Category: Viral
Sep 04, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Zyxel has released software updates to address a critical security flaw impacting certain access point (AP) and security router versions that could result in the execution of unauthorized commands. Tracked as CVE-2024-7261 (CVSS score: 9.8), the vulnerability has been described as a case of operating system (OS) command…
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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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‘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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‘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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Sep 03, 2024Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have unpacked the inner workings of a new ransomware variant called Cicada3301 that shares similarities with the now-defunct BlackCat (aka ALPHV) operation. “It appears that Cicada3301 ransomware primarily targets small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), likely through opportunistic attacks that exploit vulnerabilities as the initial access vector,”…
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Mobile users in Brazil are the target of a new malware campaign that delivers a new Android banking trojan named Rocinante. “This malware family is capable of performing keylogging using the Accessibility Service, and is also able to steal PII from its victims using phishing screens posing as different banks,” Dutch security company ThreatFabric said.…
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‘Microsoft has disappointed so many customers with AI,’ Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff said. Salesforce CEO and co-founder Marc Benioff said earlier this week that Microsoft’s artificial intelligence products and strategy “has disappointed so many customers,” touting his company’s own platform and upcoming “agent” brand of AI products as superior to Microsoft’s Copilots. Jared…
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The options could also include M&A or selling or splitting its foundry division, according to Bloomberg. Intel executives will consider splitting and selling a business unit as part of a turnaround strategy as rival chipmakers capture a greater share of the artificial intelligence wave, according to media reports. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based vendor has enlisted…
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CrowdStrike’s Adam Meyers is slated to testify before a subcommittee of the House Homeland Security Committee on Sept. 24. The U.S. House Homeland Security committee has scheduled a hearing for late September over the massive IT outage caused by CrowdStrike’s faulty July 19 update, which will include testimony from a top executive at the cybersecurity…
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‘We are offering customers choice, flexibility and control of how and where they build, train and run artificial intelligence,’ Dell Vice Chairman and COO Jeff Clarke said on the company’s second fiscal quarter earnings call. Dell Technologies revenue surged to $25 billion in its second fiscal quarter, coming in 9 percent higher than the same…
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