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Microsoft’s swiss army app aims to cut through cloud clutter 16/11/2023 at 22:32 By Richard Speed A “win” for Windows or just another pane in the glass? Ignite  Microsoft is teasing a Windows App that provides a home screen for users of its cloud and remote PC services.… This article is an excerpt from The […]

FCC probes rise of AI robocall armies 16/11/2023 at 21:49 By Richard Speed ‘Hello, our records indicate that you had an accident with a massively overhyped technology that wasn’t your fault…’ The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is tightening the rules protecting cellular network users and has kicked off an effort to understand the impact

Alibaba cancels cloud spinoff, blames US chip sanctions 16/11/2023 at 21:05 By Brandon Vigliarolo Export curbs strike again and stock prices come tumbling down The US government’s unrelenting efforts to prevent China from accessing advanced chips or chipmaking equipment has scored another victim after Alibaba said the scheduled IPO of its cloud division is off

Microsoft takes aim at local developers with Windows AI Studio 16/11/2023 at 20:17 By Richard Speed Good for local generative AI applications, but can we interest you in Azure? Ignite  As far as Microsoft is concerned, AI is to be inescapable for its customers, even those who want to keep their development local. Welcome to

Report: 46% of SMBs have experienced a ransomware attack 16/11/2023 at 20:01 By According to a new report, 46% of small-to-medium sized businesses have experienced a ransomware attack. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

50 years ago, Skylab’s accidental rebels put Mission Control on mute 16/11/2023 at 19:47 By Richard Speed Final mission to space station revolutionized orbital labor management It’s been 50 years since the final Skylab crew launched and docked with America’s first space station for an eventful 84 days in space.… This article is an excerpt

Zero-Day Flaw in Zimbra Email Software Exploited by Four Hacker Groups 16/11/2023 at 19:46 By A zero-day flaw in the Zimbra Collaboration email software was exploited by four different groups in real-world attacks to pilfer email data, user credentials, and authentication tokens. “Most of this activity occurred after the initial fix became public on GitHub,”

Windows Server 2022 update gave ESXi host VMs the blue screen blues 16/11/2023 at 19:02 By Richard Speed Wild idea: Maybe Microsoft could introduce a Quality Copilot to stop pushing broken patches Something likely to be absent from Microsoft’s Ignite event is talk of a fix rolled out to deal with malfunctioning Windows Server 2022

23% of organizations report little to no AI scalability 16/11/2023 at 18:17 By According to a recent cybersecurity report by Cisco, 14% of global organizations are ‘fully prepared’ to deploy artificial intelligence (AI). This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

AI identity platform combats ownership and deep fakes 16/11/2023 at 18:02 By Cointelegraph By Savannah Fortis The new AI identity platform Hollo.AI takes on key topics of transparency, ethical use and content sovereignty in the age of rampant AI-generated deep fakes. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

BlackCat plays with malvertising traps to lure corporate victims 16/11/2023 at 17:47 By Connor Jones Ads for Slack and Cisco AnyConnect actually downloaded Nitrogen malware Affiliates of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware-as-a-service operation are turning to malvertising campaigns to establish an initial foothold in their victims’ systems.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

Databricks’ lakehouse becomes foundation under fresh layer of AI dreams 16/11/2023 at 17:17 By Lindsay Clark Mega startup serves slice of GenAI with data engineering main as it tries to upstage Microsoft’s Fabric showpiece Databricks has decided to launch a complete overhaul of its platform during the climax of Ignite, the global tech shindig run

29% of organizations cite data loss as top security breach result 16/11/2023 at 17:16 By According to a recent cybersecurity report, businesses lost 9% of their revenue over the last 12 months as a direct result of cyberattacks. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Experts Uncover DarkCasino: New Emerging APT Threat Exploiting WinRAR Flaw 16/11/2023 at 17:01 By A hacking group that leveraged a recently disclosed security flaw in the WinRAR software as a zero-day has now been categorized as an entirely new advanced persistent threat (APT). Cybersecurity company NSFOCUS has described DarkCasino as an “economically motivated” actor that first came

46% of SMBs and enterprises have experienced a ransomware attack 16/11/2023 at 16:46 By According to a ransomware report, almost half of small and medium businesses (SMBs) and enterprises (46% each) have experienced a ransomware attack. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Japan Airlines fuels up on hydrogen hype with eye on cleaner skies 16/11/2023 at 16:32 By Dan Robinson Jet-setting to a greener future? Japan Airlines is looking into the feasibility of using hydrogen-electric engines to power aircraft in future, and is working with three engineering outfits to study issues such as safety and maintainability.… This

CISA and FBI Issue Warning About Rhysida Ransomware Double Extortion Attacks 16/11/2023 at 16:16 By The threat actors behind the Rhysida ransomware engage in opportunistic attacks targeting organizations spanning various industry sectors. The advisory comes courtesy of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and

Royal Mail’s recovery from ransomware attack will cost business at least $12M 16/11/2023 at 15:47 By Connor Jones First time hard figure given on recovery costs for January incident Royal Mail’s parent company has revealed for the first time the infrastructure costs associated with its January ransomware attack.… This article is an excerpt from The

Hackers Could Exploit Google Workspace and Cloud Platform for Ransomware Attacks 16/11/2023 at 15:01 By A set of novel attack methods has been demonstrated against Google Workspace and the Google Cloud Platform that could be potentially leveraged by threat actors to conduct ransomware, data exfiltration, and password recovery attacks. “Starting from a single compromised machine,