Category: Viral
Bloomberg reported that, even without the divestitures, the government will likely seek a ban of the “exclusive distribution agreements” at the heart of the case. The U.S. Department of Justice is considering a divestiture of Google’s Android operating system, AdWords ad sales platform and web browser, Chrome, after a judge ruled the tech giant is…
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Major IT companies looking to expand their technology portfolios and private equity firms buying IT vendors and solution providers account for many of the biggest mergers and acquisitions this year. And AI is a factor in many acquisitions. Here’s a look at the biggest tech mergers and acquisitions that have been announced, completed or are…
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7Critical 80Important 1Moderate 0Low Microsoft addresses 88 CVEs with seven critical vulnerabilities and 10 zero-day vulnerabilities, six of which were exploited in the wild. Microsoft patched 88 CVEs in its August 2024 Patch Tuesday release, with seven rated critical, 80 rated as important, and one rated as moderate. This month’s update includes patches for: .NET…
Read MoreCISA has added six new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-38189 Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2024-38178 Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability CVE-2024-38213 Microsoft Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-38193 Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2024-38106 Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2024-38107 Microsoft Windows…
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Broadcom’s security business can now move its own deals and products via select distributors known as “Catalyst” partners. TD Synnex and Carahsoft are designated in the Americas and for government. Broadcom’s enterprise security business is designating some distributors as “Catalyst” partners and allowing them to create and deliver their own product and deal offerings to…
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Scams Here’s how to spot and dodge scams when searching for stuff on the classified ads website that offers almost everything under the sun 12 Aug 2024 • , 5 min. read People have been buying and selling items on Craigslist for nearly three decades. As a platform for digital classified ads, its utility is…
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Privacy What if your favorite dating, social media or gaming app revealed your exact coordinates to someone you’d rather keep at a distance? 12 Aug 2024 • , 3 min. read In today’s digital age, geolocation features in many apps offer undeniable convenience. Just before writing this blog, I needed to locate some materials for…
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Arctiq, Aviatrix, Optiv, AWS, Salesforce and OpenText were among the tech companies making key executive hires and moves in July 2024. A new chief revenue officer at Arctiq. A new chief technology officer at Aviatrix. And a new senior vice president of partners, alliances and ecosystems at Optiv. Chris McMillen, formerly of Ahead; Anirban Sengupta,…
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After a good year of sustained exuberance, the hangover is finally here. It’s a gentle one (for now), as the market corrects the share price of the major players (like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Google), while other players reassess the market and adjust priorities. Gartner calls it the trough of disillusionment, when interest wanes and implementations…
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Aug 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananOperational Technology / Network Security Security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the industrial remote access solution Ewon Cosy+ that could be abused to gain root privileges to the devices and stage follow-on attacks. The elevated access could then be weaponized to decrypt encrypted firmware files and encrypted data such as passwords in…
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