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Adobe ditches $20B Figma takeover after pressure from monopoly watchdogs 18/12/2023 at 22:17 By Thomas Claburn Photoshop giant must fork out $1B break-up fee Adobe has decided to abandon its $20 billion acquisition of Figma in a concession to regulatory pressure in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States.… This article is an excerpt […]

Zuckerberg hunkers down in Hawaii to wait out apocalypse 18/12/2023 at 22:17 By Richard Currie $270M secret building project includes 5,000 sq ft bunker On a remote part of Kauai, the fourth largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, someone with a lot of money is bankrolling an extensive construction project.… This article is an excerpt

Apple pulls Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 from shelves after Masimo patent brawl 18/12/2023 at 21:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Get those holiday orders wrapped up now, because the bell tolls for iStrap If you’re planning to give someone an Apple Watch Series 9 or Ultra 2 for the holidays you’d better act fast: Apple plans

Facing stiff competition, Intel’s Lisa Spelman reflects on Xeon hurdles, opportunities 18/12/2023 at 20:47 By Tobias Mann With the Emerald Rapids, Chipzilla’s Xeon roadmap is back on track; now it just needs to stay there Interview  Intel’s 5th-gen Xeon server processors have launched into the most competitive CPU market in years.… This article is an

54% of SMB retailers have installed security cameras in the past year 18/12/2023 at 20:46 By Retail security was analyzed in a recent report by Software Advice. The report found that retailers are adding security cameras to prevent theft. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

EU launches investigation into X under Digital Services Act 18/12/2023 at 19:47 By Brandon Vigliarolo Musk-owned platform first to face freshly minted rules Elon Musk’s X has earned the dubious honor of being the first online platform to have formal Digital Services Act (DSA) proceedings launched against it, with the European Commission accusing it of

Beware: Experts Reveal New Details on Zero-Click Outlook RCE Exploits 18/12/2023 at 19:46 By Technical details have emerged about two now-patched security flaws in Microsoft Windows that could be chained by threat actors to achieve remote code execution on the Outlook email service sans any user interaction. “An attacker on the internet can chain the

65% of organizations say ransomware concerns impact risk management 18/12/2023 at 19:17 By Enterprise risk management in the financial sector was analyzed in a report where 65% of organizations say ransomware concerns impact risk management. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Top 7 Trends Shaping SaaS Security in 2024 18/12/2023 at 18:46 By Over the past few years, SaaS has developed into the backbone of corporate IT. Service businesses, such as medical practices, law firms, and financial services firms, are almost entirely SaaS based. Non-service businesses, including manufacturers and retailers, have about 70% of their software

Apple’s easiest to replace battery is in… an iMac 18/12/2023 at 18:32 By Richard Speed iFixit tears down the M3 workstation The iFixit gang has rounded out their year by tearing into 2023’s M3 iMac, where they found Apple’s most replaceable battery yet.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Why are phishing attacks destroying SMBs? 18/12/2023 at 18:01 By Cyber criminals can trick business owners and employees into disclosing sensitive information like credentials and passwords, eventually resulting in data breaches and ransomware installations on a business’s network. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Microsoft puts the ‘why?’ in Wi-Fi with latest Windows patch 18/12/2023 at 17:47 By Richard Speed Microsoft stuffs IT admin Christmas stockings with network issues Microsoft has broken Wi-Fi connectivity for some users with a recent Windows update.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Rhadamanthys Malware: Swiss Army Knife of Information Stealers Emerges 18/12/2023 at 17:47 By The developers of the information stealer malware known as Rhadamanthys are actively iterating on its features, broadening its information-gathering capabilities and also incorporating a plugin system to make it more customizable. This approach not only transforms it into a threat capable of delivering “specific

IBM buys 50-year-old Software AG’s enterprise tech units for €2.13B in cash 18/12/2023 at 16:32 By Lindsay Clark Big Blue shall not iPaaS up on app integration, APIs and data management to help with AI push IBM will buy two of European software industry veteran Software AG’s tech platforms for €2.13 billion in cash.… This

National Grid latest UK org to zap Chinese kit from critical infrastructure 18/12/2023 at 15:47 By Connor Jones Move reportedly made after consulting with National Cyber Security Centre The National Grid is reportedly the latest organization in the UK to begin pulling China-manufactured equipment from its network over cybersecurity fears.… This article is an excerpt

Four U.S. Nationals Charged in $80 Million Pig Butchering Crypto Scam 18/12/2023 at 15:46 By Four U.S. nationals have been charged for participating in an illicit scheme that earned them more than $80 million via cryptocurrency investment scams. The defendants – Lu Zhang, 36, of Alhambra, California; Justin Walker, 31, of Cypress, California; Joseph Wong,

SUSE’s Captain Container on sailing the open source seas 18/12/2023 at 14:33 By Richard Speed Peter Smails talks community, licensing, and AI pragmatism Interview  Open source companies do not run on goodwill alone, and industry veteran SUSE is walking the tighrope between pleasing the community and charging cold hard cash for some of its wares.…

UK will be HQ for high-flying next-gen fighter jet treaty with Italy, Japan 18/12/2023 at 13:47 By Dan Robinson Global Combat Air Program aims to replace Eurofighter Typhoon and Mitsubishi F-2 Britain will be acting as headquarters for a not-so-secret next-generation fighter aircraft program the UK has linked up with Japan and Italy to build,

Unmasking the Dark Side of Low-Code/No-Code Applications 18/12/2023 at 13:46 By Low-code/no-code (LCNC) and robotic process automation (RPA) have gained immense popularity, but how secure are they? Is your security team paying enough attention in an era of rapid digital transformation, where business users are empowered to create applications swiftly using platforms like Microsoft PowerApps,