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AIOS WordPress Plugin Faces Backlash for Storing User Passwords in Plain Text 14/07/2023 at 14:16 By All-In-One Security (AIOS), a WordPress plugin installed on over one million sites, has issued a security update after a bug introduced in version 5.1.9 of the software caused users’ passwords being added to the database in plaintext format. “A […]

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Defend Against Insider Threats: Join this Webinar on SaaS Security Posture Management 14/07/2023 at 14:16 By As security practices continue to evolve, one primary concern persists in the minds of security professionals—the risk of employees unintentionally or deliberately exposing vital information. Insider threats, whether originating from deliberate actions or accidental incidents, pose a significant challenge

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TeamTNT’s Cloud Credential Stealing Campaign Now Targets Azure and Google Cloud 14/07/2023 at 14:16 By A malicious actor has been linked to a cloud credential stealing campaign in June 2023 that’s focused on Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, marking the adversary’s expansion in targeting beyond Amazon Web Services (AWS). The findings come from SentinelOne and Permiso,

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UK university gets £5M to strap lasers to CubeSats 14/07/2023 at 13:07 By Dan Robinson Only comms lasers, sadly The UK’s Northumbria University is working on a laser communication device for small satellites that will pave the way for Britain’s first university-led multi-satellite space mission.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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‘There has never been a realistic plan’ for UK’s £11B Emergency Services Network 14/07/2023 at 11:33 By Lindsay Clark Commercial and technical risks yet to be addressed by Home Office, spending watchdog says UK politicians have slammed progress on the £11 billion Emergency Services Network (ESN) – the replacement blue-light mobile voice and data system

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Bizarre backup taught techie to dumb things down for the boss 14/07/2023 at 10:47 By Simon Sharwood Response to taking out the trash rubbished a reputation On Call  Welcome once more to On Call, the weekly column in which Reg readers dump their foulest stories of execrable tech support incidents from which they emerged smelling

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Zimbra Warns of Critical Zero-Day Flaw in Email Software Amid Active Exploitation 14/07/2023 at 10:46 By Zimbra has warned of a critical zero-day security flaw in its email software that has come under active exploitation in the wild. “A security vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite Version 8.8.15 that could potentially impact the confidentiality and integrity

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New SOHO Router Botnet AVrecon Spreads to 70,000 Devices Across 20 Countries 14/07/2023 at 10:46 By A new malware strain has been found covertly targeting small office/home office (SOHO) routers for more than two years, infiltrating over 70,000 devices and creating a botnet with 40,000 nodes spanning 20 countries. Lumen Black Lotus Labs has dubbed

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Producers allegedly sought rights to replicate extras using AI, forever, for just $200 14/07/2023 at 10:17 By Laura Dobberstein Union prez Fran Drescher thinks Hollywood’s digital desires have no style or flair Hollywood’s top labor union for media professionals has alleged that studios want to pay extras around $200 for the rights to use their

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Broadcom asserts VMware’s strategy isn’t working and it basically needs rescuing 14/07/2023 at 09:35 By Simon Sharwood Redacted document filed with UK regulator states customers aren’t buying Virtzilla’s poorly-executed vision Broadcom has argued that VMware will fail to execute its multicloud strategy – and hyperscale clouds therefore won’t face strong competition – unless it is

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Inspur warns of profit plunge as sanctions bite 14/07/2023 at 08:47 By Simon Sharwood Cites ‘tight supply’ of certain silicon – the sort of stuff that makes servers interesting Chinese server-maker to the stars, Inspur, has warned investors that it will soon reveal an ugly set of numbers.… This article is an excerpt from The

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Samsung’s midrange A54 is lovely, but users won’t feel seen 14/07/2023 at 07:46 By Simon Sharwood Mostly indistinguishable from a premium handset, but the moments it misses may leave you miffed FIRST LOOK  A confession: I have learned that the iPhone 13’s facial recognition facility can successfully identify me while I brush my teeth.… This

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Addressing Workplace Safety 14/07/2023 at 07:09 By More than half (58 percent) of frontline workers feel that the threat of physical harm is on the rise, and 40 percent say they are more concerned about personal safety at work than they were a year ago. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s

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Protecting the Cloud 14/07/2023 at 07:09 By One of the technologies that has been instrumental in facilitating smart buildings has been the emergence of “the cloud.” This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Leadership development programs: Is there one for you? 14/07/2023 at 07:09 By Security executives may benefit from programs and courses that focus on leadership and work closely with the security industry and profession. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Enterprise security lessons from a secret service special agent 14/07/2023 at 07:09 By Jack Leskovar’s 31-year career in the U.S. Secret Service informs his new role as Director of Security and Risk Management at Edgewood College. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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China sets AI rules that protect IP, people, the planet, and The Party 14/07/2023 at 06:10 By Simon Sharwood Brainboxes will need a license, but their makers may get to share digital public goods Chinese authorities published the nation’s rules governing generative AI on Thursday, including protections that aren’t in place elsewhere in the world.…

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Akamai lofts cloud services over Chicago, Washington DC, Paris 14/07/2023 at 03:02 By Tobias Mann ‘Premium’ instances, bigger buckets available too Content-delivery-network-turned-cloud-player Akamai has flipped the switch on three bit barns in the US and France. The biz has also launched “premium” instances targeting commercial workloads and improved object storage capabilities.… This article is an

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Feds want to see what ChatGPT’s content is made of 14/07/2023 at 00:47 By Thomas Claburn That bot ain’t ruining people’s reputation or trampling their privacy, right? Right? America’s Federal Trade Commission has started looking into whether OpenAI’s ChatGPT is breaking consumer protection laws by causing reputational or privacy damage.… This article is an excerpt

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Celsius feels the heat: Ex-CEO arrested, watchdogs line up to sue bankrupt crypto biz 14/07/2023 at 00:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Exec faces fraud charges, one regulator wants $5 billion fine Alex Mashinsky, the now-former CEO of collapsed cryptocurrency concern Celsius, today faces charges of fraud as prosecutors and watchdogs pile in.… This article is an

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