated technologies like over-the-air updates and increased data connectivity, cars are no longer just modes of transportation but also hubs of personal and operational data. This shift brings forth unique cybersecurity challenges, ranging from hacking and
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CloudFoxable: Open-source AWS penetration testing playground 2024-01-22 at 07:02 By Mirko Zorz CloudFoxable is a capture-the-flag (CTF) style learning platform you can deploy to your playground AWS account. It primarily targets current penetration testers seeking to learn exploitation of cloud-native attack paths, and cloud security experts aiming to practice offensive security techniques safely. “What makes
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NASA lost contact with Mars helicopter Ingenuity, then managed to find it again 2024-01-22 at 06:47 By Laura Dobberstein ESA makes its own discovery: the most water ever found on Mars NASA regained contact with its Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, on Saturday two days after after it lost communication as the vehicle descended from its most
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Global cyber inequity skyrockets 2024-01-22 at 06:31 By Help Net Security There has been a sharp increase in cyber inequity globally, with 90% of executives warning that urgent action is needed to address it, according to the World Economic Forum. While increased geopolitical tensions and economic instability continue to concern industry experts, the report spotlights
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Bad bot traffic skyrockets across the web 2024-01-22 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Bad bots are automated programs designed with malicious intent to perform various activities on the internet, often causing harm to individuals, organizations, and online ecosystems. What makes them particularly dangerous is their ability to mimic the actions of legitimate users when
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Apache ActiveMQ Flaw Exploited in New Godzilla Web Shell Attacks 2024-01-22 at 06:01 By Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a “notable increase” in threat actor activity actively exploiting a now-patched flaw in Apache ActiveMQ to deliver the Godzilla web shell on compromised hosts. “The web shells are concealed within an unknown binary format and are
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BreachForums admin ‘Pompourin’ sentenced to 20 years of supervised release 2024-01-22 at 04:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo ALSO: Another UEFI flaw found; Kaspersky discovers iOS log files actually work; and a few critical vulnerabilities in brief Conor Brian Fitzpatrick – aka “Pompourin,” a former administrator of notorious leak site BreachForums – has been sentenced to 20
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Tencent, Meta, alliance reportedly strains over differing VR visions 2024-01-22 at 02:17 By Laura Dobberstein PLUS: Singapore union tackles Google, Alibaba, layoffs; Thai digital cash plan stalls; AI to consume bulk of APAC IT budgets Asia In Brief The alliance struck by Tencent and Meta to bring the latter’s Quest VR hardware to China is
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Amazon plots massive cloud expansion in Japan with $15B investment 2024-01-21 at 23:02 By Tobias Mann Land of the rising profit? Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to invest 2.3 trillion yen ($15.5 billion) to extend its cloud empire in Japan.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:
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Week in review: 10 cybersecurity frameworks you need to know, exploited Chrome zero-day fixed 2024-01-21 at 11:03 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Key elements for a successful cyber risk management strategy In this Help Net Security interview, Yoav Nathaniel, CEO at
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In Other News: WhatsApp Privacy Issue, Spying via Ambient Light Sensor, Bigpanzi Botnet 2024-01-20 at 14:02 By Eduard Kovacs Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: WhatsApp privacy issue remains unpatched, spying via tablet ambient light sensors, and the Bigpanzi botnet. The post In Other News: WhatsApp Privacy Issue, Spying via Ambient Light
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Chinese Hackers Silently Weaponized VMware Zero-Day Flaw for 2 Years 2024-01-20 at 13:49 By An advanced China-nexus cyber espionage group previously linked to the exploitation of security flaws in VMware and Fortinet appliances has been linked to the abuse of a critical vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server as a zero-day since late 2021. “UNC3886 has
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How artists can poison their pics with deadly Nightshade to deter AI scrapers 2024-01-20 at 12:17 By Thomas Claburn Models will need to swallow a lot of it, mind you University of Chicago boffins this week released Nightshade 1.0, a tool built to punish unscrupulous makers of machine learning models who train their systems on
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CISA Issues Emergency Directive to Federal Agencies on Ivanti Zero-Day Exploits 2024-01-20 at 07:01 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday issued an emergency directive urging Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to implement mitigations against two actively exploited zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) and Ivanti Policy Secure (IPS) products. The
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Microsoft’s Top Execs’ Emails Breached in Sophisticated Russia-Linked APT Attack 2024-01-20 at 06:16 By Microsoft on Friday revealed that it was the target of a nation-state attack on its corporate systems that resulted in the theft of emails and attachments from senior executives and other individuals in the company’s cybersecurity and legal departments. The Windows
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