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Salt Typhoon forces FCC’s hand on making telcos secure their networks 2024-12-06 at 20:33 By Dan Robinson Proposal pushes stricter infosec safeguards after Chinese state baddies expose vulns The head of America’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to force telecoms operators to tighten network security in the wake of the Salt Typhoon revelations, and to

Billionaire Frank McCourt’s TikTok bid has $20B in ‘informal commitments’: report 2024-12-06 at 19:33 By Thomas Barrabi Billionaire Frank McCourt has reportedly secured $20 billion in investor commitments toward a potential acquisition of China-owned TikTok – an effort that could gain steam after a federal appeals court upheld Congress’s law requiring a sale of the

AI and analytics converge in new generation Amazon SageMaker 2024-12-06 at 19:33 By Tim Anderson Calling everything SageMaker is confusing – but a new name would have been worse says AWS re:Invent  Amazon has introduced a new generation of SageMaker at the re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, bringing together analytics and AI, though with some

U.S. Copyright Office states common AI research does not violate DMCA 2024-12-06 at 19:19 By The U.S. Copyright Office has clarified legal rules for trustworthiness research and red teaming of artificial intelligence.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

TikTok sale-or-ban law upheld by US appeals court — setting up potential SCOTUS showdown 2024-12-06 at 18:34 By Thomas Barrabi A law requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the app by Jan. 19 or face a total US ban was upheld in US appeals court on Friday – setting up a potential Supreme Court

How incoming crypto-friendly SEC boss Paul Atkins may actually cool sizzling rally 2024-12-06 at 18:34 By Charles Gasparino Questions surround whether Atkins will drop the SEC’s case against Ripple, which offers the XRP token. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

FSB Uses Trojan App to Monitor Russian Programmer Accused of Supporting Ukraine 2024-12-06 at 18:33 By A Russian programmer accused of donating money to Ukraine had his Android device secretly implanted with spyware by the Federal Security Service (FSB) after he was detained earlier this year. The findings come as part of a collaborative investigation

Why investors fear the AI revolution may face a ‘Napster’ problem 2024-12-06 at 18:18 By Charles Gasparino Lawsuits could put a dent in the growth of AI startups as they slow innovation. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

Vega-C finally launches ESA’s next Sentinel satellite 2024-12-06 at 17:36 By Richard Speed Return to flight almost two years since the previous endeavor failed Arianespace has finally managed to return the Vega-C to flight carrying a Sentinel payload for the European Space Agency (ESA).… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6B in equity financing as AI race heats up 2024-12-06 at 16:56 By Thomas Barrabi Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has raised another $6 billion from investors as it ramps up competition with Sam Altman-led OpenAI, according to a regulatory filing. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News

Intel aims to reinvent itself as foundry focus sharpens amid leadership shake-up 2024-12-06 at 16:22 By Dan Robinson Interim chief David Zinsner claims core strategy intact, will stay the course to contract manufacturer Intel wants to be “the western provider of leading-edge silicon,” according to interim co-chief executive David Zinsner, but needs a successful products

2025 Cyber threat landscape predictions: Emerging data-theft techniques 2024-12-06 at 15:45 By At the end of the final quarter, it’s essential to reflect on the trends that dominated the cyber threat landscape throughout the year. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Badass Russian techie outsmarts FSB, flees Putinland all while being tracked with spyware 2024-12-06 at 14:38 By Connor Jones Threatened with life in prison, Kyiv charity worker gives middle finger to state spies A Russian programmer defied the Federal Security Service (FSB) by publicizing the fact his phone was infected with spyware after being confiscated

Conquering the Complexities of Modern BCDR 2024-12-06 at 14:18 By The modern business landscape is thrilling yet daunting. Rapidly evolving technology, persistent cyberthreats and escalating operational complexities make data protection and seamless business continuity challenging for businesses of all sizes. Your organization needs robust security measures that go beyond traditional backup solutions to address the

Researchers Uncover Flaws in Popular Open-Source Machine Learning Frameworks 2024-12-06 at 14:18 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security flaws impacting open-source machine learning (ML) tools and frameworks such as MLflow, H2O, PyTorch, and MLeap that could pave the way for code execution. The vulnerabilities, discovered by JFrog, are part of a broader collection of

Europe’s largest local authority settles on ERP budget 5x original estimate 2024-12-06 at 13:16 By Lindsay Clark Schools taken out of scope, but £108M plan still dwarfs initial £20M Europe’s largest local authority has settled on a £108 million ($137 million) bill for its disastrous replacement of SAP with Oracle until 2026, five times the

A new report shows QR code phishing is on the rise 2024-12-06 at 12:03 By QR code phishing is on the rise, according to a new report.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source