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Malware Sometimes there’s more than just an enticing product offer hiding behind an ad 03 Sep 2024  •  , 3 min. read One thing is true: Malware developers are deeply invested in improving their malware and exploring different ways to compromise end users. Malware spreading through ads is nothing new; for a long time, cybercriminals…

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“AI is certainly the topic of topic of the day, but I think we are going to think of AI differently,” says incoming TD Synnex President of North America Reyna Thompson. “It’s not just that AI is emerging. It is how do you monetize AI?… We’re actually focused on how do you build a business…

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In episode 14 of “The AI Fix”, Graham makes an apology, Mark wonders if suicide drones have second thoughts, people pretend to be robots, and some researchers prove that all you need for an AI to generate a somewhat usable version of the computer game Doom out of thin air is to already have a…

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‘Lots of MSPs, they want to use AI … You need to have your data in the cloud. And if you’re not doing that, you’re really not going to be able to leverage the full power of AI,” Nerdio CRO Joseph Landes says. Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop management vendor Nerdio continues to invest in its…

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​The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reported a massive increase in losses to Bitcoin ATM scams, nearly ten times the amount from 2020 and reaching over $110 million in 2023. Bitcoin ATMs are typically located in convenience stores, gas stations, and other busy areas, but instead of dispensing cash like the traditional ATMs they…

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Zyxel has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability impacting multiple models of its business routers, potentially allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform OS command injection. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-7261 and assigned a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (“critical”), is an input validation fault caused by improper handling of user-supplied data, allowing remote attackers…

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‘Our next phase is about building on what we already have rather than seeking new acquisitions,’ says new ScalePad CEO Chris Day. ‘We’re transitioning from a collection of individual products to a truly integrated suite. Our goal is to create a seamless experience for our clients, integrating our products into a cohesive platform.’ ScalePad Founder…

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MS-ISAC ADVISORY NUMBER: 2024-095 DATE(S) ISSUED: 09/03/2024 OVERVIEW: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Mozilla Firefox is a web browser used to access the Internet. Mozilla Firefox ESR is a version of the web browser intended to be deployed in large organizations.…

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​Microsoft has released a new Workspaces PowerToy that helps launch sets of applications using custom desktop layouts and configurations with a mouse click. The tool lets you easily save your current desktop environment configuration as a workspace and relaunch all the apps later, knowing their windows will pop up in the same positions on your…

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​The FBI warned today of North Korean hacking groups aggressively targeting cryptocurrency companies and their employees in sophisticated social engineering attacks to deploy malware designed to steal their crypto assets. According to the FBI, their social engineering tactics are highly targeted and difficult to detect, even for those with advanced cybersecurity expertise. Over the last several…

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