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It’s troubling enough that British teenager Molly Russell sought out images of suicide and self-harm online before she took her own life in 2017. But it was later discovered that these images were also being delivered to her, recommended by her favorite social media platforms. Her Instagram feed was full of them. Even in the […]
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Google said Wednesday it forgot to mention that it included a microphone in its Nest Secure home alarm system, the latest privacy flub by one of the tech industry’s leading collectors of personal information. The company said earlier this month that its voice assistant feature would be available on the system’s Nest Guard, which controls […]
Administrators of websites running the Drupal content management software (CMS) are urged to take immediate action to mitigate a newly discovered a vulnerability that can lead to remote execution of PHP code under specific circumstances. […] Syndication Source
We should not be creating conscious, humanoid agents but an entirely new sort of entity, rather like oracles, with no conscience, no fear of death, no distracting loves and hates. Syndication Source
The top 20 most notorious cyber espionage operations have increased their activity by a third in recent years – and are looking to conduct more attacks, according to a security company. Syndication Source
Getting around a global city like London, New York, or Shanghai has become vastly more complicated in recent years. In addition to public transport options like buses and metro systems, travelers can now choose from a myriad of taxi apps, bike hire schemes, and new “micromobility” options like electric scooters. Transport app Citymapper wants to […]
Join us for the 10th birthday party of Samsung’s Galaxy phone. Syndication Source
Dark mode lovers have already been rejoicing in the upcoming release of Chrome for Android’s own version of dark mode, since we demonstrated an early version in Chrome 73 beta. In that demo, it was only Chrome’s own UI that was being darkened, but Google has bigger ambitions for its web browser’s dark mode on Android. […]
This is the second installment in a multipart series about data encryption. Be sure to read part one for the full story. Now that we understand the common threats facing organizations and how to select the right solution for data-at-rest encryption (DaRE), what’s the next step in your data encryption journey? Encrypting data is the […]
Rockwell Automation is working on patches for two vulnerabilities affecting its Allen-Bradley PowerMonitor 1000 products. Details of the flaws have been public since November 2018. read more Syndication Source
The Mi 9’s sub-$500 starting price could appeal to Chinese consumers turned off by the $1,000-plus iPhone XS. Syndication Source
The number of supply chain attacks observed last year was 78% higher compared to the previous year, a new Symantec report reveals. read more Syndication Source
Windows 10 April 2018 Update Build 17134.619 is now rolling out to the general public with a bunch of new fixes and improvements. Windows 10 KB4487029 (Build 17134.619) includes fixes for Internet Explorer and other core components. […] Syndication Source
Cybercriminals see formjacking as a simple opportunity to take advantage of online retailers – and all they need is a small piece of JavaScript. Source: https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/formjacking-compromises-4800-sites-per-month-could-yours-be-one/d/d-id/1333908?_mc=rss_x_drr_edt_aud_dr_x_x-rss-simple
For almost 15 years now, companies have been using the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) to determine the criticality of security vulnerabilities. Ten is the highest score, meaning the most severe, while zero is the lowest. Over time, the CVSS has become something of a de facto industry standard used by most major vendors as […]