Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending March 17, 2023
This episode includes discussion on a parliamentary committee’s cybersecurity recommendations and the possible cyber impact of the Silicon Valley Ba
Data center supply chain disruptions on the rise
According to a recent Uptime Institute survey, data center operators continue to face significant supply chain challenges. Despite improvements in supply chain operations in other sectors of the IT industry, the survey discovered that disruptions increased by 60% in the previous year. According to the Uptime Institute’s Supply Chain Survey 2022, one in every five […]
Cyber Security Today, March 17, 2023 – More than 4 million Americans notified of a data breach, and the latest ransomware news
This episode reports on a huge data breach, information on the Trigona ransomwar
NordVPN releases source code for Linux client and networking libraries
Nord Security has taken an important step toward transparency and accountability by making the source code for its Linux NordVPN client and related networking libraries available. To alleviate users’ security and privacy concerns, the company wants the coding community’s input and scrutiny to improve its services. The NordVPN MeshNet private tunneling feature will be free […]
Google to end support for Glass Enterprise Edition AR specs
Google has announced that the Glass Enterprise Edition, its business-grade augmented reality specs, will no longer be supported. Google stated in an updated support page on March 15 that support for wearable devices will end on September 15, 2023. Users can continue to use the devices after this date, but no software updates will be […]
Apple experiments with language-generating AI
Apple discussed AI and large language models at a recent internal event, revealing its experiments with language-generating artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT. Apple focused on AI and large language models during the event. According to The New York Times, many teams, including those working on Siri, are testing “language-generating concepts” on a regular basis. Furthermore, […]
Mozilla introduces Firefox Relay
Mozilla has announced a new feature called Firefox Relay for its Firefox browser, and it aims to protect users from being spammed and tracked online. The feature was released in beta as an extension in August 2020 and is now integrated into the browser. When users sign up for new accounts on websites, Firefox Relay […]
Biden administration threatens TikTok with U.S. ban
According to a source confirmed by Axios, the Biden Administration has warned that TikTok may face a ban in the United States unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells its stake in the U.S. version of the app. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) informed TikTok that the government intends to […]
FBI and DOJ investigate ByteDance’s use of TikTok to spy on American journalists
The FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are looking into ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, for using the app to spy on American journalists. The Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, Fraud Section, in collaboration with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, has subpoenaed information from ByteDance regarding its employees’ efforts […]
Zipline and Wing present drone delivery technologies
Zipline and Wing, are ramping up operations in preparation for widespread deployment in the United States beginning next year. Zipline unveiled the Platform 2 or P2 Zip, its next-generation autonomous electric delivery drone. Within a ten-mile radius, the drone can carry up to eight pounds of cargo and land on a space as small as […]
