Twitter to delay verification check mark rollout until after US midterm elections • TechCrunch

Twitter is reportedly delaying the rollout of verification check marks to subscribers as the social network attempts to steer clear of possible impact to Tuesday’s midterm elections. The Elon Musk-owned social media company had planned to roll out the revamped version of its subscription service, Twitter Blue, on Monday. The firm started testing the new…

Researchers Uncover 29 Malicious PyPI Packages Targeted Developers with W4SP Stealer

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered 29 packages in Python Package Index (PyPI), the official third-party software repository for the Python programming language, that aim to infect developers’ machines with a malware called W4SP Stealer. “The main attack seems to have started around October 12, 2022, slowly picking up steam to a concentrated effort around October 22,”…

What is IT/OT Convergence? (2022)

If you work in the manufacturing, logistics, energy, building management or another industrial sector, chances are you have heard about the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and how it will change the way you do business – a transformation often described as part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0. Analysts, journalists and others…