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British train system is getting another excuse for delays – solar storms 12/12/2023 at 10:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Let’s choo-choo-choose safety, folks Space weather can wreak havoc on electronic systems, but while most folks focus on protecting datacenters or the power grid, a group of UK researchers are warning that relatively mild solar storms could […]

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Apple Releases Security Updates to Patch Critical iOS and macOS Security Flaws 12/12/2023 at 10:16 By Apple on Monday released security patches for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari web browser to address multiple security flaws, in addition to backporting fixes for two recently disclosed zero-days to older devices. This includes updates for 12 security vulnerabilities in iOS

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Interpol moves against human traffickers who enslave people to scam you online 12/12/2023 at 09:38 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Scum lure folks with promises of good jobs in crypto and then won’t let them leave Hundreds of suspected people smugglers have been arrested, and 163 potential victims rescued from servitude, as part of an Interpol-coordinated

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ByteDance slides around Indonesian social commerce ban with $1.5 billion buy 12/12/2023 at 09:02 By Laura Dobberstein Takes huge stake in local superapp Tokopedia, for the good of the small business community A mere two-and-a-half months after Indonesia imposed a ban on social commerce, made-in-China social media giant TikTok and local super-app company GoTo have

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New Critical RCE Vulnerability Discovered in Apache Struts 2 – Patch Now 12/12/2023 at 09:01 By Apache has released a security advisory warning of a critical security flaw in the Struts 2 open-source web application framework that could result in remote code execution. Tracked as CVE-2023-50164, the vulnerability is rooted in a flawed “file upload logic” that could

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Security executive interview preparation: End of year planning 12/12/2023 at 08:04 By Security leaders looking to change jobs can hone their interview skills by studying the iceberg interview model and emphasizing soft skills. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Transforming retail security and efficiency with video management 12/12/2023 at 08:04 By Enterprise security executives can harness the power of VMS to optimize operations in the retail sector. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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China’s SpaceX wannabe recycles a rocket after just 38 days 12/12/2023 at 07:32 By Simon Sharwood Interstellar Glory Space Technology gets a boost – even though it’s yet to reach orbit Chinese private space biz i-Space (not to be confused with Japanese aerospace concern iSpace) has recycled a rocket just 38 days after its previous

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Epic decision sees jury find Google’s Play store is illegal monopoly 12/12/2023 at 05:36 By Simon Sharwood Fortnite dev hails ‘a win for all app developers and consumers around the world’ Epic Games has won its antitrust battle against Google.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

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Proposed US surveillance regime would enlist more businesses 12/12/2023 at 05:02 By Thomas Claburn Expanded service provider definition could force cafes and hotels to spy for the feds Many US businesses may be required to assist in government-directed surveillance – depending upon which of two reform bills before Congress is approved.… This article is an

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Broadcom halves subscription price for VMware’s flagship hybrid cloud suite 12/12/2023 at 03:50 By Simon Sharwood Also kills perpetual licenses, adds a vSphere bundle for smaller users +COMMENT  Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Foundation Division has announced what it’s described as “a dramatic simplification of our product portfolio,” plus the end of perpetual licenses and a move

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Boffins fool AI chatbot into revealing harmful content – with 98 percent success rate 12/12/2023 at 03:04 By Thomas Claburn This one weird trick works every time, most of the time Investigators at Indiana’s Purdue University have devised a way to interrogate large language models (LLMs) in a way that that breaks their etiquette training

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Microsoft partners with labor unions to shape and regulate AI 12/12/2023 at 01:52 By Katyanna Quach Redmond reassures AFL-CIO workers they won’t be pushed out by technology Microsoft is partnering with the largest US union group – representing 60 unions and more than 12 million workers – to explore how AI will impact labor, and

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British arms dealer BAE behind F-35 electronics first in line for US CHIPS funds 12/12/2023 at 00:47 By Tobias Mann More awards imminent agency says British arms dealer BAE Systems will be among the first beneficiaries of the $53 billion US Chips and Science Act.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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Tesla says California’s Autopilot action violates its free speech rights 11/12/2023 at 23:47 By Brandon Vigliarolo Elon’s biz claims 1st Amendment rights It may have taken more than a year, but Tesla has finally responded to the California Department of Motor Vehicles allegations that it misrepresented Autopilot’s capabilities, arguing that it’s free to do so

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2.M patents infected with data loss in Norton Healthcare ransomware outbreak 11/12/2023 at 23:15 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle AlphV lays claims to the intrusion Norton Healthcare, which runs eight hospitals and more than 30 clinics in Kentucky and Indiana, has admitted crooks may have stolen 2.5 million people’s most sensitive data during a ransomware attack

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September 2023 saw more ransomware attacks than all of 2022 11/12/2023 at 22:46 By According to a recent report by Apple, the total number of data breaches more than tripled between 2013 and 2022, and rose further in 2023. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React

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New York set to host $10B semiconductor research facility with IBM and Micron 11/12/2023 at 22:17 By Dan Robinson Elsewhere, BAE Systems bags first CHIPS Act funding Upstate New York is set for a $10 billion semiconductor research facility to work on next-generation chip manufacturing, with IBM and Micron part of the scheme.… This article

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Memory-safe languages so hot right now, agrees Lazarus Group as it slings DLang malware 11/12/2023 at 21:23 By Connor Jones Latest offensive cyber group to switch to atypical programming for payloads Research into Lazarus Group’s attacks using Log4Shell has revealed novel malware strains written in an atypical programming language.… This article is an excerpt from

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Amazon’s practices are ‘the essence of competition,’ it tells judge 11/12/2023 at 20:05 By Brandon Vigliarolo Why would FTC call that antitrust, it asks in dismissal request Amazon is asking a judge to dismiss the antitrust case filed against it by the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states, arguing the case fails to allege any

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