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Six vulnerabilities in ubiquitous rsync tool announced and fixed in a day 2025-01-17 at 18:03 By Liam Proven Turns out tool does both file transfers and security fixes fast Don’t panic. Yes, there were a bunch of CVEs affecting potentially hundreds of thousands of users found in rsync in early December – and made public […]

Crypto bros won’t throw off yoke of SEC regulations despite backing Trump 2025-01-17 at 17:13 By Charles Gasparino One big ask, On The Money has learned, includes no longer having to deal with the heavy hand of regulation by the SEC, also known as Wall Street’s top cop. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology

Germany unleashes AMD-powered Hunter supercomputer 2025-01-17 at 17:13 By Tobias Mann €15 million system to serve as testbed for larger Herder supercomputer coming in 2027 Hundreds of AMD APUs fired up on Thursday as Germany’s High-Performance Computing Center (HLRS) at the University of Stuttgart announced the completion of its latest supercomputer dubbed Hunter.… This article

Critical Flaws in WGS-804HPT Switches Enable RCE and Network Exploitation 2025-01-17 at 17:12 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed three security flaws in Planet Technology’s WGS-804HPT industrial switches that could be chained to achieve pre-authentication remote code execution on susceptible devices. “These switches are widely used in building and home automation systems for a variety of

Copilot invades Microsoft 365 Personal and Family for an extra three bucks a month 2025-01-17 at 15:49 By Richard Speed Many users less than impressed by unexpected arrival of AI assistant in Word Copilot is coming to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family, and Vulture Central has had some hands-on experience with the generative AI assistant’s

Python-Based Bots Exploiting PHP Servers Fuel Gambling Platform Proliferation 2025-01-17 at 15:48 By Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new campaign that targets web servers running PHP-based applications to promote gambling platforms in Indonesia. “Over the past two months, a significant volume of attacks from Python-based bots has been observed, suggesting a coordinated effort to exploit

Here’s how many teens use ChatGPT for homework help and ‘research’ now 2025-01-17 at 15:03 By Adriana Diaz ChatGPT or CheatGPT? This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

Apple solves broken news alerts by turning off the AI 2025-01-17 at 14:48 By Richard Speed Summaries will return when Apple Intelligence has ‘improved’ Apple has released a new beta of iOS 18.3 and tacitly admitted that, yes, its AI-generated notification summaries need a bit more work.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary circling to land TikTok — if Trump can sway China to sell  2025-01-17 at 14:04 By Charles Gasparino O’Leary tells On The Money he’s teaming up with billionaire Frank McCourt and has enough money to both build out their own app and buy the name and business from the Chinese

New ‘Sneaky 2FA’ Phishing Kit Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts with 2FA Code Bypass 2025-01-17 at 13:46 By Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing kit that’s capable of Microsoft 365 accounts with an aim to steal credentials and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes since at least October 2024. The nascent phishing kit has been

How to Bring Zero Trust to Wi-Fi Security with a Cloud-based Captive Portal? 2025-01-17 at 13:46 By Recent data breaches have highlighted the critical need to improve guest Wi-Fi infrastructure security in modern business environments. Organizations face increasing pressure to protect their networks while providing convenient access to visitors, contractors, temporary staff, and employees with

U.S. Sanctions North Korean IT Worker Network Supporting WMD Programs 2025-01-17 at 13:46 By The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals and four entities for their alleged involvement in illicit revenue generation schemes for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) by dispatching IT workers around the world to

IBM swoops in to rescue UK Emergency Services Network after Motorola shown the door 2025-01-17 at 13:33 By Lindsay Clark With a near half-billion-pound price hike bringing contract value to £1.4B IBM has secured a deal with the UK Home Office to supply user services for the troubled Emergency Service Network (ESN) upgrade, providing voice

Medusa ransomware group claims attack on UK’s Gateshead Council 2025-01-17 at 12:34 By Connor Jones Pastes allegedly stolen documents on leak site with £600K demand Another year and yet another UK local authority has been pwned by a ransomware crew. This time it’s Gateshead Council in North East England at the hands of the Medusa

Security leaders weigh in on Biden’s new cybersecurity executive order 2025-01-17 at 12:15 By The Biden Administration has established a new executive order. Cybersecurity leaders discuss its implications. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Brit government contractor CloudKubed enters administration 2025-01-17 at 11:35 By Paul Kunert Home Office, Department for Work and Pensions supplier in hands of FRP Advisory A self-described specialist supplier of “transformational data and AI solutions” to the UK government has called in the administrative receivers.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

Microsoft eggheads say AI can never be made secure – after testing Redmond’s own products 2025-01-17 at 09:49 By Thomas Claburn If you want a picture of the future, imagine your infosec team stamping on software forever Microsoft brainiacs who probed the security of more than 100 of the software giant’s own generative AI products

AWS adds 32-vCPU option and an easier on-ramp to its cloudy desktops 2025-01-17 at 08:33 By Simon Sharwood Weirdly, this shows the weakness of hosted Windows with an admission about vidchats Amazon Web Services has flicked the switch on a pair of workstation-grade cloud desktops that, ironically, highlight a problem with the tech.… This article

Security’s Top 5 – 2024 Year in Review 2025-01-17 at 07:18 By Security’s Top 5 from Security magazine showcases the top stories and new developments from across the security industry. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

3 ways AI will transform security in 2025 2025-01-17 at 07:18 By Here are 3 ways that security professionals can expect AI to transform security in the year ahead.   This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source