New EU battery law could mean EOL for low-cost smartphones
Apple might (or might not) be forced to make batteries inside iPhones user replaceable under new EU regulations,...
Critical Security Flaws Uncovered in Honeywell Experion DCS and QuickBlox Services
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in various services, including Honeywell Experion distributed control system (DCS) and QuickBlox,...
Why are actors so worried about AI?
The US actors’ union says artificial intelligence poses an “existential threat” to the profession. Source:: BBC News –...
Now Available for Public Comment — Draft NIST IR 8473, Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Electric Vehicle Extreme Fast Charging Infrastructure
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) today released for public comment the initial public draft of NIST...
Registration Now Open for the FISSEA Summer Forum: August 23, 2023
Registration Now Open for the FISSEA Summer Forum The FISSEA Forums are quarterly meetings to provide opportunities for...
Defend Against Insider Threats: Join this Webinar on SaaS Security Posture Management
As security practices continue to evolve, one primary concern persists in the minds of security professionals—the risk of...
AIOS WordPress Plugin Faces Backlash for Storing User Passwords in Plain Text
All-In-One Security (AIOS), a WordPress plugin installed on over one million sites, has issued a security update after...
TeamTNT’s Cloud Credential Stealing Campaign Now Targets Azure and Google Cloud
A malicious actor has been linked to a cloud credential stealing campaign in June 2023 that’s focused on...
New SOHO Router Botnet AVrecon Spreads to 70,000 Devices Across 20 Countries
A new malware strain has been found covertly targeting small office/home office (SOHO) routers for more than two...
Zimbra Warns of Critical Zero-Day Flaw in Email Software Amid Active Exploitation
Zimbra has warned of a critical zero-day security flaw in its email software that has come under active...
Fresh boost for Microsoft’s bid to buy Call of Duty maker
A US watchdog has lost its latest bid to temporarily stop the technology giant’s $69bn Activision takeover. Source::...
AI trend drives rise in students wanting to study computing
A record number of 18-year-olds are picking computer-based courses, the university admissions body UCAS says. Source:: BBC News...
The US military revives an idea for stealthy sea power
Powerful new magnets have revived efforts to build a quiet propulsion system for ships and submarines. Source:: BBC...
AWS Lambda now detects and stops recursive loops in Lambda functions
AWS Lambda can now detect and stop recursive loops in Lambda functions. Customers build event-driven applications using Lambda...
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL now supports pgvector for vector storage and similarity search
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports the pgvector extension to store embeddings from machine learning (ML) models in...
Amazon Aurora supports PostgreSQL 15.3, 14.8, 13.11, 12.15, and 11.20 versions
Following the announcement of updates to the PostgreSQL database by the open source community, we have updated Amazon...
SEO Expert Hired and Fired By Ashley Madison Turned on Company, Promising Revenge
[This is Part II of a story published here last week on reporting that went into a new...
ChatGPT owner in probe over risks around false answers
US regulators are asking the maker of ChatGPT about protections for privacy and reputational risk. Source:: BBC News...
FTC reported to be investigating OpenAI for consumer protection violations
The US Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating ChatGPT maker OpenAI for potential violations of consumer protection regulations,...
AWS Karpenter now supports Windows containers
Today, AWS announced Windows support on Karpenter (Starting with v0.29.0), the open-source node provisioning and management project. Using...