Windows ‘Deletebug’ Zero-Day Allows Privilege Escalation, Destruction
The unpatched flaw allows an attacker to delete any kind of file on a victim machine, including system data.
The unpatched flaw allows an attacker to delete any kind of file on a victim machine, including system data.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Nearly as many cybersecurity professionals are concerned about the security risks of artificial intelligence (AI) as are convinced that the technology will bolster their cyber defences. That’s one of the findings of a new report from real-time information specialist, Neustar. The International Cyber Benchmarks Index is published by the Neustar International Security Council (NISC), a group of…
“Yeah! Well of course we’re working on it” Facebook’s head of augmented reality Ficus Kirkpatrick told me when I asked him if Facebook was building an AR glasses at TechCrunch’s AR/VR event in LA. “We are building hardware products. We’re going forward on this . . . We want to see those glasses come into…
It’s possible that St. Expeditus, the patron saint of procrastinators, has taken a shine to time-stressed startuppers. Call it whatever you like — divine intervention, planetary alignment or darned good luck — we’re extending the deadline for early-bird tickets to Disrupt Berlin 2018. That means you have 10 days until the 2 November deadline to…
Facebook wants to make YouTube-style monologue videos the new way for politicians to talk straight with their constituency. Today, Facebook launches Candidate Info, featuring thousands of direct-to-camera videos where federal, state, and local candidates introduce themselves and explain their top policy priority, qualifications, and biggest goal if they win office. Congress members including Elizabeth Warren…
“Hold the Dark” tells the story of Russell Core (played by Jeffrey Wright), a wolf expert who arrives in the Alaskan village of Keelut to investigate the disappearance of a young boy. At least, that’s how the Netflix Original movie begins. On this week’s episode of the Original Content podcast, your regular hosts are joined…
The bigger these massive GTA-style sandbox games get, the harder it becomes to remember where the hell everything is. Even with Spider-Man, a game set in a loose recreation of a city I’ve been to a bunch of times, I found myself pausing to see the map and reorient myself every other mission. Rockstar doesn’t…
Facebook today announced it was offering several new ways for users to incorporate music into their on-site identities — and in doing so, is starting to look very much like MySpace. The company plans to add the ability to listen to music on Stories and Profiles. Starting today, users will be able to use music…
Over two dozen third-party ecommerce plugins contain zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited in a recent Magecart campaign.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
For Dash Radio founder Scott Keeney, streaming music and radio are two very different things. On the streaming side, Apple and Spotify dominate, and “there’s not going to be room for much else.” But when it comes to radio, he argued, “It’s the wild, wild west.” Keeney, a.k.a. DJ Skee, was already one of the…