Samsung Posts Best Second Quarter Profit Since 2018
Samsung, the world’s largest electronics maker, posted its best second-quarter profit since 2018 thanks to strong sales of memory chips to server customers. Samsung posted an operating profit of 14 trillion won (US$10.7 billion), an increase of 11% from 12.57 trillion won (US$9.7 billion) a year earlier. Revenue in the second quarter rose 21% to […]
NIST Selects Four Encryption Algorithms To Counter Future Attacks On Quantum Computers
The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected four encryption algorithms to withstand future quantum computer attacks. The four encryption algorithms include CRYSTALS-Kyber, CRYSTALS-Dilithium, FALCON and SPHINCS+. The four algorithms were created by experts from several countries and institutions. The algorithms are designed with two main objectives associated with encryption […]
Tiktok To Limit Access Of Chinese Workers To U.S. User Data
A deal is being worked out initiated by Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok and the Biden administration that would “fully safeguard” the app in the U.S. and dispel fears about the Chinese government accessing Americans’ data. TikTok’s chief executive Shou Zi Chew said in a statement that the ubiquitous social media app is nearing an agreement […]
Apple Launches Lockdown Mode To Block Spyware
Apple is launching a new security feature to safeguard high-risk users from spyware cyber-attacks. Lockdown Mode will be made available in 2-3 months with the next operating system across all of the tech giant’s iPhones, iPads and Macs. The setting bars various functions and wards off unknown callers. This arrives after Apple devices owned by […]
EU Requires Anti-Speeding Tech For New Car Models
A technology called Intelligent speed assistance (ISA) is now compulsory for all new car models and types of vehicles in the EU beginning July 6. This will also be required for all new cars sold in the EU from July 2024. ISA utilizes the car’s cameras, map data, deep learning, and other methods to check […]