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Microsoft opens sources ThreadX under MIT license 28/11/2023 at 14:17 By Liam Proven The ‘Azure RTOS’ used in millions of Raspberry Pis is now FOSS Microsoft is open sourcing the realtime operating system that it acquired with Express Logic, donating it to the Eclipse Foundation.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original […]

Share your 2024 tech forecasts (wrong answers only) to win a terrible sweater 28/11/2023 at 13:34 By Richard Speed OpenAI led by the Swedish Chef? Musk aims for Mars and hits Venus instead? What are your predictions? Competition  Another year has passed, and another of Microsoft’s Christmas sweaters is seeking a new home. Come up

Stop Identity Attacks: Discover the Key to Early Threat Detection 28/11/2023 at 13:33 By Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems are a staple to ensure only authorized individuals or entities have access to specific resources in order to protect sensitive information and secure business assets. But did you know that today over 80% of attacks

Hackers Can Exploit ‘Forced Authentication’ to Steal Windows NTLM Tokens 28/11/2023 at 13:33 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a case of “forced authentication” that could be exploited to leak a Windows user’s NT LAN Manager (NTLM) tokens by tricking a victim into opening a specially crafted Microsoft Access file. The attack takes advantage of a

Logitech’s Wave Keys tries to bend ergonomics without breaking tradition 28/11/2023 at 12:32 By Richard Speed Or your wallet Review  Logitech’s latest take on ergonomic keyboards is a divisive device. It will delight users seeking palm rests but annoy key bashers more accustomed to chiclet or mechanical models.… This article is an excerpt from The

Ukraine cyber spies claim Putin’s planes are in peril as sanctions bite 28/11/2023 at 11:35 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Aeroflot fleet still has a smoking section, but not for tobacco Ukrainian government cyber snoops claim they’ve infiltrated the computer systems of Russia’s federal air transport agency Rosaviatsiya, and stolen data that shows the invading nation’s

Samsung creates a group dedicated to inventing whatever comes next 28/11/2023 at 10:50 By Simon Sharwood Exec who led memory and battery businesses to global dominance gets the job of defining Chaebol’s future Samsung Electronics has established a “Future Business Planning Group” to figure out what’s next for the manufacturing giant.… This article is an

After bashing Nvidia for ‘arming’ China, Cerebras’s backer G42 alarms US govt with suspected Beijing ties 28/11/2023 at 10:32 By Tobias Mann What was it they say about folks in silicon houses? After lambasting Nvidia’s efforts to limbo-dance under US export restrictions against China, the CEO of chips-for-AI outfit Cerebras, Andrew Feldman, is back in

India’s CERT given exemption from Right To Information requests 28/11/2023 at 09:47 By Laura Dobberstein Activists worry investigations may stay secret, and then there’s those odd incident reporting requirements India’s government has granted its Computer Emergency Response Team, CERT-In, immunity from Right To Information (RTI) requests – the nation’s equivalent of the freedom of information

AWS previews AppFabric for productivity – pitched as AI-powered glue between apps 28/11/2023 at 09:17 By Tim Anderson Park user data in Amazon’s servers for ML-generated insights and actions – yay or nay for you? Re:Invent  AWS has previewed AppFabric for productivity, which promises to use generative AI to “provide personalized insights and recommended actions

X/Twitter booted out of Australia’s disinformation-fighting club 28/11/2023 at 08:00 By Simon Sharwood Ghosted authorities after complaint during hotly contested referendum Australia’s Digital Industry Group (DIGI), the industry association for organizations that invest in online safety, privacy, and cyber security, has decided to withdraw X’s place in the voluntary code that oversees efforts to stop

N. Korean Hackers ‘Mixing’ macOS Malware Tactics to Evade Detection 28/11/2023 at 08:00 By The North Korean threat actors behind macOS malware strains such as RustBucket and KANDYKORN have been observed “mixing and matching” different elements of the two disparate attack chains, leveraging RustBucket droppers to deliver KANDYKORN. The findings come from cybersecurity firm SentinelOne, which also

After bashing Nvidia for ‘arming’ China, Cerebras-backed G42’s Beijing ties raise alarms 28/11/2023 at 07:33 By Tobias Mann What was it they say about folks in silicon houses? After lambasting Nvidia’s efforts to circumvent US export restrictions against China as “un-American,” the CEO of chips-for-AI outfit Cerebras, Andrew Feldman, is back in the spotlight amid

DevTernity conference collapses amid claims women speakers were faked 28/11/2023 at 05:47 By Thomas Claburn Anna? Oh, she was just a demo persona, says organizer Presenters at the DevTernity software developer conference have been told the gig, scheduled to begin December 7, has been canceled after allegations emerged that one or more fake profiles had

‘Serial cybercriminal and scammer’ jailed for 8 years, told to pay back $1.2M 28/11/2023 at 04:17 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Crook did everything from SIM swaps to fake verified badge scams A Los Angeles man has been jailed after pulling off SIM-swap attacks on victims, hijacking social media accounts, committing fraud with Zelle payments, and

Game over for ByteDance’s big video game studio dream? 28/11/2023 at 01:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo TikTok parent reportedly gives hundreds the tintack TikTok parent ByteDance is expected to sashay away from its attempts at being a major video game maker, with studio division Nuverse reportedly set to shutter operations in the coming months. … This article

Nvidia’s China-market H20 chips hit another speed bump 27/11/2023 at 23:19 By Tobias Mann Integration woes delay Nvidia’s hopes of maintaining grip on Middle Kingdom Nvidia has reportedly delayed the launch of its latest Chinese-market AI accelerators until early next year over issues integrating the chip into server platforms.… This article is an excerpt from

Tesla sues Swedish government after worker’s rebellion cripples car biz 27/11/2023 at 22:20 By Brandon Vigliarolo Sparks fly as Elon’s Musketeers sue for license plate liberation Tesla is suing the Swedish government to force it to take action against widespread strikes that have crippled the electric car maker’s operations. … This article is an excerpt from

Trio of major holes in ownCloud expose admin passwords, allow unauthenticated file mods 27/11/2023 at 21:35 By Connor Jones Mitigations require mix of updating libraries and manual customer action ownCloud has disclosed three critical vulnerabilities, the most serious of which leads to sensitive data exposure and carries a maximum severity score.… This article is an

Scott Ashworth joins Google’s global security team 27/11/2023 at 21:34 By Scott Ashworth, a 2023 award recipient of Security magazine’s Most Influential People in Security, has joined Google’s global security team. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source