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It’s not all watching transparent TV from a voice-commanded bidet. CES has work stuff too 2024-01-09 at 17:16 By Dan Robinson Fancy a Windows laptop that’s also an Android tablet or a mouse and keyboard powered by kinetic energy and solar CES  Where can you find a voice-controlled luxury toilet seat and a transparent television […]

Surging COVID-19 cases detected in wastewater signal potential new wave 2024-01-09 at 16:33 By Lindsay Clark US, the Netherlands, and Germany all show spikes, while the UK no longer collects the data US President Joe Biden declared the pandemic over in September 2022. Weeks into 2024, however, global data points to a surge in infections.…

62% of IT and security teams are remediating exposures 2024-01-09 at 16:33 By According to a recent report, 87% of organizations indicate plans to enhance vulnerability and exposure remediation efforts within the next year. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

HP customers claim firmware update rendered third-party ink verboten 2024-01-09 at 16:17 By Richard Speed Then the company cranked up the price of cartridges, complaint alleges HP is facing a potential class action complaint regarding a firmware update that rendered its printers unable to use ink from any other supplier.… This article is an excerpt

Turkish Hackers Exploiting Poorly Secured MS SQL Servers Across the Globe 2024-01-09 at 16:17 By Poorly secured Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) servers are being targeted in the U.S., European Union, and Latin American (LATAM) regions as part of an ongoing financially motivated campaign to gain initial access. “The analyzed threat campaign appears to end in

And that’s a wrap for Babuk Tortilla ransomware as free decryptor released 2024-01-09 at 15:31 By Connor Jones Experts’ job made ‘straightforward’ by crooks failing to update encryption schema after three years Security researchers have put out an updated decryptor for the Babuk ransomware family, providing a free solution for victims of the Tortilla variant.…

CEO of chat tech plumber Twilio is leaving the building 2024-01-09 at 14:46 By Richard Speed ‘Tech visionary and pioneer’ replaced by former comms president, as company faces pressure from activist investors Jeff Lawson has stepped down as CEO of Twilio with Khozema Shipchandler filling that less-than-comfy executive chair with immediate effect.… This article is

Unity to slash 25% of workforce under former Red Hat CEO Whitehurst 2024-01-09 at 14:16 By Laura Dobberstein Move comes months after software licensing scandal Video game software company Unity is laying off a quarter of its workforce, it confirmed in a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing.… This article is an excerpt from

Why Public Links Expose Your SaaS Attack Surface 2024-01-09 at 14:01 By Collaboration is a powerful selling point for SaaS applications. Microsoft, Github, Miro, and others promote the collaborative nature of their software applications that allows users to do more. Links to files, repositories, and boards can be shared with anyone, anywhere. This encourages teamwork

First functional graphene semiconductor could power future chips 2024-01-09 at 13:16 By Dan Robinson This one time at band gap… we managed to use wonder stuff as an electronic material for semiconducting Researchers say they have discovered a way to produce semiconductors using graphene that could – at some stage further down the road –

Alert: New Vulnerabilities Discovered in QNAP and Kyocera Device Manager 2024-01-09 at 13:02 By A security flaw has been disclosed in Kyocera’s Device Manager product that could be exploited by bad actors to carry out malicious activities on affected systems. “This vulnerability allows attackers to coerce authentication attempts to their own resources, such as a malicious SMB

Motorola loses appeal to kill price cap on UK Airwave emergency services contract 2024-01-09 at 12:32 By Dan Robinson Tribunal nixes appeal from provider of network that cops and firefighters can’t seem to migrate from… Motorola’s appeal against price controls on the longstanding mission-critical Airwave network used by the UK emergency services was dismissed by

HPE said to be moving in on $13B deal for Juniper Networks 2024-01-09 at 11:32 By Laura Dobberstein Networking kit maker would be biggest potential acquisition since Autonomy – but hopefully goes better than that Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is in the late stages of talks to buy California networking hardware maker Juniper Networks for

Beware! YouTube Videos Promoting Cracked Software Distribute Lumma Stealer 2024-01-09 at 11:31 By Threat actors are resorting to YouTube videos featuring content related to cracked software in order to entice users into downloading an information stealer malware called Lumma. “These YouTube videos typically feature content related to cracked applications, presenting users with similar installation guides

Wireless priesthood begins blessing Wi-Fi 7 hardware 2024-01-09 at 10:32 By Thomas Claburn A little more speed and less latency CES  Just in time for CES this year, the Wi-Fi Alliance has begun certifying hardware for Wi-Fi 7, the latest update to the global wireless networking specification.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Welcome to 2024: Volkswagen really is putting ChatGPT into cars as a gabby copilot 2024-01-09 at 09:32 By Chris Williams and Katyanna Quach Plus: Deloitte rolls out homegrown AI for its 75K workers to dogfood CES  Volkswagen says it intends to inject ChatGPT into its vehicles in Europe this year, allowing drivers to ask questions

Mobile Security Solutions 2024-01-09 at 07:01 By Security magazine highlights mobile and portable security solutions, including alarms, phishing-prevention and communication devices. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

False positives: Mitigating concerns from cybersecurity-minded users 2024-01-09 at 07:01 By As new security risks emerge daily and the tech landscape shifts, false positives are here to stay. Security teams can use data to manage cyber risk. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Securing Monet at the Grimaldi Forum 2024-01-09 at 07:01 By Since opening its doors in 2000, the Grimaldi Forum has made the safety of its visitors, its buildings and the masterpieces on display an absolute priority. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

India to launch with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 for the first time 2024-01-09 at 04:40 By Laura Dobberstein Also: Huawei in patent deal with Nokia, and China slates 2025 as year for mass produced flying cars ASIA IN BRIEF  The Indian government’s commercial space agency arm, NewSpace India, has spilled the details [PDF] on how the