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Necro malware continues to haunt side-loaders of dodgy Android mods 2024-09-24 at 00:46 By Connor Jones 11M devices exposed to trojan, Kaspersky says The Necro trojan is once again making a move against Android users, with up to eleven million individuals thought to be exposed to infected apps.… This article is an excerpt from The […]

Amazon, Tesla, Meta considered harmful to democracy 2024-09-23 at 23:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo Exploiting workers, undermining public services, exacerbating climate crisis, ITUC says Amazon, Meta, and Tesla have earned the rather dubious honor of being named some of the worst corporate underminers of democracy by the world’s largest trade union federation. … This article is an

ServiceNow root certificate blunder leaves users high and dry 2024-09-23 at 22:32 By Iain Thomson More like ServiceNo, or maybe ServiceNotforawhile Some customers of enterprise cloud vendor ServiceNow have been up in arms after a mistake with root certification left many stymied on a Monday morning.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

US proposes ban on Chinese, Russian connected car tech over security fears 2024-09-23 at 21:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo No room for your spy mobiles on our streets The US Commerce Department has decided not to wait for the inevitable, and today announced plans that would ban connected vehicle technology – and vehicles using it –

TSMC, Samsung reportedly eye UAE’s silicon fields for fab expansion 2024-09-23 at 20:47 By Tobias Mann There’s no shortage of sand, but chip plants are thirsty for something even more precious: water Despite finding itself at the center of the United States’ trade war with China, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is quickly establishing itself

Cards Against Humanity deals SpaceX a $15M lawsuit over Texas turf tangle 2024-09-23 at 20:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Land purchased to save it from Trump’s border wall ‘completely f*cked’ by ‘gravel, tractors, and space garbage’ Elon Musk is facing down the barrel of another multimillion-dollar suit, this time from the makers of irreverent party game,

Intel: Trouble draws private investors like vultures to a wounded giant 2024-09-23 at 19:17 By Gavin Bonshor Potential $5B cash injection from Apollo as Qualcomm sniffs around Comment  Apollo Global Management has reportedly proposed a $5 billion investment in Intel. Rumors are swirling about the chip giant exploring a potential deal with the US-based asset

Integrate red, blue and purple teams into cyber resilience strategy 2024-09-23 at 19:16 By Given the relentless pace of the security industry, prevention of cyber threats demands that organizations properly understand and implement red, blue and purple team exercises.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Musk expects to launch five Starships to Mars in two years 2024-09-23 at 17:47 By Richard Speed Or at least he would, if it weren’t for those pesky regulators We regret to inform you that Elon Musk has been using his social media orifice, X, to make some impressively outlandish claims once again. This time,

Ransomware affected 44% of U.S. companies 2024-09-23 at 17:16 By In 2024, ransomware attacks affected 44% of U.S. companies, with 43% of those paying a ransom according to a recent threat report. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Admins using Windows Server Update Services up in arms as Microsoft deprecates feature 2024-09-23 at 16:46 By Richard Speed There are other ways to keep things patched, but this one will sting for some Microsoft giveth and Microsoft taketh away, as administrators using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) will soon find out.… This article is

iPhone 16 dubbed Apple’s most repairable model in years 2024-09-23 at 16:01 By Richard Speed A low bar, for sure, but a move in the right direction Apple’s latest iPhone has arrived, and the teardown crew at iFixit has wasted no time in pulling apart an iPhone 16 and found its repairability… rather good.… This

UPS supplier’s password policy flip-flops from unlimited, to 32, then 64 characters 2024-09-23 at 15:16 By Connor Jones That ‘third party’ person sure is responsible for a lot of IT blunders, eh? A major IT hardware manufacturer is correcting a recent security update after customers complained of a password character limit being introduced when there

Why ‘Never Expire’ Passwords Can Be a Risky Decision 2024-09-23 at 15:16 By Password resets can be frustrating for end users. Nobody likes being interrupted by the ‘time to change your password’ notification – and they like it even less when the new passwords they create are rejected by their organization’s password policy. IT teams

THN Cybersecurity Recap: Last Week’s Top Threats and Trends (September 16-22) 2024-09-23 at 15:16 By Hold on tight, folks, because last week’s cybersecurity landscape was a rollercoaster! We witnessed everything from North Korean hackers dangling “dream jobs” to expose a new malware, to a surprising twist in the Apple vs. NSO Group saga. Even the

Feel free to ignore GenAI for now – a new kind of software developer is being born 2024-09-23 at 14:31 By Richard Speed Kubernetes whizz says devs can redefine their roles and capitalize on coding ML rewards Interview  Software industry veteran and developer advocate Kelsey Hightower, well known for his contributions to the Kubernetes community,

Discord Introduces DAVE Protocol for End-to-End Encryption in Audio and Video Calls 2024-09-23 at 14:01 By Popular social messaging platform Discord has announced that it’s rolling out a new custom end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) protocol to secure audio and video calls. The protocol has been dubbed DAVE, short for Discord’s audio and video end-to-end encryption (“E2EE

Critical Flaw in Microchip ASF Exposes IoT Devices to Remote Code Execution Risk 2024-09-23 at 14:01 By A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Microchip Advanced Software Framework (ASF) that, if successfully exploited, could lead to remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7490, carries a CVSS score of 9.5 out of a

Axiom Space puts a brave face on claims of dire finances 2024-09-23 at 13:31 By Richard Speed Losing money on missions, space station delayed, but ‘we will not be deterred’ Axiom Space CEO Dr Kam Ghaffarian is attempting to reassure customers after an interview that did not go entirely to plan.… This article is an