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No more Mr Nice DoJ – Tesla gets subpoenas over self-driving software claims 23/10/2023 at 21:49 By Iain Thomson Has someone been shooting their mouth off a little too much? In financial filings, Tesla has admitted that it is under a serious investigation by the US Department of Justice over the efficacy of its self-driving […]

City of Philadelphia discloses data breach 23/10/2023 at 21:49 By The city of Philadelphia released a notice regarding a data breach that occurred between May and July of 2023, including suspicious email activity.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Who’s Experimenting with AI Tools in Your Organization? 23/10/2023 at 21:21 By With the record-setting growth of consumer-focused AI productivity tools like ChatGPT, artificial intelligence—formerly the realm of data science and engineering teams—has become a resource available to every employee.  From a productivity perspective, that’s fantastic. Unfortunately for IT and security teams, it also means

Quasar RAT Leverages DLL Side-Loading to Fly Under the Radar 23/10/2023 at 21:21 By The open-source remote access trojan known as Quasar RAT has been observed leveraging DLL side-loading to fly under the radar and stealthily siphon data from compromised Windows hosts. “This technique capitalizes on the inherent trust these files command within the Windows environment,” Uptycs

DoNot Team’s New Firebird Backdoor Hits Pakistan and Afghanistan 23/10/2023 at 21:21 By The threat actor known as DoNot Team has been linked to the use of a novel .NET-based backdoor called Firebird targeting a handful of victims in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Cybersecurity company Kaspersky, which disclosed the findings in its APT trends report Q3 2023, said

Databricks cements Arcion Labs deal, will absorb its data access tools 23/10/2023 at 20:47 By Dan Robinson A $100M match made in analytics heaven, parties claim Analytics biz Databricks is set to purchase Arcion Labs, developer of a cloud-native data replication platform, in a deal estimated to be worth upwards of $100 million.… This article

New Orleans deploys ALPR tech to help secure the French Quarter 23/10/2023 at 19:46 By The city of New Orleans’ Real Time Crime Center has deployed new technology to extend the capabilities of its automatic license plate recognition program. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

NASA eyes 3D-printed rocket nozzles for deep space missions 23/10/2023 at 19:33 By Richard Speed Additive manufacturing might not be for everyone, but rocket makers seem to like it NASA has tested a 3D-printed rocket engine nozzle made of a weldable type of aluminum with the aim of adding more payload to deep space missions.…

Report: CISOs’ big worry in new role is inaccurate data on security posture 23/10/2023 at 19:01 By A new report reveals more than half of senior cybersecurity decision makers find the biggest concern when taking on a new CISO role is receiving an inaccurate audit of the company’s security posture. This article is an excerpt

It is 2023 and Excel’s reign of date terror might finally be at an end 23/10/2023 at 18:50 By Richard Speed Data scientists to rejoice as spreadsheet’s ‘helpfulness’ can be curbed The days of Microsoft Excel’s “helpful” habit of automatically converting values might be at an end as the Windows giant has finally admitted that,

FTC works to reduce cross-border fraud 23/10/2023 at 18:49 By The FTC sent a report to congress in an attempt to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders Act. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Dropbox drops bucks to ditch digs in long-term WFH model 23/10/2023 at 17:47 By Paul Kunert SF corporate nerve center will be 87% smaller than pre-pandemic as others mandate in-person work Dropbox is shuttering one-quarter of its office space at corporate HQ in San Francisco. To be more precise, it is paying $79 million to

Blockchain companies are creating AI chatbots to help developers 23/10/2023 at 17:02 By Cointelegraph By Rachel Wolfson Blockchain companies are building AI chatbots to help developers, yet challenges may hamper adoption. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Martin Goetz, recipient of the first software patent, logs off at 93 23/10/2023 at 16:47 By Richard Speed The industry owes him a debt of gratitude Obituary  Martin Goetz, regarded by many as the “father of third-party software,” has died at the age of 93.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

The evolution of decentralized exchanges: A comparative analysis 23/10/2023 at 16:08 By Cointelegraph By Marvin Bertin The cryptocurrency world is undergoing a transformative phase as DEXes consider pivoting from AMM models to the more traditional order book structures. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Microsoft opens early access to AI assistant for infosec, Security Copilot 23/10/2023 at 16:08 By Connor Jones Copilotization of all things continues… as helper offers incident reports to share with the boss and more Microsoft is opening up the early access program for its flagship cybersecurity AI product, which marks the inevitable folding in of

How cyber can empower women with mentorship, community and confidence 23/10/2023 at 15:34 By This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Microsoft admits ‘power issue’ downed Azure services in West Europe 23/10/2023 at 15:17 By Paul Kunert Work ongoing to manually recover some storage nodes Microsoft techies are trying to recover storage nodes for a “small” number of customers following a “power issue” on October 20 that triggered Azure service disruptions and ruined breakfast for those

Tim Peake on a return to space: ‘Never say never’ 23/10/2023 at 14:48 By Richard Speed Bigs up commercial space as ESA prepares for Axiom 3 British astronaut Tim Peake has teased a return to space during an interview in which he doffed his cap to Axiom Space and others in the commercial space sector.…

Millions of smart meters will brick it when 2G and 3G turns off 23/10/2023 at 14:02 By Paul Kunert Public Accounts Committee demands timetable for replacements, because things have run so smoothly so far… A gaggle of MPs are calling for government to put together a timetable for the replacement of millions upon millions of