At the end of February, the US National Transport Safety Board presented its findings from a two-year investigation into a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model X driving on Autopilot. Given the current state of the tech, it served as another reminder of how dangerous self-driving technologies can be. For years, people have highlighted how…
Unit 42 researchers discuss public cloud misconfiguration issues that are leading to breaches of sensitive data.
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Working from home during the quarantine can get really boring after a while. So, a lot of companies are offering free access to their tools during these tough times. Yesterday, JSTOR, the infamous digital library, tweeted that 6,000 of its eBooks and over 150 journals are open for anyone to read. The organization noted it’s…
The high-severity flaws exist in the products using SD-WAN software earlier than Release 19.2.2.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
When Microsoft announced Windows 10 way back in 2015, expected the OS to be on 1 billion devices within 3 years. That did not happen, in large part due to the OS‘s failure to take on Android and iOS in the mobile sector. But now, nearly five years later, the company has hit that goal…
A poll of Threatpost readers shows that security preparedness is uneven as organizations make an unprecedented transition to remote working.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Discord has become the go-to service for gamers and non-gamers alike for text and voice chat servers. It’s a versatile way to keep in touch with large groups of people,…
A new module for TrickBot banking Trojan has recently been discovered in the wild that lets attackers leverage compromised systems to launch brute-force attacks against selected Windows systems running a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connection exposed to the Internet. The module, dubbed “rdpScanDll,” was discovered on January 30 and is said to be still in…
While the world is feeling frightened by the coronavirus pandemic, cybercriminals are taking full advantage of the situation by finding new ways to trick people into installing malware. According to the latest research by security firm Checkpoint, hackers are using “COVID-19” code to sell malware and exploitation tools on the dark web. For example, below is…
Though it’s not Patch Tuesday, Adobe today released a massive batch of out-of-band software updates for six of its products to patch a total of 41 new security vulnerabilities. Adobe last week made a pre-announcement to inform its users of an upcoming security update for Acrobat and Reader, but the company today unveiled bugs in…
