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And now for something completely different: Python 3.12 03/10/2023 at 13:47 By Thomas Claburn Nobody expects more flexible string parsing Python 3.12, the latest stable release of the Python programming language, was released on Monday, offering developers a handful of new capabilities and the removal of some cruft.… This article is an excerpt from The […]

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Researcher Reveals New Techniques to Bypass Cloudflare’s Firewall and DDoS Protection 03/10/2023 at 13:47 By Firewall and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack prevention mechanisms in Cloudflare can be circumvented by exploiting gaps in cross-tenant security controls, defeating the very purpose of these safeguards, it has emerged. “Attackers can utilize their own Cloudflare accounts to abuse the

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UK splashes £4B to dive into next-gen nuclear submarines 03/10/2023 at 13:05 By Richard Speed Detailed design and long lead contracts signed off for SSN-AUKUS project The UK government has signed off on contracts worth £4 billion ($4.8 billion) to start the design and long lead phase for building the next generation of nuclear-powered attack

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MongoDB promises to keep its hands off application building 03/10/2023 at 12:34 By Lindsay Clark Yet history tells us it’s an ever present temptation to grab greater chunks of the stack Rather than MongoDB’s AI-powered SQL converter, natural language queries, or ML visualization releases, it’s the document database company’s strategy for vertical markets that is

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UK IaaS market: Deeper probe by competition regulator lands soon 03/10/2023 at 11:48 By Paul Kunert Ofcom to refer findings to CMA – which insiders say will home in on egress fees, interoperability and licensing The Reg can reveal that UK’s comms regulator Ofcom is expected to refer the findings of its six-month inquiry into

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Microsoft Defender ‘finally’ stops flagging Tor Browser as malware 03/10/2023 at 10:48 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Just because you’re paranoid… We’re sure you’ll be pleased to know Microsoft Defender has stopped mistakenly breaking the latest version of Tor Browser. The antivirus tool had flagged and quarantined the application’s core tor.exe program as a trojan, causing

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ESA delays Vega-C’s return after nozzle design fails tests 03/10/2023 at 09:33 By Laura Dobberstein Eurolauncher won’t fly again until 2024 as it awaits another redesign The Vega-C rocket will not return to launch until late 2024 because a test on a redesigned nozzle failed, the European Space Agency revealed on Monday.… This article is

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Arm Issues Patch for Mali GPU Kernel Driver Vulnerability Amidst Ongoing Exploitation 03/10/2023 at 08:47 By Arm has released security patches to contain a security flaw in the Mali GPU Kernel Driver that has come under active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2023-4211, the shortcoming impacts the following driver versions – Midgard GPU Kernel Driver:

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Google doubles minimum RAM and disk in ‘Chromebook Plus’ spec 03/10/2023 at 07:48 By Simon Sharwood Some may be made in India, where the Big G has teamed to make kit with HP Google has added a ‘Plus’ designation to its Chromebook spec that requires machines to offer at least an Intel Core i3 12th

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Japan drives for infosec self-sufficiency – at least in one layer of deep defenses 03/10/2023 at 05:48 By Simon Sharwood CYNEX Alliance brings industry, government, and academia together to share info and devise tools Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology yesterday launched the CYNEX Alliance – an entity charged with fostering local development

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Co-founder of collapsed crypto biz Three Arrows cuffed at airport 03/10/2023 at 04:33 By Laura Dobberstein Plus: Philippine state health insurance knocked offline by ransomware, China relaxes data export laws, and more Asia in brief  Zhu Su, co-founder of fallen crypto business Three Arrows Capital (3AC), was arrested last Friday at Changi Airport in Singapore

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Apple blames iOS 17 bug for iPhone 15 heating problems 03/10/2023 at 03:47 By Katyanna Quach Fixes about to flow, perhaps along with an iSearch engine Apple has warned that a bug in the iOS 17 software powering its latest iPhone 15 Pro model is causing smartphones to overheat.… This article is an excerpt from

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US State Dept has no idea if its IT security actually works, say auditors 03/10/2023 at 02:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo End-of-life systems still in use, poor inventory control, and China’s hunting The US Department of State has largely failed to implement an effective cybersecurity risk program, auditors concluded in a report last week. That means

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Watermarking AI images to fight misinfo and deepfakes may be pretty pointless 03/10/2023 at 01:04 By Thomas Claburn Basically, it’s ‘not going to work’ Exclusive  In July, the White House announced that seven large tech players have committed to AI safety measures, including the deployment of watermarking to ensure that algorithmically-generated content can be distinguished

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Feds hopelessly behind the times on ransomware trends alert to industry 03/10/2023 at 00:48 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Better late than never, we guess An urgent ransomware warning from the Feds has some industry analysts scratching their heads and wondering if Uncle Sam’s noggin has been buried in the sand for too long.… This article

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FTC warns tax preparation companies against sharing confidential data 03/10/2023 at 00:01 By Five tax preparation companies have been warned by the FTC in regards to what information can and can’t be shared for outside purposes. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Fuming Tom Hanks says he had nothing to do with that AI dental ad clone of him 02/10/2023 at 23:34 By Katyanna Quach I’m not a smart man, but I know it should be cast away A dental healthcare advert featuring what looks like a younger Tom Hanks dressed in a black suit is fake

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CERN swells storage space beyond 1EB for LHC’s latest ion-whacking experiments 02/10/2023 at 23:03 By Tobias Mann A petabyte or more a day of readings? No problem, pal In preparation for its latest round of ion-smashing tests, CERN boosted its storage array for the experiments to more than one million terabytes in total size.… This

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Financial sector sees rise in digital identity verification 02/10/2023 at 23:03 By According to a Juniper Research report, the rate of digital identity verification checks is on the rise in response to increased identity theft. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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NASA awards $1.5m for ‘three steps to Mars’ astronaut health program 02/10/2023 at 21:57 By Brandon Vigliarolo One (very) small leap for humanity’s future in space NASA has announced plans to fund eight short-term research projects aimed at improving our understanding of space’s effects on the human body, but all eight will have to share

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