Apple will reportedly combine iPhone, iPad and Mac apps by 2021 – CNET
It’ll basically combine its App Stores. Syndication Source
2.7 Million Health-Related Calls, Sensitive Info Exposed for Six Years
A server used to store real-time recordings of phone calls made to the 1177 Swedish Healthcare Guide service for health care information was found completely exposed to the Internet, with no user or password to protect it. As IDG’s Lars Dobos says, the millions of call recordings were left on an open web server that could be accessed with […]
Amazon releases map for upcoming Lord of the Rings series – CNET
The new interactive Middle-earth map shows the upcoming terrain of the new Lord of the Rings series on Amazon. Amazon Take a look at the landscape that will be covered in the upcoming Lord of the Rings series set to launch on Amazon in 2021. Over the weekend, Amazon debuted an interactive map of J.R.R. […]
Women in tech: Two prominent female CISOs speak out (CxOTalk interview)
The Chief Information Security Officer role has become increasingly important in recent years. But, what are the opportunities for women in this male-dominated field? MUST READ IT security and governance Adversarial AI: Cybersecurity battles are coming AI impact: Rethinking education and job training Defense contractor: IT must embrace radical transparency and culture change As part […]
Developing a Security Plan Around Consumer Data Privacy Concerns
When developing a security plan, most organizations turn their focus internally to protect business interests. That used to work because most people didn’t give cybersecurity a second thought — that is, until their personally identifiable information (PII) was affected. But that isn’t the case anymore. With the increase in very large, high-profile data breaches and […]
Global Cyber Intelligence Maven Limor Kessem Is a Guiding Light for Women in Security
Next time someone says it’s difficult for women to advance in the global security or technology sector, point them in the direction of IBM. At the very top of the tree is Ginni Rometty, global CEO, who is joined by Shamla Naidoo as the chief information security officer (CISO) — just two of the many […]
Mozilla Adding a Picture-in-Picture Mode to Firefox
Like Chrome, Mozilla Firefox is adding a Picture-in-Picture Mode that allows users to pop the video out of the web page in a stay on top frame that they can watch while using other applications. In a recently updated Mozilla bug post, the Picture-in-Picture feature has been enabled in the Firefox Nightly build. Using this […]
Microsoft is going all-in on ‘Inner Source’
Featured stories Microsoft is no stranger to open source these days, with the company open-sourcing more and more of its technologies and buying open-source companies. However, one of its next big open-source moves might still surprise some people. Microsoft is moving to adopt formally open-source development methodologies inside the company by going “Inner Source.” Inner […]
Google details how it fights ‘fake news’ in Search, News, YouTube, and ads
Over the weekend, Google presented a white paper at the Munich Security Conference detailing how it fights disinformation across its largest services. This includes efforts covering Google Search, News, and YouTube, as well as advertising platforms. Disinformation in recent years goes by many names, including “fake news” and the “post-truth” era. Google characterizes misinformation as […]
Amazon Alexa and the Search for the One Perfect Answer
If you had visited the Cambridge University Library in the late 1990s, you might have observed a skinny young man, his face illuminated by the glow of a laptop screen, camping out in the stacks. William Tunstall-Pedoe had wrapped up his studies in computer science several years earlier, but he still relished the musty aroma […]
British Intelligence Says Huawei Risk Manageable: FT
British intelligence has concluded that security risks posed by using equipment made by Chinese telecom giant Huawei can be managed, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) sees ways of limiting risks from using Huawei in future 5G networks, according to two unnamed sources cited by the FT. The firm […]
Wendy’s Reaches $50 Million Settlement With Banks Over Data Breach
US fast food restaurant chain Wendy’s announced recently that it has reached a settlement with the thousands of financial institutions impacted by the data breach suffered by the company in 2015 and 2016. Wendy’s discovered the breach in January 2016 after the payment industry noticed fraud patterns on some cards used at its restaurants. While […]
White-Hat Bug Bounty Programs Draw Inspiration from the Old West
These programs are now an essential strategy in keeping the digital desperados at bay. Back in the Old West, sheriffs tacked up parchment “Wanted” posters offering cash bounties to help them catch lawless gunslingers like Billy the Kid and Butch Cassidy. Today, corporations and governments are paying high-dollar bounties to combat a new generation of […]
Bill & Ted 3 teaser reminds us to ‘be excellent to each other’ – CNET
Orion While we wait patiently for the clueless time-traveling duo Ted Logan and Bill Preston to take us on another adventure in the upcoming film Bill & Ted Face the Music, the official movie Twitter account just gave fans a teaser message. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the premiere of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, […]
The Devastating Allure of Medical Miracles
Sheila Advento was not feeling well. It was July 6, 2003, and her mother’s house in northern New Jersey was filled with people. Sheila and her mom were there, along with Sheila’s boyfriend, sister, and brother-in-law—a slice of a huge extended family, many of whom, like Sheila and her parents, had immigrated to the US […]
LG V50 ThinQ leak shows off 5G connectivity, launch w/ LG G8 ThinQ at MWC confirmed
For the past few years, LG has struggled to get traction going with its smartphones. As MWC approaches, we’re expecting a new flagship from the company in the form of the LG G8 ThinQ, but it seems two devices may arrive. LG has revealed that MWC will also see the debut of the LG V50 […]