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Qualcomm Urges OEMs to Patch Critical DSP and WLAN Flaws Amid Active Exploits 2024-10-08 at 07:46 By Qualcomm has rolled out security updates to address nearly two dozen flaws spanning proprietary and open-source components, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-43047 (CVSS score: 7.8), has […]

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The three “T’s” of device lifecycle management 2024-10-08 at 07:16 By Effective device lifecycle management can prevent disruptions and enhance efficiency and security of an organization. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Google brings better bricking to Androids, to curtail crims 2024-10-08 at 06:16 By Iain Thomson Improved security features teased in May now appearing around the world Google has apparently started a global rollout of three features in Android designed to make life a lot harder for thieves to profit from purloined phones.… This article is

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Feds reach for sliver of crypto-cash nicked by North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group 2024-10-08 at 03:31 By Jessica Lyons A couple million will do for a start … but Kim’s crews are suspected of stealing much more The US government is attempting to claw back more than $2.67 million stolen by North Korea’s Lazarus Group,

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Epic judge orders Google to let rivals set up app stores 2024-10-08 at 02:32 By Thomas Claburn Chocolate Factory vows to appeal A US court has ordered Google to refrain from a wide variety of business practices the web giant uses to bolster its Play Store, as a consequence of its December 2023 antitrust defeat

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Inflection AI Enterprise offering ditches Nvidia GPUs for Intel’s Gaudi 3 2024-10-08 at 01:17 By Tobias Mann Struggling chipmaker scores another win In breaking trends news, Inflection AI revealed its latest enterprise platform would ditch Nvidia GPUs for Intel’s Gaudi 3 accelerators.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to

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American Water stops billing for H2O due to ‘cybersecurity incident’ 2024-10-08 at 00:46 By Iain Thomson Water is still safe to drink, it confirms American Water, which supplies over 14 million people in the US and numerous military bases, has stopped issuing bills and has taken its MyWater app offline while it investigates a hacking

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Vulcan Centaur avoids FAA scrutiny after losing solid rocket booster nozzle 2024-10-08 at 00:31 By Richard Speed Is that a sparkler attached to the bottom of your rocket or just something falling off? An unusual event occurred during United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) second launch of the Vulcan Centaur at the end of last week. One

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Geico tells The Reg it’s not canceling Cybertruck insurance – but had other plans 2024-10-07 at 23:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo A Tesla owner complained of dropped policies on X Geico confirmed to The Register that, despite rumors on social media over the weekend (or perhaps because of them), the US insurance firm is most definitely

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Cops love facial recognition, and withholding info on its use from the courts 2024-10-07 at 23:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Withholding exculpatory evidence from suspects isn’t a great look when the tech is already questionable Police around the United States are routinely using facial recognition technology to help identify suspects, but those departments rarely disclose they’ve

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Samsung chairman debunks foundry, chip biz spinoff rumors 2024-10-07 at 22:16 By Tobias Mann But not hard to believe of business units with over $2 billion in operating losses in 2023 Despite reports of poor demand and mounting losses, Samsung says it has no plans to spin off its foundry business or chip design operation.…

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Quantum computing dreamers face stock market reality check 2024-10-07 at 21:31 By Dan Robinson D-Wave and Rigetti dip below $1 as AI steals the spotlight The harsh realities of the quantum ecosystem are dawning on markets as two prominent quantum vendors acknowledge they are at risk of being delisted following shares dropping below the $1

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Hacktivism is on the ballot: Defending democracy in the 2024 election 2024-10-07 at 21:16 By Hacktivism and related attacks present a tangible threat to the integrity of democratic elections.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Chinese cyberspies reportedly breached Verizon, AT&T, Lumen 2024-10-07 at 20:33 By Jessica Lyons Salt Typhoon may have accessed court-ordered wiretaps and US internet traffic Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies were among the US broadband providers whose networks were reportedly hacked by Chinese cyberspies, possibly compromising the wiretapping systems used for court-ordered surveillance.… This article is

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You’re right not to rush into running AMD, Intel’s new manycore monster CPUs 2024-10-07 at 19:47 By Simon Sharwood They put more risk in a single box than most of us are equipped to handle Opinion  Intel recently teased a 128-core Granite Rapids Xeon 6 processor, and your humble vulture thinks you can ignore them

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Global semiconductor sales up 20.6% to record $53.1B as trade wars rage on 2024-10-07 at 19:01 By Gavin Bonshor Chip boom continues as demand surges, but challenges remain A reported hefty increase in sales is no doubt welcome news for the semiconductor industry, which still remains on precarious footing given the continued supply chain disruptions

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Netflix on Mars? Sure, thanks to NASA’s laser comms demo 2024-10-07 at 18:16 By Richard Speed Optical communications not just for night owls NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communication (DSOC) technology demonstration has notched up another performance milestone as it approaches a year in space.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

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SAP offers different way to move SQL Server-based software to the cloud 2024-10-07 at 17:34 By Lindsay Clark Just don’t call it an alternative to RISE with SAP SAP has developed an alternative way of shifting customers’ legacy systems running on Microsoft’s SQL Server database to the cloud, a method that is outside of its

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New Gorilla Botnet Launches Over 300,000 DDoS Attacks Across 100 Countries 2024-10-07 at 17:33 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that is a variant of the leaked Mirai botnet source code. Cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS, which identified the activity last month, said the botnet “issued over 300,000 attack

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Windows 11 migration? Upgrade engine revs up, enterprises have no choice 2024-10-07 at 16:46 By Richard Speed Support expiry clock ticks for Windows 10 – PC makers won’t be happy with latest stats Windows 11 migration projects, long hoped for by Microsoft and PC chums, are picking up. But a report from asset management biz

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