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LinkedIn lays off nearly 700 staff, engineers to suffer the most 17/10/2023 at 00:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Time to update that resume on, er … oh. Microsoft is kicking off another round of layoffs, this time cutting 668 jobs across several teams at LinkedIn. … This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Signal shoots down zero-day rumors, finds ‘no evidence’ of device takeover 16/10/2023 at 23:03 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Looks to be related to critical libwebp bug found — and fixed — last month Signal has denied a “vague viral reports” of a zero-day vulnerability in its Generate Links Previews that could allow device takeover.… This

Henry Schein announces data breach 16/10/2023 at 22:47 By Henry Schein announced that a part of the company’s manufacturing and distribution business suffered a data breach on October 14, 2023. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Windows 10’s latest update issue isn’t a bug but a feature – to test your patience 16/10/2023 at 22:18 By Connor Jones Some attempted installations of KB5031356 were reportedly stuck on 30% after 24 hours Microsoft has offered a resolution for widespread reports of issues from Windows 10 users attempting to install the latest cumulative

Look, boss – Nvidia’s still cool with staff working from home 16/10/2023 at 21:17 By Paul Kunert Plus: Stanford prof tells off industry for making decisions based on anecdotal data If it ain’t broke, there’s no need to fix it. Or so is the mantra at one of the fastest-growing mature tech companies. Unlike some

We’re not in e-Kansas anymore: State courts reel from ‘unauthorized incursion’ 16/10/2023 at 20:51 By Brandon Vigliarolo Fax, post, and human messengers can still be used for filing vital evidence An unspecified security incident is forcing many state courts across Kansas to rely on paper filings, and it may have continue to do so for

Tell me Huawei: Chinese giant wants to know what made EU label it high security risk 16/10/2023 at 19:47 By Dan Robinson Files official complaint as it battles to keep market share Chinese tech megacorp Huawei is kicking back after EU officials characterized it as a “high-risk supplier,” filing an official complaint with the European

Data privacy among top concerns for workplace generative AI use 16/10/2023 at 19:47 By Generative artificial intelligence use within the workplace was analyzed in a recent report, finding 9% of organizations feel prepared for the threat. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Meta Quest 3 is a virtual reality of repair insanity 16/10/2023 at 19:18 By Richard Speed Bravery and a bucket for the screws required to service latest idiot visor Meta’s Quest 3 headset has fallen victim to the iFixit team, and the news from a repairability perspective is not good.… This article is an excerpt

BLOODALCHEMY provides backdoor to southeast Asian nations’ secrets 16/10/2023 at 18:18 By Connor Jones Sophisticated malware devs believed to be behind latest addition to toolset of China-aligned attackers Security researchers have uncovered a backdoor used in attacks against governments and organizations in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).… This article is an excerpt from

92% of business plan to move to passwordless technology 16/10/2023 at 18:17 By A recent report found that 55% of IT leaders surveyed feel they need more education on how passwordless technology works and/or how to deploy it. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Microsoft seeking robots to help automate datacenters 16/10/2023 at 17:48 By Dan Robinson Redmond runs ad to hire fleshbag team manager to make the magic happen Microsoft is on the hunt for a team manager with robotics experience to work on the automation of datacenter operations, just weeks after blaming an outage at its Australia

Pro-Russian Hackers Exploiting Recent WinRAR Vulnerability in New Campaign 16/10/2023 at 17:20 By Pro-Russian hacking groups have exploited a recently disclosed security vulnerability in the WinRAR archiving utility as part of a phishing campaign designed to harvest credentials from compromised systems. “The attack involves the use of malicious archive files that exploit the recently discovered

Tesla goons will buy anything – including these $150 beers 16/10/2023 at 17:02 By Richard Currie Sorry, ‘CyberBeers’ When you have buggy, unstable alpha males hanging on Elon Musk’s every word, it’s only natural to want to sell them two beers for $150.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Ericsson sues Lenovo over 5G patents, accuses it of stalling talks 16/10/2023 at 16:19 By Dan Robinson Swedish company claims Moto parent is violating its FRAND commitment Telecoms giant Ericsson has filed a lawsuit against Lenovo and its mobile phone subsidiary Motorola that accuses it of infringing 5G patents and stalling on negotiations over mutual

SpyNote: Beware of This Android Trojan that Records Audio and Phone Calls 16/10/2023 at 16:19 By The Android banking trojan known as SpyNote has been dissected to reveal its diverse information-gathering features. Typically spread via SMS phishing campaigns, attack chains involving the spyware trick potential victims into installing the app by clicking on the embedded link, according

Developers build AI to read words from ancient scroll burnt in Mount Vesivius’ eruption 16/10/2023 at 15:18 By Katyanna Quach Plus: US Space Force halts use of ChatGPT and more AI in brief  Computer scientists trained AI models to decipher words from parts of an ancient scroll preserved in thick layers of volcanic mud, where

The Fast Evolution of SaaS Security from 2020 to 2024 (Told Through Video) 16/10/2023 at 15:18 By SaaS Security’s roots are in configuration management. An astounding 35% of all security breaches begin with security settings that were misconfigured. In the past 3 years, the initial access vectors to SaaS data have widened beyond misconfiguration management.

EDG receives the 2023 Elliot A. Boxerbaum Award for security design 16/10/2023 at 15:04 By Electronic Design Group has been awarded the 2023 Elliot A. Boxerbaum Award by SecuritySpecifiers for excellence in security design. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

TaxWatch finds astute scheme minimizes Big Tech’s UK tax bill by over $2B 16/10/2023 at 14:49 By Lindsay Clark As British public spending comes under pressure, tech superstars seemingly avoid two-thirds of tax burden The UK misses out on an estimated £2 billion ($2.4 billion) in revenue because the way seven of the world’s largest