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Zero trust: A business imperative for the digital age 2024-10-02 at 07:16 By What leaders should understand is that the zero trust approach is more than just an IT project. It is a business imperative.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

China trains 100-billion-parameter AI model on home grown infrastructure 2024-10-02 at 05:16 By Simon Sharwood Research institute seems to have found Huawei to do it – perhaps with Arm cores China Telcom’s AI Research Institute claims it trained a 100-billion-parameter model using only domestically produced computing power – a feat that suggests Middle Kingdom entities

US govt hiding top hurricane forecast model sparks outrage after deadly Helene 2024-10-01 at 23:16 By Thomas Claburn Taxpayer-funded data locked behind insurance firm’s paywall The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) cannot reveal weather forecasts from a particularly accurate hurricane prediction model to the public that pays for the American government agency – because

Cruise fined $1.5M for failing to report right away its robo-car dragged a pedestrian 2024-10-01 at 22:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo Code-controlled taxi biz tiptoes back with supervised driving in Phoenix and Dallas Embattled driverless taxi outfit Cruise has been fined $1.5 million for leaving some essential details out of its initial reports to the US

Uncle Sam loans $1.5B to reignite Michigan nuclear plant in 2025 2024-10-01 at 21:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo Up and atom! The Biden administration has announced plans to reignite a shuttered Michigan nuclear power plant with a $1.5 billion loan that, combined with other nuclear announcements yesterday, suggests the US federal government is right now all

Euro cops arrest 4 including suspected LockBit dev chilling on holiday 2024-10-01 at 20:46 By Connor Jones And also: What looks like proof that stolen data was never deleted even after ransom was paid Building on the success of what’s known around here as LockBit Leak Week in February, the authorities say they’ve arrested a

AI-Powered Rhadamanthys Stealer Targets Crypto Wallets with Image Recognition 2024-10-01 at 20:01 By The threat actors behind the Rhadamanthys information stealer have added new advanced features to the malware, including using artificial intelligence (AI) for optical character recognition (OCR) as part of what’s called “Seed Phrase Image Recognition.” “This allows Rhadamanthys to extract cryptocurrency wallet

Got an idea for dealing with space waste? NASA wants to hear from you 2024-10-01 at 19:31 By Richard Speed Using a nearby crater as a landfill is not a sustainable way to live on the Moon NASA has launched a $3 million prize challenge for innovators with solutions for waste on the Moon and

Evil Corp’s deep ties with Russia and NATO member attacks exposed 2024-10-01 at 18:46 By Connor Jones Ransomware criminals believed to have taken orders from intel services The relationship between infamous cybercrime outfit Evil Corp and the Russian state is thought to be extraordinarily close, so close that intelligence officials allegedly ordered the criminals to

Adaptive Protection is Put to the Test 2024-10-01 at 17:16 By Mark Kennedy Tests reveal Adaptive Protection blocks potential Living Off the Land attacks 4 seconds faster This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source

Adaptive Protection is Put to the Test 2024-10-01 at 17:16 By Mark Kennedy Tests reveal Adaptive Protection blocks potential Living Off the Land attacks 4 seconds faster This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source

NCA unmasks man it suspects is both ‘Evil Corp kingpin’ and LockBit affiliate 2024-10-01 at 17:16 By Connor Jones Aleksandr Ryzhenkov alleged to have extorted around $100M from victims, built 60 LockBit attacks The latest installment of the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) series of ransomware revelations from February’s LockBit Leak Week emerges today as the

TSMC preps facilities as Taiwan braces for powerful Super Typhoon Krathon 2024-10-01 at 16:31 By Laura Dobberstein Plants in Tainan and Kaohsiung face heavy rainfall Taiwan’s TSMC disclosed to The Register on Tuesday that it was battening down the hatches at its facilities in preparation for the arrival of Super Typhoon Krathon.… This article is

Kyndryl follows in IBM’s footsteps with rolling layoffs likely affecting thousands 2024-10-01 at 16:01 By Thomas Claburn Underutilized staff get sent to the ‘bench’ – and seldom return Special report  Kyndryl, the IT services biz spun out of IBM in late 2021, has been following in the footsteps of its parent by discreetly shedding hundreds

58% of organizations have experienced document-based identity fraud 2024-10-01 at 15:16 By Survey data shows a significant rise in the prevalence of video deepfakes, with a 20% increase in companies reporting incidents compared to 2022. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Windows 11 user hurt by the KB5043145 update? Microsoft offers a way out 2024-10-01 at 15:01 By Richard Speed Might be best to give it a miss for now Microsoft has offered a Known Issue Rollback (KIR) for users affected by the many and varied problems with the KB5043145 build of Windows 11.… This article

5 Actionable Steps to Prevent GenAI Data Leaks Without Fully Blocking AI Usage 2024-10-01 at 14:31 By Since its emergence, Generative AI has revolutionized enterprise productivity. GenAI tools enable faster and more effective software development, financial analysis, business planning, and customer engagement. However, this business agility comes with significant risks, particularly the potential for sensitive

Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund throws cash at FreeBSD and Samba 2024-10-01 at 14:17 By Liam Proven Unix-like to work on infrastructure, SMB reimplementation on ‘key milestones’ EuroBSDCon  Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund (STF), which is backed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, is funding open source work again. This time, the recipients

Three, Voda promise £10-a-month or below mobile tariffs in bid to sway CMA on merger 2024-10-01 at 14:01 By Dan Robinson Tie-up probe concerned the pair’s union would mean higher bills, hurt MNVOs Vodafone and Three UK have pledged to maintain retail mobile tariffs at £10 or below for at least two years after their

Germany is monitoring Microsoft to ‘stop anti-competitive practices’ 2024-10-01 at 12:46 By Paul Kunert Wants to peer into gaps in DMA to keep Redmond honest in cloud and AI Germany plans to keep closer tabs on Microsoft to identify and “stop anti-competitive practices” that are not currently covered by the European Commission’s Digital Markets Act