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How law enforcement can prepare for a career in the private sector 2024-06-13 at 07:16 By Transitioning security careers can be difficult, but there are several skills that can be transferred between positions. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

SK hynix shimmies towards AI silicon by driving merger of South Korean Nvidia challengers 2024-06-13 at 05:46 By Simon Sharwood Sapeon and Rebellions think they can do better together Two South Korean members of the AI Platform Alliance – a group that advocates an open alternative to Nvidia – have proposed a merger to accelerate

Crooks crack customer info at tracking device vendor Tile, issue ‘extortion’ demands 2024-06-13 at 04:31 By Jessica Lyons Who tracks the trackers? Life360, purveyor of “Tile” Bluetooth tracking devices and developer of associated apps, has revealed it is dealing with a “criminal extortion attempt” after unknown miscreants contacted it with an allegation they had customer

Google borrows from Android to make ChromeOS better 2024-06-13 at 03:16 By Thomas Claburn Parts of the ‘droid tech stack are replacing laptop OS plumbing Google’s ChromeOS team has begun borrowing from Android’s tech stack to innovate faster, to reduce the burden of maintaining multiple operating systems, and to enhance device interoperability in the face

Waymo issues software fix after driverless taxi hits telephone pole 2024-06-13 at 02:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo NHTSA already probing robo-car biz over crashes with ‘clearly visible objects’ Waymo is updating its self-driving cars’ software after another accident in Phoenix, Arizona, that the driverless taxi biz is blaming on faulty maps and code.… This article is

Ransomware crew may have exploited Windows make-me-admin bug as a zero-day 2024-06-13 at 01:16 By Jessica Lyons Symantec suggests Black Basta crew beat Microsoft to the patch The Black Basta ransomware gang may have exploited a now-patched Windows privilege escalation bug as a zero-day, according to Symantec’s threat hunters.… This article is an excerpt from

No, an AI bot isn’t running for mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming 2024-06-12 at 23:31 By Thomas Claburn But candidate Victor Miller tells The Reg he’ll use machine learning to help govern Officials in Wyoming are trying to figure out how to respond to an application to run for mayor of the City of Cheyenne that

Four more US states pile on Apple as DoJ turns up antitrust heat 2024-06-12 at 23:16 By Matthew Connatser Growing coalition joins federal fray, accusing iGiant of playing monopoly Four more US states have jumped on the Department of Justice’s (DoJ) antitrust lawsuit against Apple.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

Rivals and legal action cast shadows over Windows on Arm market 2024-06-12 at 22:01 By Dan Robinson Player MediaTek: Ready The race for Arm-based Windows laptops could soon get interesting, as MediaTek is said to be preparing to enter the game, while the legal battle between Arm and Qualcomm could disrupt the latter’s products.… This

OSHA determines construction whistleblower was wrongfully terminated 2024-06-12 at 21:31 By OSHA determined that a crane and rigging provider violated federal law by firing a company truck driver for refusing to exceed safe driving limits. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Italian premier taps Pope Francis to warn G7 of AI disaster if ethics ignored 2024-06-12 at 21:16 By Richard Currie Holy smokes, don’t screw this up Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni and Pope Francis have joined forces to deliver a high-stakes warning to world leaders: Dive headfirst into AI without thinking about ethics, and you’re

Adios, accountability: X to hide ‘likes’ for everyone this week 2024-06-12 at 20:16 By Brandon Vigliarolo Hello, blackmail: Posters can still see who liked their stuff even if it’s a secret from the rest of the digital town square After making the option available for Premium users last year, the site formerly known as Twitter

White House report dishes deets on all 11 major government breaches from 2023 2024-06-12 at 19:31 By Connor Jones The MOVEit breach and ransomware weren’t kind to the Feds last year The number of cybersecurity incidents reported by US federal agencies rose 9.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) in 2023 to a total of 32,211, per a

Untrained users are the greatest weakness in a cyber defense plan 2024-06-12 at 19:16 By A new report measures the likelihood that an organization’s employees would fall for a phishing or social engineering scam.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Chinese electric car brands zapped by price surge as EU cranks tariffs 2024-06-12 at 18:46 By Matthew Connatser Companies that cooperated with probe will be slightly less hard hit The European Union is set to raise tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, saying they benefit from “unfair subsidization” from the Chinese government.… This article is an

Navigating political polarization in the workplace 2024-06-12 at 18:16 By Scott McHugh, retired CSO at LyondellBasell Chemical Company and Faculty at Rice University, discusses the challenges security leaders face when navigating political polarization in the workplace. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

SAP customers may struggle to escape ECC before support shutters if they don’t start now 2024-06-12 at 18:01 By Lindsay Clark User group warns of systems integrator and consultant shortage to make herculean shift to S4/HANA Global ERP giant SAP has set a deadline of 2027 to get off its ECC ERP system before mainstream

China’s FortiGate attacks more extensive than first thought 2024-06-12 at 17:16 By Connor Jones Dutch intelligence says at least 20,000 firewalls pwned in just a few months The Netherlands’ cybersecurity agency (NCSC) says the previously reported attack on the country’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) was far more extensive than previously thought.… This article is an

Cryptojacking Campaign Targets Misconfigured Kubernetes Clusters 2024-06-12 at 17:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have warned of an ongoing cryptojacking campaign targeting misconfigured Kubernetes clusters to mine Dero cryptocurrency. Cloud security firm Wiz, which shed light on the activity, said it’s an updated variant of a financially motivated operation that was first documented by CrowdStrike in March

UK CMA says public sector will be in cloud services probe after all 2024-06-12 at 17:01 By Dan Robinson Nothing is as juicy as a nice fat tender, amirite tech giants? Britain’s competition watchdog says it is including the public sector in its investigation into the UK cloud services market, following earlier claims that this