Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, May 12, 2023
This episode features discussion with guest host Jim Love and commentator David Shipley of Beauceron Security on ransomwar
Sonatype undergoes staff restructuring resulting in over 100 layoffs
According to private internal records obtained by The Register, Sonatype has carried out staff restructuring, resulting in a loss of around 14 percent of its global workforce. The layoffs, which began earlier this week, affected over 100 people across several areas, including sales, marketing, engineering, customer success, and GA teams. In an email to employees, […]
CoPilot and ChatGPT gain traction as Stack Overflow falters
OpenAI’s ChatGPT and CoPilot, a coding assistant developed by Microsoft’s GitHub, have seen a significant increase in traffic, while Stack Overflow, the go-to site for developers seeking code answers, has seen a continuous fall in its user base. Stack Overflow has traditionally depended on its dynamic community members to provide various answers, engage in arguments, […]
Senators propose cybersecurity upgrades for lifeline and election infrastructure
Senators are leading measures to improve the cybersecurity of vital systems in the United States in response to escalating security concerns. The objectives include bolstering the electoral infrastructure and enhancing the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. These legislation were presented in response to serious real-world security occurrences. Senators Markwayne Mullin and Kyrsten Sinema have […]
Digital workers struggling to find information, says Gartner
According to a new Gartner survey, digital employees experience difficulties in acquiring the information they need to do their jobs efficiently. The survey, which included 4,861 full-time employees, discovered that 47% of digital workers have difficulty finding the information or data they want. The poll found that the average number of apps used by desk […]
YouTube warns viewers about ad blockers in new experiment
YouTube has released an experimental pop-up window informing users that ad blockers are not permitted on the platform. The message invites visitors suspected of using content-blocking software, which prohibits adverts from interrupting or bookending films, to disable the ad blockers. According to YouTube, this experiment is only intended for a small number of individuals that […]
Prices of server-grade GPUs on the rise
Prices of server-grade GPUs are soaring as demand for machine-learning accelerators continues to rise due to the current AI buzz. This trend is anticipated to result in higher cloud GPU prices and possibly resource shortages. In the hardware industry, there has been far too much demand and far too little supply. The AI hype train […]
BlackBerry completes sale of non-core patents to Malikie Innovations
BlackBerry has completed the successful sale of its non-core patents and patent applications to Malikie Innovations Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Key Patent Innovations Limited. BlackBerry got a cash payment of $170 million upon completion of the transaction, according to the terms of the agreement. The transaction includes the transfer of about 32,000 non-core […]
Google upgrades its Project Starline
Google’s video conferencing technology, Project Starline, has come a long way since it was initially announced at the I/O conference in 2021. The most recent upgrade entails downsizing the hardware to the size of a huge television. The system combines cutting-edge technology to provide consumers with an immersive and lifelike experience. It uses eye and […]
Musk reveals hiring of new Twitter CEO
Elon Musk had revealed that he has hired a new CEO for the social media platform, Twitter. Although he refrained from disclosing the identity of the incoming executive, Musk stated that the individual would assume the role in approximately six weeks. The decision means Musk will step down from his current position as the de […]
