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Cisco fixes critical IOS XE bug but malware crew way ahead of them 24/10/2023 at 01:18 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Initial fall in infected devices indicates evolution, not extinction, of attack code After a six-day wait, Cisco started rolling out a patch for a critical bug that miscreants had exploited to install implants in thousands […]

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Google – yes, that Google – testing proxy scheme to hide IP addresses for privacy 24/10/2023 at 00:48 By Thomas Claburn Plan for Chrome echoes Apple iCloud Private Relay Google says it plans to prototype a technique to mask IP addresses via network proxies in future versions of its Chrome browser, a privacy protection similar

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Biden admin reveals 31 R&D tech hubs, with $500m up for grabs 23/10/2023 at 23:20 By Tobias Mann Nothing more fattening than CHIPs: Up to ten locations get initial funding, more to come The Biden administration Monday announced 31 regional tech hubs across the US poised to spur development and manufacturing of key technologies.… This

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50% of US homes have a security system 23/10/2023 at 22:49 By According to a report, home invasion was the top safety concern for gen Z and millennials, where as fire was the top concern for gen X and boomers. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

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DC elections agency warns entire voting roll may have been stolen 23/10/2023 at 22:32 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Home of the Republic seemingly hit by Sony/NTT Docomo ransomware crew The US Capitol’s election agency says a ransomware crew might have stolen its entire voter roll, which includes the personal information of all registered voters in

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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

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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 React to this headline:

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 React

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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.…

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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

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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,

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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 React to this headline:

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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

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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 React to this headline:

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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

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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 React to this headline:

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