Hard-coded keys in some Siemens PLCs can be cracked, say researchers
Siemens urged customers to immediately update firmware after the discovery of a vul
Elon Musk is being investigated by federal authorities, Twitter informs judge
According to a court filing filed by Twitter, Elon Musk is under federal investigation for his conduct in connection with the $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, and Twitter says he “has exchanged substantive correspondence with those authorities concerning their investigations through counsel.” The lawsuit says he is under investigation but does not specify what type […]
Exchange 2019 to replace Exchange 2013, which expires in April
After years of meritorious service by providing a single unified management console that is easy to use and optimized for managing on-premises, online or hybrid deployments, and other purposes, Exchange Server 2013 will be retired in April 2023. The alternative, Exchange Server 2019, is designed to improve security by introducing TLS 1.2 and soon TLS […]
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 17, 2022 – Warnings to VMware and Office 365 administrators
This episode reports on versions of WMware hypervisor going end of support, a caution on the encryption in Office 365
Over 45,000 VMware ESXi servers have just reached EOL
VMware will no longer provide software and security updates for over 45,000 VMware ESXi servers that have just reached end-of-life (EOL). Based on the inventory of Lansweeper, which includes the analysis of data from 6,000 customers, 79,000 installed VMware ESXi servers were found. 36.5% (28,835) run version 6.7.0 released in April 2018, and 21.3% (16,830) […]
Venus ransomware target publicly exposed Remote Desktop services
A relatively new ransomware operation, identified as Venus, hacks into publicly exposed Remote Desktop services to encrypt Windows devices. According to researchers, Venus ransomware started operating in the middle of August 2022 and has since encrypted victims all over the world. As soon as it is executed, Venus ransomware tries to terminate thirty-nine processes that […]
Equifax fires 24 for overemployment
Equifax used its own worker monitoring product, Work Number, to monitor 1,000 remote workers and fired 24 who were found juggling two jobs. “Equifax recently conducted an investigation into a number of employees suspected of holding dual, full-time employment that conflicted with their roles at our company. As a result, several employees who violated our […]
Metaverse faces low usage as users’ complaints mount
The Wall Street Journal reports that Metaverse is struggling to keep users occupied with its glitchy features and empty worlds, as well as users’ refusal to return to the Horizon Worlds platform after the first month. According to reports, only 9% of user-created worlds are ever visited by at least 50 people, and the majority […]
Deloitte explains why hybrid work is unsatisfactory for women
According to a new Deloitte study, only about a third of women working in hybrid mode in the technology, media and telecommunications industries (TMT) are satisfied with their work-life balance overall, compared to more than half of their colleagues remotely and in-person counterparts are. The study shows that women in the TMT industry who work […]
Amazon Expands Palm Scanner Technology to Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle
At the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Amazon’s “One” payment technology for palm scanners is being used for the first time, allowing users to pay for an item in a store with a hand wave. So far, four Amazon One devices have been installed at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, but they will be […]
