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Researchers Discover LG Smart TV Vulnerabilities Allowing Root Access 2024-04-09 at 16:46 By Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in LG webOS running on its smart televisions that could be exploited to bypass authorization and gain root access on the devices. The findings come from Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender, which discovered and reported the flaws […]

Grafana Labs updates observability line-up with query-less visualization 2024-04-09 at 16:18 By Richard Speed CTO Tom Wilkie gives an optimistic take on AI without climbing on the bandwagon Grafana Labs showed off new releases of its eponymous visualization platform, an updated version of Loki, and introduced its distribution of the OpenTelemetry collector, Alloy, at its

UK businesses shockingly unaware of how to handle security threats 2024-04-09 at 15:47 By Connor Jones Many decide to make no changes after detecting a breach UK businesses’ response to security breaches has “astounded” experts following the release of the government’s official cybercrime stats for 2024.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

CL0P’s Ransomware Rampage – Security Measures for 2024 2024-04-09 at 15:31 By 2023 CL0P Growth  Emerging in early 2019, CL0P was first introduced as a more advanced version of its predecessor the ‘CryptoMix’ ransomware, brought about by its owner CL0P ransomware, a cybercrime organisation. Over the years the group remained active with significant campaigns throughout

Palantir and Oracle buddy up on cloud infrastructure 2024-04-09 at 14:47 By Lindsay Clark But do all Foundry workloads move to OCI? It’s up to the customer, spy-tech firm says Last week Oracle and US spy-tech company Palantir struck a cloud partnership, seemingly delighting investors and the news media. But its success may depend very

VMS Software prunes OpenVMS hobbyist program 2024-04-09 at 13:46 By Liam Proven Vintage OS editions go the way of the dodo as VSI cranks up exclusivity Bad news for those who want to play with OpenVMS in non-production use. Older versions are disappearing, and the terms are getting much more restrictive.… This article is an

Irish power crunch could be prompting AWS to ration compute resources 2024-04-09 at 12:46 By Dan Robinson Users report being pointed to other EU regions if they need more grunt, plus Azure DC customers getting ‘quotas’ Exclusive  Datacenter power issues in Ireland may be coming to a head amid reports from customers that Amazon’s facility

Arm flexes silicon muscles to push generative AI at the edge 2024-04-09 at 11:31 By Dan Robinson Ethos-U85 microNPU boasts 4x performance boost over previous gen Arm is aiming to boost AI performance at the edge with its latest embedded neural processing unit (NPU) and a Reference Design Platform for it to slot into, and

Attackers Using Obfuscation Tools to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware via Invoice Phishing 2024-04-09 at 11:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an intricate multi-stage attack that leverages invoice-themed phishing decoys to deliver a wide range of malware such as Venom RAT, Remcos RAT, XWorm, NanoCore RAT, and a stealer that targets crypto wallets. The email messages come with

Solar eclipse darkened skies, dampened internet traffic 2024-04-09 at 10:47 By Simon Sharwood Byteflow dropped by around half under some of the path of totality Cloudflare has measured the state of the internet during the solar eclipse that was visible on Monday across a swathe of North America, and found a measurable decrease in traffic.…

AI could crash democracy and cause wars, warns Japan’s NTT 2024-04-09 at 09:34 By Laura Dobberstein Calls for ecosystem in which AIs keep other AIs in check, and lots more regulation Japanese telecom giant NTT issued an apocalyptic warning about the impending dangers of AI on Monday.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Embracing the Cloud: Revolutionizing Privileged Access Management with One Identity Cloud PAM Essentials 2024-04-09 at 09:16 By As cyber threats loom around every corner and privileged accounts become prime targets, the significance of implementing a robust Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution can’t be overstated. With organizations increasingly migrating to cloud environments, the PAM Solution Market is experiencing

Critical Flaws Leave 92,000 D-Link NAS Devices Vulnerable to Malware Attacks 2024-04-09 at 09:16 By Threat actors are actively scanning and exploiting a pair of security flaws that are said to affect as many as 92,000 internet-exposed D-Link network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Tracked as CVE-2024-3272 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2024-3273 (CVSS score: 7.3), the vulnerabilities impact legacy D-Link products that have

India and EU finally advance HPC collaboration project hatched in 2022 2024-04-09 at 08:17 By Simon Sharwood Seek ideas for thorny problems related to both HPC and real-world problems India has called for proposals under the Cooperation on High Performance Computing pact it signed with the European Union in 2022.… This article is an excerpt

SiFive is back with another 64-bit RISC-V dev board – hopefully 2024-04-09 at 08:02 By Matthew Connatser Ditching Intel for a system-on-chip out of Beijing SiFive has promised the world another HiFive RISC-V development system featuring a 64-bit out-of-order processor for engineers and other curious techies to try out.… This article is an excerpt from

Recognizing the hidden costs of a security program 2024-04-09 at 07:18 By Security leaders must be fully aware of the true impact security has on an organization’s bottom line if they want to succeed.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

The evolution of the corporate security mission 2024-04-09 at 07:18 By Embedding security into a company’s culture helps maintain a competitive advantage.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Japan may join UK/US/Australia defense-oriented AI and quantum alliance 2024-04-09 at 06:01 By Simon Sharwood But not the nuclear subs bit The AUKUS Alliance – a team-up between Australia, the US and the UK – has revealed it may invite Japan to join its efforts to develop artificial intelligence and quantum computing tech to be

US legislators propose American Privacy Rights Act – and it looks quite good 2024-04-09 at 04:46 By Thomas Claburn After two decades of calls for national protections, something may actually happen Americans may soon live under a federal privacy law – a mere two decades after the US Federal Trade Commission urged Congress to regulate

San Francisco’s railways to upgrade from floppy discs 2024-04-09 at 04:17 By Iain Thomson What is it with Fog City and ancient transport tech? Those taking public transport in the tech hub of San Francisco may be reassured to know that their rides will soon no longer be dependent on floppy disks.… This article is