Cisco Patches ‘High-Severity’ Bugs Impacting Switches, Fibre Storage
Nine bugs were patched, eight of which are rated ‘high’ severity.
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Why Facebook’s plan to give virtual assistants bodies is both awesome and terrifying
Facebook recently showed off the progress its AI research team has made in the realm of household robotics. The dream is to take the virtual assistant out of the speaker and put it into an autonomous body capable of traversing your house. If you’re thinking “Rosie the Robot” from The Jetsons, you’re not far off.…
Russian Arrested After Offering $1 Million to U.S. Company Employee for Planting Malware
Hackers always find a way in, even if there’s no software vulnerability to exploit. The FBI has arrested a Russian national who recently traveled to the United States and offered $1 million in bribe to an employee of a targeted company for his help in installing malware into the company’s computer network manually. Egor Igorevich…
The LinkedIn ‘add hashtag’ button is the epitome of befuddling design
Whatever you want to say about LinkedIn, it’s hard to deny it’s been successful in cornering a specific segment of the internet. A good segment? Lord no, the worst, but it’s a segment all the same. Anyway, I very rarely use the social network, but am amused enough by it to keep an eye on…
APT Hackers Exploit Autodesk 3D Max Software for Industrial Espionage
It’s one thing for APT groups to conduct cyber espionage to meet their own financial objectives. But it’s an entirely different matter when they are used as “hackers for hire” by competing private companies to make away with confidential information. Bitdefender’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Lab discovered yet another instance of an espionage attack targeting an…
iPhone 12 Pro Max leak suggests it’ll get a 120Hz display and LiDAR-supported autofocus
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a delay in Apple’s marquee iPhone event held in September every year. However, we are starting to get glimpses of what features Apple’s next flagship products might sport. According to a new leak from tipster Jon Prosser, the iPhone 12 Pro Max will have a display with a 120Hz refresh rate,…
Safari Bug Revealed After Apple Takes Nearly a Year to Patch
Polish security researcher unveiled the flaw in a cross-browser sharing API that could allow attackers to steal user files.
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The Fitbit Sense is a smartwatch that can track your stress levels
For the past few years, the Fitbit Versa line has been the company’s flagship smartwatch, but now there’s a new chief model in town. Fitbit today announced the $330 Sense, its new flagship that’ll live alongside the newly updated Versa 3 ($230) and Inspire 2 ($100) The Sense and Versa 3 appear quite similar at…
Four More Bugs Patched in Microsoft’s Azure Sphere IoT Platform
Researchers have unearthed more vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s IoT security solution.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Judge rules Apple can block Fortnite but not Epic’s Unreal Engine
You know, as much as I love a petty legal pissing contest, I really didn’t want Epic vs Apple to become my thing every morning. But here we are, and at the very least someone sensible has finally come in and given judgement — on part of the case, anyway. Just to recap, this is part…
