It’s April 2020 Patch Tuesday, and during these challenging times of coronavirus pandemic, this month’s patch management process would not go easy for many organizations where most of the resources are working remotely. Microsoft today released the latest batch of software security updates for all supported versions of its Windows operating systems and other products…
Security researchers from Bitdefender have uncovered a new botnet which is targeting millions of IoT devices. The so-called dark_nexus botnet seeks to infect common IoT devices like smart cameras, routers, and more. Bitdefender gave dark_nexus its name after featuring in its user agent string when carrying out exploits over HTTP: “dark_NeXus_Qbot/4.0”. Qbot is another IoT…
Paris based system integrator Altran is working with London edge-cloud startup Ori Industries to promote federated multi-access edge computing (MEC) so developers can deploy Industry 4.0 solutions on private LTE and 5G networks, in any geography, and telecoms operators can serve industrial partners on a global basis. Major telecoms operators have already signed up to…
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. From your weight to your money, there’s a tracking app for everything nowadays. Sure, they can make our lives more convenient, and they give us a sense of control,…
Computer manufacturing giant Dell has released a new security tool for its commercial customers that aims to protect their computers from stealthy and sophisticated cyberattacks involving the compromise of the BIOS. Dubbed ‘SafeBIOS Events & Indicators of Attack‘ (IoA), the new endpoint security software is a behavior-based threat detection system that alerts users when BIOS…
Welcome to our brave new working world, where you’re spending a lot of time remotely sitting in front of a camera, most likely your computer or cellphone camera, in a video conferencing app. As someone who has filmed a lot of interviews, I wanted to share some tips and tricks that I use when setting up…
TLDR: The Mountie Plus clasps your tablet to your laptop to create a seamless second screen experience for a lot less than the price of another monitor. We already know second screens bolster productivity, but buying a full secondary monitor to spread out your laptop workspace might not be terribly practical. While it’s tempting to…
The Grandoreiro banking malware uses remote overlay and a fake Chrome browser plugin to steal from banking customers.
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Swiss firm Landis+Gyr said it has recently expanded smart grid capabilities in Central America with the completion of an advanced metering project for Empresa Eléctrica De Guatemala S.A. (EEGSA), to support the utility’s time-of-use (TOU) rates for reducing peak electricity demand. The five-month project involved deployment of Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream Connect network across the utility’s service…
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, with 1.4 million cases and almost 75,000 deaths reported worldwide as of April 7. To slow down the spread and reduce mortality, governments across the world have put in place social distancing measures. When such measures are lifted, the “flattened epidemic curve” is expected to start rising again in…
