Uncategorized

New Bluetooth Flaw Let Hackers Take Over Android, Linux, macOS, and iOS Devices 07/12/2023 at 15:01 By A critical Bluetooth security flaw could be exploited by threat actors to take control of Android, Linux, macOS and iOS devices. Tracked as CVE-2023-45866, the issue relates to a case of authentication bypass that enables attackers to connect to […]

GitLab admits IT ineptitude in finance reporting is ongoing 07/12/2023 at 14:53 By Lindsay Clark Code shack has had two years since auditor’s ‘adverse opinion’ to get house in order GitLab has again warned of material weaknesses in its financial controls because of failures to design and maintain the correct internal IT systems.… This article

Governments May Spy on You by Requesting Push Notifications from Apple and Google 07/12/2023 at 14:16 By Unspecified governments have demanded mobile push notification records from Apple and Google users to pursue people of interest, according to U.S. Senator Ron Wyden. “Push notifications are alerts sent by phone apps to users’ smartphones,” Wyden said. “These alerts

Building a Robust Threat Intelligence with Wazuh 07/12/2023 at 14:16 By Threat intelligence refers to gathering, processing, and analyzing cyber threats, along with proactive defensive measures aimed at strengthening security. It enables organizations to gain a comprehensive insight into historical, present, and anticipated threats, providing context about the constantly evolving threat landscape. Importance of threat

Post-Brexit tariffs on EU-UK electric vehicle imports staved off for three years 07/12/2023 at 13:34 By Jude Karabus Between a bloc and a hard place The European Commission yesterday proposed a three-year delay on cross-border electric vehicle tariffs it described as a “one-off.”… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Microsoft’s code name for 64-bit Windows was also a dig at rival Sun 07/12/2023 at 12:47 By Richard Speed Should have called Vista ‘Shitterton’ and had done with it Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen has revealed that Redmond’s efforts to port Windows from 32-bit to 64-bit had a code name that served a second purpose: a

Iran launches ‘biological capsule’ to low Earth orbit 07/12/2023 at 11:32 By Simon Sharwood Precursor to crewed flight can reportedly carry animals Iran on Wednesday launched a “biological capsule” into low Earth orbit – an effort the nation’s minister of communications claims is a precursor to crewed flights.… This article is an excerpt from The

Belgian man charged with smuggling sanctioned military tech to Russia and China 07/12/2023 at 10:32 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Indictments allege plot to shift FPGAs, accelerometers, and spycams A Belgian man has been arrested and charged for his role in a years-long smuggling scheme to export military-grade electronics from the US to Russia and China.…

Cisco delivers a powerup to its switches for small and medium biz 07/12/2023 at 10:17 By Simon Sharwood Catalyst 1200 and 1300 keep perpetual licenses, PoE and stackability Cisco has refreshed its small business switch range, giving the world the Catalyst 1200 and 1300 series devices.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Meta Launches Default End-to-End Encryption for Chats and Calls on Messenger 07/12/2023 at 10:02 By Meta has officially begun to roll out support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Messenger for personal calls and one-to-one personal messages by default in what it called the “most significant milestone yet.” “This isn’t a routine security update: we rebuilt the app

New Stealthy ‘Krasue’ Linux Trojan Targeting Telecom Firms in Thailand 07/12/2023 at 10:02 By A previously unknown Linux remote access trojan called Krasue has been observed targeting telecom companies in Thailand by threat actors to main covert access to victim networks at lease since 2021. Named after a nocturnal female spirit of Southeast Asian folklore, the malware

Swedish Tesla strike goes international as Norwegian and Danish unions join in 07/12/2023 at 09:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo ‘He can’t just make his own rules,’ Danish labor leader says of Musk Swedish Tesla employees have gone on strike, and unions in neighboring Denmark and Norway have joined boycotts of Elon Musk’s electric automaker.… This article

Google teases AlphaCode 2 – a code-generating AI revamped with Gemini 07/12/2023 at 08:33 By Katyanna Quach Don’t worry, your developer jobs are safe … for now Google’s latest code-generating model – AlphaCode 2, powered by its Gemini Pro system and making its public debut on Wednesday – reportedly scored above the 99.5 percentile of

Getting ahead of the new normal: Counter-drone security 07/12/2023 at 08:17 By Drones are becoming an increasingly available risk to enterprise security. Unauthorized drones force security leaders to think differently about security. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Building a security baseline for healthcare facilities 07/12/2023 at 08:17 By In the often fast-paced healthcare sector, security leaders have to build security into everyday procedures. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Australia building ‘top secret’ cloud to catch up and link with US, UK intel orgs 07/12/2023 at 07:48 By Simon Sharwood Plans to share ‘vast amounts of data’ – very carefully Australia is building a top-secret cloud to host intelligence data and share it with the US and UK, which have their own clouds built

Chromebooks are problematic for profits and planet, says Lenovo exec 07/12/2023 at 06:32 By Laura Dobberstein Also: India’s PC ban didn’t take into account needs of ecosystem CANALYS APAC FORUMS  Lenovo won’t stop making Chromebooks despite the machines scoring poorly when it comes to both sustainability and revenue, according to an exec speaking at Canalys

Dell APJ chief: Industry won’t wait for Nvidia H100 07/12/2023 at 05:36 By Laura Dobberstein Canalys mostly agrees, but thinks GPU giant still has a way to go CANALYS APAC FORUM  Buyers won’t tolerate Nvidia’s long lead times to deliver GPUs, enabling new entrants to enter the market, according to Dell Asia Pacific and Japan

Dump C++ and in Rust you should trust, Five Eyes agencies urge 07/12/2023 at 04:32 By Thomas Claburn Memory safety vulnerabilities need to be crushed with better code Business and technical leaders should prepare to focus on memory safety in software development, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) urged on Wednesday.… This article is

Stratolaunch takes ready-to-fly hypersonic craft skyward, but still no launch 07/12/2023 at 01:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Scheduled summer Mach 5 flight deadline came and went Stratolaunch has taken its Talon-A reusable hypersonic aircraft into the sky fully fueled and ready to launch, but the long-delayed test flight isn’t happening yet. … This article is an excerpt