Collaborate Disseminate
John J. Hopfield of Princeton University and Geoffrey E. Hinton of the University of Toronto were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their groundbreaking work in machine learning. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences recognized the scie… Continue reading Nobel Prize in Physics Goes To Machine Learning Pioneers Hopfield and Hinton
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Chinese hackers (Salt Typhoon) penetrated the networks of US broadband providers, and might have accessed the backdoors that the federal government uses to execute court-authorized wiretap requests. Those backdoors have been mandated by law—CALEA—since 1994.
It’s a weird story. The first line of the article is: “A cyberattack tied to the Chinese government penetrated the networks of a swath of U.S. broadband providers.” This implies that the attack wasn’t against the broadband providers directly, but against one of the intermediary companies that sit between the government CALEA requests and the broadband providers…
Continue reading China Possibly Hacking US “Lawful Access” Backdoor
American Water, the largest water and wastewater utility company in the US, has shut down some of its systems following a cyberattack. While the company confirmed that none of its water or wastewater facilities or operations have been negatively affect… Continue reading American Water shuts down systems after cyberattack
The first scripted Immersive Video project for Apple’s Vision Pro debuts on October 10. Called Submerged, the film “invites viewers onto a WWII-era submarine and follows its crew as they wrestle to combat a harrowing torpedo attack.” 9to5Mac reports: T… Continue reading Vision Pro’s First Scripted Immersive Film Is Coming This Week
A little-known threat actor tracked as GoldenJackal has been linked to a series of cyber attacks targeting embassies and governmental organizations with an aim to infiltrate air-gapped systems using two disparate bespoke toolsets.
Victims included a So… Continue reading GoldenJackal Target Embassies and Air-Gapped Systems Using Malware Toolsets
BreachLock strengthens continuous threat exposure management (CTEM) capabilities for enterprise customers with its new Attack Surface Analytics feature. Time is of the essence when Fortune 500 security teams find themselves waking up to a Code Red vuln… Continue reading BreachLock Attack Surface Analytics strengthens enterprise CTEM capabilities
For those who missed it, there’s been something of a quiet revolution in the world of analogue video over the last year, due to the arrival of inexpensive “MiniDVR” devices. …read more Continue reading Barbie’s Video Has Never Looked So Good
After using this beta version for one day, I set it as my default search tool – that’s how good it is. Continue reading Arc Search for Android is the Chrome replacement you’ve been looking for
SimSpace announced its enhanced OT (Operational Technology) content, now offering more realistic and high-fidelity training and emulation. As OT cybersecurity becomes increasingly critical for industries relying on operational systems, SimSpace has inv… Continue reading SimSpace’s OT content enhancements improve critical infrastructure security
Here are three simple steps to take to safeguard your iPhone’s contents before it’s too late. Continue reading 3 iPhone settings I changed to thwart thieves – and what to do if your phone is stolen