Ransomware Task Force report two years later: Mixed signs of success
Expert panel urges organizations to report ransomware attacks to authorities for better in
Former Uber CSO sentenced to probation for data breach cover-up
Former Uber Technologies chief security officer (CSO) Joseph Sullivan was sentenced to probation Thursday for trying to cover up a 2016 data breach and theft of tens of millions of customer records, the Associated Press said. Convicted last October by a jury of hiding the incident from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Sullivan was sentenced
Google to integrate AI chats, short videos, others in search results
According to papers and people familiar with the topic quoted by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Google is planning to revamp the way it delivers search results, emphasizing on discussions with artificial intelligence and more brief video and social-media posts. Google will abandon its usual method of delivering results, colloquially known as the “10 blue […]
Critical security flaw found in Cisco phone adapter
Cisco has issued an alert on a critical security flaw in its SPA112 2-Port Adapter, which is used by businesses to connect analog phones and fax machines to voice-over-IP systems without having to upgrade them. The bug, known as CVE-2023-20126, has a base score of 9.8 out of 10 and is classified as critical. It […]
Open-source AI solutions threaten Google and OpenAI Dominance
The introduction of open-source AI technologies has posed a serious threat to industry heavyweights such as Google and OpenAI. The publication of Meta’s LLaMA model represented a watershed moment in the open-source AI movement, sparking a wave of creativity from individuals and organizations throughout the world. As a result, access to AI technology has grown […]
WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin vulnerable to reflected XSS attack
Following the discovery of CVE-2023-30777, a security flaw characterized by reflected cross-site scripting (XSS), users of the Advanced Custom Fields plugin for WordPress are advised to update to version 6.1.6. Malicious actors might use this flaw to insert arbitrary executable programs onto otherwise harmless websites. According to Patchstack researcher Rafie Muhammad, the vulnerability enables any […]
Biden’s meeting with AI firms displeases ethics experts
Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic recently met with President Biden to address the need of assuring the safety of AI technology before its adoption. The President underlined the importance of care and ethical issues, but numerous AI ethics specialists were not impressed. According to these experts, the conference omitted those who have warned about the […]
Warren Buffett issues warning on the consequences of AI
Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and a well-known investor worldwide, has issued a warning about the potential consequences of artificial intelligence (AI). Buffett made an analogy between the rapid advancement of AI technology and the atomic bomb when addressing at the firm’s annual conference in Omaha, Nebraska, adding that it has the power […]
Google introduces Passkeys for Google Accounts
Google has stated that its account holders may now log in using passkeys rather than passwords. This new security feature might indicate that the computer sector is shifting away from passwords as the most prevalent way to sign in. Passkeys are unique identifiers stored on your device that are cryptographic private keys. Passkeys can be […]
FinOps Foundation launches FOCUS
The FinOps Foundation has announced the launch of a new project, the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS). FOCUS seeks to create a standard definition for cloud pricing, use, and billing data. The organization’s goal with FOCUS is to create a uniform reporting format for cloud cost data, allowing businesses to accelerate cloud adoption […]
