Microsoft, US lab use AI to speed search for new battery materials – Software
Microsoft has worked with a US national laboratory to use artificial intelligence to rapidly identify a material that could mean producing batteries that require 70…
Month: January 2024
FTC bans data broker from selling Americans’ location data
Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) banned data broker Outlogic, formerly X-Mode Social, from selling Americans’ raw location data that could be used for…
Hawaiki launching 400Gbps Ethernet services – Telco/ISP
The Hawaiki Australia-US cable is now offering 400Gbps Ethernet services. The cable switched on the high-speed services, which target transpacific data centre and hyperscaler connectivity,…
China claims it cracked Apple’s AirDrop to find numbers, email addresses
A Chinese state-backed research institute claims to have discovered how to decrypt device logs for Apple’s AirDrop feature, allowing the government to identify phone numbers…
Crazydomains owner fined for so-called “subscription traps” – Telco/ISP
Dreamscape Networks, owner of Crazydomains.com.au, has been fined for hiding subscriptions behind products billed on its website as free trials. The Australian Competition and Consumer…
Nigerian gets 10 years for laundering millions stolen from elderly
Nigerian man Olugbenga Lawal (also known as Razak Aolugbengela) was sentenced on Monday to 10 years and one month in prison for conspiring to launder…
Microsoft fixes ancient Kerberos impersonation bug – Security
Microsoft’s first Patch Tuesday of 2024 has landed with two bugs described as “critical” out of a total of 47 security fixes. The worst is…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for January 2024 fixed 2 critical flaws
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for January 2024 fixed 2 critical flaws Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2024 Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for January 2024 addressed a…
US SEC’s X account hacked to announce fake Bitcoin ETF approval
The X account for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was hacked today to issue a fake announcement on the approval of Bitcoin ETFs on…
The SEC’s Official X Account Was ‘Compromised’ and Used to Post Fake Bitcoin News
The official X account of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was “compromised” this afternoon, resulting in the publication of an “unauthorized” post,…
The Evolution of Authorization Controls: Exploring PBAC and Its Benefits
[By Gal Helemski, co-founder and CTO at PlainID] There has been a substantial trend toward improvement of authorization capabilities and controls. Policy Based Access Control (PBAC)…
Services Australia to overhaul telecoms for first time in 12 years – Telco/ISP
Services Australia is set to replace its decade-old wide area network with a software-defined one that supports multiple government entities and provides faster connectivity to…