Management, lack of money blamed for poor cybersecurity at Canadian hospitals
Healthcare experts told a webinar that legacy IT systems, lack of money are hindering security at Canadian
Cyber Security Today, Feb. 15, 2023 – Patches released for Microsoft Exchange, SAP, Apple and Adobe products
This episode reports on 1 million patients victimized in GoAnywhere MFT hack, phony packages found in PyPI and NPM registries, WordPress website compromise
T-Mobile users suffer widespread outage in the U.S.
According to reports from Downdetector, a website that tracks outages across various services, T-Mobile users in the United States were hit by a widespread outage on February 14. Thousands of users across the country reported problems with voice calls, text messages, and mobile data. T-Mobile responded with a tweet acknowledging the outage and apologizing for […]
New ‘Beep’ malware uses evasion techniques to steal sensitive data
Minerva analysts have discovered a new malware called ‘Beep,’ which is still in development and employs several features to avoid detection and analysis by security software. Beep malware is a data stealer that is designed to collect sensitive data from victims’ computers. The malware is composed of three parts: a dropper, an injector, and the […]
Salesforce adds more gender options to its software
Salesforce is expanding its gender options in order to become more inclusive with new Gender Identity and Pronoun Data Options. The move is intended to promote workplace inclusivity and diversity. The new gender identity and pronoun data options, which are now available on the Salesforce platform, allow users to select from gender options other than […]
Walmart closes offices, pushes employees to relocate
Walmart is closing three of its technology offices in California, Oregon, and Texas, forcing hundreds of employees to choose between relocating to another office or leaving the company. The decision is part of a broader crackdown on remote work at the retail behemoth. Many employees who have been working remotely for years are concerned about […]
Hyundai and Kia offer free anti-theft software for over 8 million vehicles
Hyundai and Kia are distributing free anti-theft software to over 8 million vehicles in order to combat viral car theft videos on social media platforms such as YouTube and TikTok. When a theft attempt is made, the software disables the engine control system to prevent unauthorized vehicle startup. According to the National Highway Traffic and […]
Thunderbird email client gets major overhaul ahead of Supernova release
Thunderbird, Mozilla’s email client, is getting a complete overhaul ahead of its major July release dubbed “Supernova.” The next update will include a new interface, performance improvements, and support for more advanced encryption protocols. Supernova has been in development by the Thunderbird team for two years, with the goal of making it a more modern […]
Microsoft permanently disables Internet Explorer, abandons Yammer in favor of Viva Engage
Microsoft, which has been gradually killing off Internet Explorer, has taken another step by pushing an Edge update that will permanently disable Internet Explorer (IE) in certain versions of Windows 10. Microsoft previously announced that this IE-killing update would be released in December 2022. Although the company initially stated that this software bomb would be […]
Optimizing data centers with open-source software
Akash Network’s cloud computing marketplace is counting on its open-sourced, decentralized “super” cloud to provide data center operators with more server space. By offering unused compute cycles, data centers and anyone with a computer will be able to become cloud providers. According to Akash Network CEO Greg Osuri, running community-developed open-source software creates a competitive […]
