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On the record: Apple bags patent for iDevice to play LPs 28/07/2023 at 09:18 By Brandon Vigliarolo From Norman Cook to Tim Cook A patent granted to Apple this week suggests the iGiant is, if not actively working on, at least entertaining the thought of introducing some modular hardware into its lineup – including, bizarrely, […]

Cybersecurity Agencies Warn Against IDOR Bugs Exploited for Data Breaches 28/07/2023 at 09:03 By Cybersecurity agencies in Australia and the U.S. have published a joint cybersecurity advisory warning against security flaws in web applications that could be exploited by malicious actors to orchestrate data breach incidents and steal confidential data. This includes a specific class of bugs

Major Security Flaw Discovered in Metabase BI Software – Urgent Update Required 28/07/2023 at 09:03 By Users of Metabase, a popular business intelligence and data visualization software package, are being advised to update to the latest version following the discovery of an “extremely severe” flaw that could result in pre-authenticated remote code execution on affected

Meltdown avoided: Intel rediscovers profitability 28/07/2023 at 05:19 By Tobias Mann Pat on the back for Pat who’s back in the black after getting costs whacked and demand stacked After racking up $3.5 billion in losses over the past two quarters, Intel managed to stanch the bleeding and return to profitability in the second quarter.…

Tesla’s Autopilot boasts, safety probed by California AG 28/07/2023 at 04:05 By Katyanna Quach This tech is certainly full of something California’s Attorney General is reportedly investigating complaints about the safety of Tesla’s so-called self-driving features, as well as boasts made by the automaker about the technology in its marketing.… This article is an excerpt

A federal watchdog to police Big Tech? Yeah, that’ll do the trick, senators… 28/07/2023 at 03:06 By Thomas Claburn Sorry, FTC, didn’t mean to step on you like that Two US Senators have proposed legislation to create a government commission to tame Big Tech, an often uttered goal on both sides of the political aisle

NATO probes hacktivist crew’s boasts of stolen portal data 28/07/2023 at 01:47 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle ‘Gay furry hackers’ say it’s in response to ‘attacks on human rights’ and noooothing to do with Russia-Ukraine NATO is investigating claims by miscreants that they broke into the military alliance’s unclassified information-sharing and collaboration IT environment, stole information

How to make today’s top-end AI chatbots rebel against their creators and plot our doom 28/07/2023 at 01:17 By Thomas Claburn Boffins build automated system to smash safety guardrails The “guardrails” built atop large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Bard, and Claude to prevent undesirable text output can be easily bypassed – and it’s unclear

Healthcare files of 8M-plus people fall into hands of Clop via MOVEit mega-bug 28/07/2023 at 01:04 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Maximus plus Deloitte and Chuck E. Cheese join 500+ victim orgs Accounting giant Deloitte, pizza and birthday party chain Chuck E. Cheese, government contractor Maximus, and the Hallmark Channel are among the latest victims that

Deloitte and Chuck E. Cheese join 500+ orgs as MOVEit victims 27/07/2023 at 23:18 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Third of Big 4 accountants get trampled by Clop, KPMG may be nervous Accounting giant Deloitte, pizza and birthday party chain Chuck E. Cheese, government contractor Maximus, and the Hallmark Channel are among the latest victims that

Think tank calls for monitoring of Chinese AI-enabled products 27/07/2023 at 22:02 By Laura Dobberstein Will make regulating China’s 5G telecom equipment look like a cinch Chinese made AI-enabled products should spark similar concerns to Middle Kingdom sourced 5G equipment and therefore be regulated, said think tank Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) on Thursday.… This

Legal industry expresses AI concerns 27/07/2023 at 21:36 By The legal industry’s response to artificial intelligence (AI) was analyzed in a recent report by Litify, finding that there were privacy concerns.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Prices of gallium and germanium rise as China export controls loom 27/07/2023 at 20:34 By Dan Robinson Plus: US warns domestic chip suppliers will feel the pain Prices of two vital chipmaking materials are rising ahead of export restrictions imposed by the Chinese government coming into effect next week.… This article is an excerpt from

Elizabeth Davies joins Verkada as Chief Privacy Officer 27/07/2023 at 20:16 By Elizabeth Davies has been hired as Chief Privacy Officer at Verkada. Davies will oversee Verkada’s privacy and government affairs programs. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Attack Surface Management: Challenges, Myths, and Solutions 27/07/2023 at 20:05 By In the modern era of interconnectedness and digitalization, the risk of cyber threats has increased in complexity and persistence. Organizations must adopt a proactive and strategic approach to security to safeguard their assets and minimize the likelihood of cyberattacks. This article is an excerpt

White House announces extreme heat safety plans 27/07/2023 at 19:49 By In response to multiple U.S. cities facing extreme heat, the White House requested the Department of Labor to issue a hazard alert for heat. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

NASA, DARPA enlist Lockheed to build nuclear-powered spacecraft 27/07/2023 at 19:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Hey, at least this one isn’t an actual bomb NASA’s ambitions to speed up space travel are about to go nuclear, as its joint project with military boffinry unit DARPA has found a builder for an experimental nuclear thermal rocket vehicle,

Wafer shipments still down, but chipmakers are looking up 27/07/2023 at 18:16 By Tobias Mann AI runs on chips, remember Despite yet another dip in wafer shipments, major chip shops are predicting a resurgence in the latter half of 2023.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Report reveals new information about Akira Group connection to Conti 27/07/2023 at 18:16 By New research dives into the Akira ransomware group, including the group’s recent victim focuses, tactics and affiliation with Conti. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Hadar heats up race for better night-time computer vision, AV performance 27/07/2023 at 17:20 By Lindsay Clark Machine learning helps take fuzz out of thermal imaging A machine learning-assisted approach to thermal imaging could transform the night vision of autonomous vehicles and other nascent robots.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original