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OSHA announces additional protections for emergency responders 2024-01-02 at 23:16 By The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will update an existing standard to expand safety and health protections for emergency responders. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Google password resets not enough to stop these info-stealing malware strains 2024-01-02 at 22:01 By Connor Jones Now every miscreant is jumping on Big G’s OAuth account security hole Security researchers say info-stealing malware can still access victims’ compromised Google accounts even after passwords have been changed.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Valve celebrates the New Year by snuffing out Steam support for Windows 7 and 8 2024-01-02 at 21:31 By Tobias Mann Updates for the 1% of holdouts halt Valve rang in the New Year by dropping Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 support on its Steam gaming platform, giving your gaming grandparets yet another reason to

Brain boffins think they’ve found the data format we use to store images as memories 2024-01-02 at 20:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo No, you aren’t special – we’re probably all visual leaners The folks at Dartmouth College say they have discovered a neural coding system used to transform images into memories, suggesting we’re all visual thinkers

US reportedly pushed ASML to cancel chipmaking kit for China early 2024-01-02 at 20:01 By Dan Robinson Dutch photolithography giant claims export control not hurting its bottom line Washington reportedly pressed chipmaking equipment giant ASML to cancel some deliveries to China ahead of updated restrictions coming into force, but the company itself is declining to

Juno’s joyride around Jupiter snaps stellar shots of Io 2024-01-02 at 19:02 By Richard Speed ‘Magnificent’ image shows violent volcanic surface New images of Jupiter’s moon, Io, were this week released by NASA following the flyby of the Juno spacecraft on December 30.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Court hearings become ransomware concern after justice system breach 2024-01-02 at 18:17 By Connor Jones From legal proceedings to potential YouTube fodder The court system of Victoria, Australia, was subject to a suspected ransomware attack in which audiovisual recordings of court hearings may have been accessed.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Windows 11 unable to escape the shadow of Windows 10 2024-01-02 at 17:47 By Richard Speed December figures give Redmond little reason to cheer ahead of OS changes to meet EU law Many users are still steering clear of Windows 11 as Microsoft continues to shovel AI into its flagship operating system and prepares updates

Book Review: Becoming a security investigator 2024-01-02 at 17:31 By Curious about becoming a security investigator? Read more about the skills and personal attributes that help security leaders thrive in this role.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

US fusion energy dreams edge closer to reality, Congress permitting 2024-01-02 at 16:47 By Brandon Vigliarolo Yields could double next year – provided the budget is passed To say 2023 was a big year in the world of fusion research would be an understatement.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

NASA’s VIPER is half-built, with launch plans for this year 2024-01-02 at 16:16 By Richard Speed Ice, ice maybe – water-seeking lunar trundlebot overcomes iffy connectors NASA’s much-delayed Moon rover, VIPER, is progressing toward a 2024 launch, with its project manager declaring the trundlebot half-built.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

Bunker Hill Community College announces data breach 2024-01-02 at 16:16 By Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) in Boston, Massachusetts experienced a data breach in May 2023 that included Social Security Numbers. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

BT misses deadline for removing Huawei from network core 2024-01-02 at 15:32 By Dan Robinson Former British state telco claims only tiny percentage of voice and data traffic passes over kit The deadline for UK telcos to remove Huawei equipment from their core networks has now passed, with BT admitting 2G and 3G services are

Fueling Chaos: Hacker Group Grinds 70% of Iran’s Gasoline System to a Halt 2024-01-02 at 15:17 By Arthur Erzberger The Iranian government has made the claim that a cyber threat group, identified as Gonjeshke Darande or “Predatory Sparrow” in Persian, is linked to Israel and has taken responsibility for the disruption of gasoline pumps throughout

NHS England published heavily redacted Palantir contract as festivities began 2024-01-02 at 15:01 By Lindsay Clark Health org that previously promised it learned its lesson on transparency will ███, ███, and ███ NHS England picked the last working day before Christmas to publish a heavily redacted contract for the controversial Federated Data Platform, which it

Mozilla CEO pockets a packet, asks biz to pick up pace the ‘Mozilla way’ 2024-01-02 at 14:01 By Richard Speed Which is all about privacy and encryption, apparently Mozilla closed out 2023 with a report that dodges its flatlining browser market share and Mozilla.social beta in favor of calls for a faster pace from its

2024 sure looks like an exciting year for datacenter silicon 2024-01-02 at 12:46 By Tobias Mann Loads of chips from Nvidia, AMD, Intel on the way – and very probably some surprises along the way as well Comment  The new year is already shaping up to be one of the most significant in terms of

Google Settles $5 Billion Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking Users in ‘Incognito Mode’ 2024-01-02 at 12:46 By Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed in June 2020 that alleged that the company misled users by tracking their surfing activity who thought that their internet use remained private when using the “incognito” or “private” mode on web browsers.

The Definitive Enterprise Browser Buyer’s Guide 2024-01-02 at 12:46 By Security stakeholders have come to realize that the prominent role the browser has in the modern corporate environment requires a re-evaluation of how it is managed and protected. While not long-ago web-borne risks were still addressed by a patchwork of endpoint, network, and cloud solutions,

Navigating the truth maze in a world of clever machines and cleverer marketers 2024-01-02 at 11:46 By Rupert Goodwins Recognizing what’s unique about AI will give us the tools to keep it in check Opinion  All the worries and fears about AI boil down to one. How do we know how well it’s working?… This