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Two High-Risk Security Flaws Discovered in Curl Library – New Patches Released 12/10/2023 at 08:01 By Patches have been released for two security flaws impacting the Curl data transfer library, the most severe of which could potentially result in code execution. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2023-38545 (CVSS score: 7.5) – SOCKS5 heap-based buffer overflow […]

Mars helicopter to try for new speed record on Thursday 12/10/2023 at 07:47 By Simon Sharwood 57 flights past expected lifetime and still improving NASA has scheduled the 62nd flight of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter and given it the job of achieving a new speed record for rotorcraft on Mars.… This article is an excerpt

Security career competition from the public sector 12/10/2023 at 07:16 By Security job openings attract competition from private sector and public sector candidates. What qualities make a successful security leader? This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Giving up the ghost in security job searches 12/10/2023 at 07:16 By Don’t get “ghosted” — being communicative during the job search process is critical for both the security job seeker and the hiring organization. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Gulf states and ‘The Stans’ could become new tech hotspot: analyst 12/10/2023 at 07:02 By Simon Sharwood One has the talent, one has the money – both want more tech The gulf states and former Soviet nations of central Asia are set to become a new hub of tech activity, according to Anatoly Motkin, president

Casino giant Caesars tells thousands: Yup, ransomware crooks stole your data 12/10/2023 at 04:17 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle House always wins, er, wait … As more details emerge from September’s Las Vegas casino cyberattacks, Caesars Entertainment – the owner of Caesars Palace – has disclosed more than 41,000 Maine residents alone had their info stolen

Bennu unboxing shows ancient asteroid holds carbon and water 12/10/2023 at 03:32 By Katyanna Quach Just some building blocks for life – in a few billion years, who knows what could develop? Initial analyses of samples collected from the surface of Bennu reveal the ancient asteroid contains water and carbon-based molecules, vital materials needed to

Hell no, we won’t pay, says Microsoft as Uncle Sam sends $29B bill for back taxes 12/10/2023 at 02:17 By Simon Sharwood Says it has enough cash to foot the demand Microsoft today revealed the IRS last month sent the Windows maker a bill for $28.9 billion in back taxes – and has vowed to

Latest SiFive RISC-V cores aim to boost performance, accelerate AI workloads 12/10/2023 at 00:47 By Tobias Mann Those are some fat vector registers SiFive today launched a pair of RISC-V CPU cores aimed at high-performance and AI/ML applications.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

California’s Governor Newsom signs laws on right to repair and data deletion 12/10/2023 at 00:02 By Thomas Claburn ‘Digital emancipation proclamation’ praised by tech tinkerers, but info brokers aren’t happy On Tuesday, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed two law bills that give people more control over their devices and their data, the Right to Repair

Delays to NASA’s in-orbit satellite refueling robot to push costs over $2B target 11/10/2023 at 23:19 By Brandon Vigliarolo Contractor blamed by watchdog for late SPIDER arm work A NASA plan to robotically repair and refuel satellites in orbit is way behind schedule and well over budget, says NASA’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG),

US Navy sailor admits selling secret military blueprints to China for $15K 11/10/2023 at 22:48 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Worth it for 20 years behind bars? A US Navy service member pleaded guilty yesterday to receiving thousands of dollars in bribes from a Chinese spymaster in exchange for passing on American military secrets.… This article

First half of 2023 sees more ransomware victims than all of 2022 11/10/2023 at 22:47 By A recent Deep Instinct report found that more victims were affected by ransomware in the first half of 2023 than in the entirety of 2022.   This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View

HashiCorp Vault scans for skeletons in your code closet 11/10/2023 at 22:02 By Richard Speed Added functionality follows BluBracket acquisition earlier this year HashiConf  HashiCorp today revealed its latest front in the battle against secrets sprawl with new Vault functionality – plus a first look at the fruits of the company’s BluBracket purchase.… This article

3 rising AI trends CISOs must prepare for 11/10/2023 at 21:46 By Artificial intelligence’s impact on data security will transform the way security leaders leaders shape cybersecurity strategy for years to come. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Nathan Mills appointed to Head of Global Security at Zoom 11/10/2023 at 21:46 By Nathan Mills has been appointed to Chief Security Officer, Physical at Zoom. Mills previously held the position of Head of Physical Security. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Microsoft takes another run at closing Exchange brute-force security hole 11/10/2023 at 21:32 By Richard Speed Meanwhile, Exchange Online is on the fritz Microsoft has issued a fresh update to address an old vulnerability affecting Exchange Server 2019 and 2016 while its online service has problems of its own.… This article is an excerpt from

Nathan Mills appointed to Chief Security Officer, Physical at Zoom 11/10/2023 at 20:47 By Nathan Mills has been appointed to Chief Security Officer, Physical at Zoom. Mills previously held the position of Head of Physical Security. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

EU threatens X with DSA penalties over spread of Israel/Hamas disinformation 11/10/2023 at 20:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Still using Xitter in the Euro bloc? You might not be for long if Musk doesn’t abide by content mod demands The European Commission has publicly rebuked Elon Musk’s X for what it says is its role in

AI processing could consume ‘as much electricity as Ireland’ 11/10/2023 at 19:47 By Dan Robinson Boffins estimate power needed if every Google search became an LLM interaction. Gulp The recent spike of interest in AI thanks to large language models (LLMs) and generative AI is pushing adoption of the tech by a wide variety of