Apple Issues Updates for Older Devices to Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerability

Jan 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / 0-Day Attack Apple has backported fixes for a recently disclosed critical security flaw affecting older devices, citing evidence of active exploitation. The issue, tracked as CVE-2022-42856, is a type confusion vulnerability in the WebKit browser engine that could result in arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content.…

UK announces £50M satellite industry boost

The UK Space Agency has announced a £50 million fund to boost the satellite communications industry. Funding from the initiative will be used for projects including satellite constellations, ground systems, and entirely new end-to-end systems. Science Minister George Freeman said: “Developing UK space capabilities and maximising commercial opportunities are key to the National Space Strategy,…

UK announces £50M satellite industry boost

The UK Space Agency has announced a £50 million fund to boost the satellite communications industry. Funding from the initiative will be used for projects including satellite constellations, ground systems, and entirely new end-to-end systems. Science Minister George Freeman said: “Developing UK space capabilities and maximising commercial opportunities are key to the National Space Strategy,…

Top tips for securing your smartphone

Our smartphones are perhaps the most-used gadgets we own these days, allowing us to browse the web, fire off emails, keep in touch with friends and more. While there are a lot of built-in protections that come with modern smartphones, as with any device that you use to access the internet, you want to make…

Bill Gates investment aims to tackle cow burps

Bill Gates is backing a firm that’s working to reduce the harmful effects of cow burps. The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft has invested in Australian climate technology startup Rumin8, which is developing a dietary supplement that stops cows from burping out methane — a damaging greenhouse gas impacting climate change. Due to the way their…