CISOs must be proactive in their cyber strategies, MapleSEC conference told
Fight back against adversaries with a smart cybersecurity platform, conference told
Proposed telecom cybersecurity law gives Canadian government too much secret power: Researcher
Last summer, the federal government proposed changes to the Telecommunications Act that it says will force Canadian telecom providers to toughen cybersecurity. However, a researcher at a university think tank says the legislation is full of government secrecy and accountability deficiencies. In a report issued this week, Christopher Parsons, a senior research associate at the
Microsoft patches critical Azure Service Fabric Explorer (SFX) vulnerability
Microsoft has patched a vulnerability in Azure Service Fabric Explorer (SFX) in its Patch Tuesday updates. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-35829, has a severity rating of 6.2 and could allow attackers to gain administrator privileges. SFX is an open-source tool for inspecting and managing Azure Service Fabric Clusters, a distributed system platform for building and […]
Hackers break into Verizon’s prepaid accounts
Verizon has notified some prepaid customers that their accounts have been compromised and their phone numbers may have been hijacked by attackers via SIM swaps. “We determined that between October 6 and October 10, 2022, a third-party actor accessed the last four digits of the credit card used to make automatic payments on your account,” […]
Microsoft announces Windows Terminal as the new default command line experience on Windows 11 22H2
Microsoft announced that its open-source Windows terminal, which has been under development for several years, has been designated as the default console for Windows 11 22H2. This means that all command line applications now open in Windows Terminal by default. For this behavior to take effect, users must run Windows Terminal version 1.15 or higher. […]
Google launches Lamda in the U.K.
Google has launched a version of the Language Model for Dialogue Applications (Lamda) app that allows users to interact with an artificial intelligence system. Although there are only three scenarios to choose from in the trial, it is rapidly gaining traction in the UK following its launch in the U.S. in August. A Google account […]
Starlink launches aviation internet services
Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, will soon be available on select aircraft, with the official launch of Starlink Aviation next year. The service will provide internet speeds of up to 350 Mbps for each plane outfitted with its Aero Terminal, which is said to be fast enough for video calls, online games and “other high […]
AT&T ordered to pay $23 million fine for bribing Illinois lawmaker
AT&T has been fined $23 million for bribing an Illinois lawmaker, continuing its excellent track record of paying fines. The latest fine is part of a deferred prosecution agreement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in which AT&T’s subsidiary in Illinois will pay $23 million in response to an investigation into alleged misconduct […]
Parler accidentally reveals personal email addresses of VIPs, others when announcing Kanye’s purchase
Parler accidentally revealed the personal email addresses of some of the company’s most elite members while trying to inform users about the company’s takeover deal with Kanye West. Instead of simply copying a group of VIP members, an email in which they were CC-ed shared the email addresses of many verified users and Parler investors. […]
Gartner reveals top ten strategic technology risks
Gartner has released a list of the top ten strategic technology trends that companies should explore in 2023 to help increase resilience, streamline operations, scale and develop new forms of customer loyalty. Sustainability, one of the trends, is a framework that improves the energy and material efficiency of IT services, enables sustainability in businesses through […]
