Neptune Is a Windy, Chilly, and Baffling Planet. Let’s Go!
Scientists are building a case for a mission to Neptune, an ice giant that’s only been visited by a spacecraft once. But the window to act is closing….
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Cognitive Bias is the Threat Actor you may never detect
Cognitive bias among workers can undermine security work and lead to critical misinterpretations of data, warns Forcepoint X-Labs research scientist, Dr. Margaret Cunningham. The post Cognitive Bias is the Threat Actor you may never detect appeared first on The Security Ledger. Related StoriesDark Web Looms Large as Enterprise ThreatEpisode 148: Joseph Menn on Cult of the Dead Cow also Veracode CEO Sam King on InfoSec’s Leaky Talent PipelineHackers Remotely Steer Tesla Model S Using Autopilot System …
Telegram Suffers ‘Powerful DDoS Attack’ From China During Hong Kong Protests
Telegram, one of the most popular encrypted messaging app, briefly went offline yesterday for hundreds of thousands of users worldwide after a powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack hit its servers. Telegram founder Pavel Durov later revealed that the attack was mainly coming from the IP addresses located in China, suggesting the Chinese government could be behind it to sabotage…
Elon Musk says he deleted his Twitter account, and we’re all confused – CNET
The Tesla CEO also changed his Twitter handle, but the account is still active….
Find Your Next Favorite Cybersecurity Tool at the Black Hat USA Arsenal
Learn new enterprise-grade techniques for identifying vulnerabilities, improving Active Directory security, and building trust with customers at Black Hat USA this summer. …
Investigation and Response is a Team Sport
I’ve talked before about how we have the tools and technologies to make the intelligent SOC a reality. It’s a welcomed development given the global cybersecurity skills shortage of three million and growing.
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MIT develops a system to give robots more human senses
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have developed a new system that could equip robots with something we take for granted: the ability to link multiple senses together. The new system created by CSAIL involves a predictive AI that’s able to learn how to see using its ‘sense’ of touch, and […] …
Nvidia brings Arm support to its GPU platform for supercomputing
Nvidia also unveiled what it says is the world’s 22nd fastest supercomputer, the DGX SuperPOD.
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Huawei smartphone shipments have dropped 40% in the last month due to US sanctions
After Huawei was added to the US Entity list last month, we all expected the company to see a huge impact on its bottom line. Now, Huawei’s CEO has revealed numbers on how the ban has affected sales numbers, and that includes a huge drop for smartphone shipments.
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Release of GandCrab 5.2 Decryptor Ends a Bad Ransomware Story
In collaboration with law enforcement agencies around the world, Bitdefender has released an updated decryptor for the GandCrab Ransomware that can decrypt files encrypted by versions 1, 4, and 5 through 5.2. […] …
Building Modern Security Awareness with Experiences
Think about your own organization’s culture and then find ways to create immersive, engaging experiences that will resonate with your people. …
Week-in-Review: E3’s forever franchises and Elon Musk’s submersible Tesla
Hey, weekend readers. This is Week-in-Review where I get hopped up on caffeine and give a heavy amount of analysis on one story while scouring the rest of the hundreds of stories that emerged on TechCrunch this week to surface my favorites for your reading pleasure. Last week, I railed on Google’s new Stadia game […] …
Three U.S. Universities Disclose Data Breaches Over Two-Day Span
Three U.S. universities have disclosed data breach incidents impacting personally identifiable information of students or employees following unauthorized access to some of their employees’ email accounts. […] …
Spring Cleaning: Why Companies Must Spring Clean Out Their Social Media Accounts This Season
Tips for cleaning and securing your online data this spring. …
Episode 149: How Real is the Huawei Risk?
In this episode of the podcast we’re joined by Priscilla Moriuchi of the firm Recorded Future, which released a report this week analyzing the security risks posed by Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications and technology giant. The post Episode 149: How Real is the Huawei Risk? appeared first on The Security Ledger. Related StoriesDHS Warns That Drones Made in China Could Steal U.S. DataIsraeli Group Exploited WhatsApp to Spy on UsersForty Year Old GPS Satellites tell us lots about securing the Internet of Things …
