Breaking News: Free cybersecurity resources for Canadian retailers now available
Retail Council of Canada’s CyberSecure program will include free webinars, links to
Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI ask court to dismiss AI copyright lawsuit
Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI have asked a court to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit accusing them of stealing licensed code to create GitHub’s AI-powered Copilot tool. Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI were accused of violating copyright law by allowing Copilot, a code-generating AI system trained on billions of lines of public code, to regurgitate licensed […]
Bitwarden password vaults targeted by scam ads
In order to steal users’ password vault credentials, phishing campaigns on Google ads are targeting Bitwarden and other password managers. The advertised website is a forgery of the genuine article. And it was done expertly. It looks exactly like the real thing and could easily fool anyone. Those who followed the link in the Google […]
Google issues Code Red over Microsoft investment in OpenAI
Google has issued a Code Red in response to Microsoft’s announcement that it will invest $10 billion in OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. According to The New York Times, Google met with cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin for assistance in combating ChatGPT for Code Red. According to reports, the pair met with executives to […]
Cyber Security Today, Jan. 30, 2023 – A new data wiper discovered, patches for Lexmark printers and BIND are issued and more
This episode reports on a patching strategy for ICS devices, a warning to VMware admin
Legal experts weigh in on Google Ad antitrust suit
According to legal experts, the U.S. government is likely to sue Google and force it to sell a portion of its advertising technology unit. The complaint was filed in federal court in Virginia by the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, and it mirrors allegations in another antitrust case brought against Google in federal court […]
Oracle modifies Java SE licensing policies and pricing
Oracle has modified its licensing policies and pricing with the introduction of the new Oracle Employee Java SE Universal Subscription model. In most cases, the new Java SE Universal Subscription, a simple, low-cost monthly subscription that includes Java SE Licensing and Support for use on Desktops, Servers, or Cloud deployments, is said to eliminate the […]
ChatGPT found guilty of spreading misinformation
According to NewsGuard’s Misinformation Monitor, ChatGPT has the potential to spread potentially harmful misleading information on a massive scale. According to NewsGuard, it enticed the AI chatbot with 100 false narratives from its Misinformation Fingerprints database. ChatGPT classified 80 of the 100 false narratives as true. Some of the false and misleading claims concerned current […]
Smartphone shipments fell 18.3% in Q4 2022
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Smartphone Tracker, the global smartphone market contracted by 18.3% in Q4 2022 to 300.3 million shipments. According to IDC, electronics companies shipped 300.3 million smartphones in the October to December quarter, an 18.3% decrease year-on-year. The drop is the largest ever in a single quarter. In 2022, 1.21 […]
Nash predicts leap in global tech spending
The Nash Squared Digital Leadership Report, in collaboration with CIONET, discovered that while at least 87% of digital leaders anticipate an economic downturn, 52% anticipate an increase in their technology budget. It goes on to say that global technology spending is expected to grow at the third fastest rate in more than 15 years this […]
