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Oxford researchers pull off quantum first with distributed gate teleportation 2025-02-12 at 10:47 By Brandon Vigliarolo Einstein’s spooky action at a distance just got an upgrade Oxford University researchers have taken a significant step toward large-scale distributed quantum computing by demonstrating the first successful quantum teleportation of a controlled quantum gate between two modules.… This

Ignorance really is bliss when you’re drowning in information 2025-02-12 at 09:27 By Mark Pesce If only the joy of missing out was easier to achieve Column  I’ve never seriously accepted the maxim “ignorance is bliss”. Now I’m less sure.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Ivanti Patches Critical Flaws in Connect Secure and Policy Secure – Update Now 2025-02-12 at 08:11 By Ivanti has released security updates to address multiple security flaws impacting Connect Secure (ICS), Policy Secure (IPS), and Cloud Services Application (CSA) that could be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution. The list of vulnerabilities is below –

After Copilot trial, government staff rated Microsoft’s AI it less useful than expected 2025-02-12 at 07:05 By Simon Sharwood Not all bad news for Microsoft as Australian agency also found strong ROI and some unexpected upsides Australia’s Department of the Treasury has found that Microsoft’s Copilot can easily deliver return on investment, but staff exposed

Women in Security documentary finds kindred spirit to direct 2025-02-12 at 07:05 By Documentary will demonstrate how women have played an outsized role in the industry by spotlighting the careers of several female security professionals. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

What lessons can be learned following a school shooting 2025-02-12 at 07:05 By Education industry security leader shares things to consider after a major incident. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

February’s Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft offer just 63 fixes 2025-02-12 at 05:05 By Iain Thomson Don’t relax just yet: Redmond has made some certificate-handling changes that could trip unprepared admins Patch Tuesday  Microsoft’s February patch collection is mercifully smaller than January’s mega-dump. But don’t get too relaxed – some deserve close attention, and other vendors

A win at last: Big-time blow to AI world in training data copyright scrap 2025-02-12 at 04:07 By Thomas Claburn You gotta fight … for your Reuters … to party Thomson Reuters has won a partial summary judgment in a copyright case against shuttered AI firm Ross Intelligence, a decision that disallows fair use as

Microsoft wants to quit working on Army VR goggles, hand contract to Anduril 2025-02-12 at 03:21 By Brandon Vigliarolo Will the Pentagon get Luckey with a new IVAS vendor? Microsoft plans to quit developing augmented-reality headsets for the US Army and have Oculus founder Palmer Luckey’s Anduril Industries take over the gig.… This article is

Probe finds US Coast Guard has left maritime cybersecurity adrift 2025-02-12 at 01:50 By Jessica Lyons Numerous systemic vulnerabilities could scuttle $5.4T industry Despite the escalating cyber threats targeting America’s maritime transportation system, the US Coast Guard still lacks a comprehensive strategy to secure this critical infrastructure – nor does it have reliable access to

Yup, AMD’s Elba and Giglio definitely sound like they work corporate security 2025-02-12 at 01:34 By Tobias Mann Which is why Cisco is adding these Pensando DPUs to more switches Cisco is cramming into more of its switches Pensando data processing units (DPUs) from AMD, which will be dedicated to handling security, storage, and other

‘Key kernel maintainers’ still back Rust in the Linux kernel, despite the doubters 2025-02-12 at 00:32 By Thomas Claburn Rustaceans could just wait for unwelcoming C coders to slowly SIGQUIT… The Rust for Linux project is alive and well, despite suggestions to the contrary, even if not every Linux kernel maintainer is an ally.… This