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Microsoft to Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike-Induced IT Outage
Microsoft has announced that it will host a summit next month that will let industry members understand how to improve cybersecurity systems, in the aftermath of a faulty update from security firm CrowdStrike that left millions of Windows computers around the world in an unusable state on July 19. The gathering on September 10 at its headquarters w...
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LeftoverLocals GPU Flaw Exposes AI Data in Devices Equipped with Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm Hardware
A security flaw affecting GPUs from AMD, Apple, Qualcomm, and Imagination can expose artificial intelligence (AI) data on the devices, according to security researchers. Several devices equipped with GPUs from these firms, including some iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers, are said to be affected by the vulnerability. Personal information being used i...
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MacBook Models Powered by M3 Chipset Won't Be Launched Until End of 2023: Ming-Chi Kuo
MacBook models equipped with the upcoming M3 chipset from Apple are unlikely to be launched until the end of 2023, according to TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Apple was previously tipped to launch three new Mac computers in October, equipped with a 3nm chip built by TSMC, but the supply chain analyst claims that the firm is unlikely to unveil ...
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Broadcom Gets EU Antitrust Approval on VMware Acquisition Deal
US chipmaker Broadcom secured EU antitrust approval on Wednesday for its $61 billion (nearly Rs. 5,00,300 crore) proposed acquisition of cloud computing firm VMware after offering remedies to help rival Marvell Technology. The deal, Broadcom's largest ever, will help the chipmaker diversify into enterprise software.
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Cryptosat, SpaceX Push Out Satellite ‘Crypto2’ into Earth’s Orbit: Details
A Falcon 9 rocket from Elon Musk’s SpaceX released Crypto1 satellite from the Cryptosat team into the Earth’s orbit on January 3. Like its predecessor, this satellite is aimed at powering cryptographic, blockchain and ledger applications. The physical accessibility of satellites makes them a secure point-of-information storage, that guarantees ...
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Security Firm Posts Apology for Using "Hoodie Hacker" Pic, Internet in Splits
A ransomware is a type of malicious software that is used to block access to computer until a sum of money is paid.
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Chip Manufacturing, Global Supply Chains to Be Secure if Taiwan Remains Safe, Minister Says
Global supply chains of vital semiconductors would be secure if Taiwan remains safe, Taiwanese Minister for Economic Affairs Wang Mei-Hua said on Tuesday, during a trip to the US. The minister is in the US to respond to "concerns" about supply chains and geopolitical issues and to visit US tech firms that are major customers of Taiwanese semiconduc...
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India Mandates Five-Year Data Saving for Crypto Exchanges, Concerned Experts Foresee Corporate Upheaval
India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has released two new rules for crypto, Cloud, and VPN players. These rules need firms to save people’s KYC data for five years, and report any security breach or threat within six hours of identifying. While CERT-In is looking to strengthen India’s cyber security, its new rule has stirred con...
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Google Said to Be in Talks to Buy Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant
Google is in talks to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant, as per a report citing a person with knowledge of the discussion.
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Google, Amazon, and Microsoft Join US Cyber Team to Fight Ransomware
Google, Amazon, and Microsoft have agreed to help US cybersecurity officials fight ransomware and defend cloud computing systems from hackers.
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REvil Ransomware Attack: Coop, Other Affected Firms Could Take Weeks to Recover
Computer systems of several companies across the world, including 800 physical grocery stores of Sweden's Coop, that were shut down after attacked by REvil ransomware could take weeks to recover, cyber security experts said.
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New Evidence of Hacked Super Micro Hardware Said to Be Found in US Telecom
A major US telecommunications company discovered manipulated hardware from Super Micro Computer in its network, Bloomberg reports.
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US Department of Homeland Security Says No Reason to Doubt Firms' China Hack Denials
The US Department of Homeland Security said it currently had no reason to doubt statements from companies that have denied a Bloomberg report that their supply chains were compromised.
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Winter Olympics Malware Uncovered, Claim Security Researchers, Dubbed 'Olympic Destroyer'
Three security companies said the Olympic Destroyer malware was designed to knock computers offline by deleting critical system files, which would render the machines useless.
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'Olympic Destroyer' Malware Targetted 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
Several U.S. cyber security firms said on Monday that they had uncovered a computer virus dubbed "Olympic Destroyer" that was likely used in an attack on Friday's opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Games.
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Microsoft to Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike-Induced IT Outage
Microsoft has announced that it will host a summit next month that will let industry members understand how to improve cybersecurity systems, in the aftermath of a faulty update from security firm CrowdStrike that left millions of Windows computers around the world in an unusable state on July 19. The gathering on September 10 at its headquarters w...
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LeftoverLocals GPU Flaw Exposes AI Data in Devices Equipped with Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm Hardware
A security flaw affecting GPUs from AMD, Apple, Qualcomm, and Imagination can expose artificial intelligence (AI) data on the devices, according to security researchers. Several devices equipped with GPUs from these firms, including some iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers, are said to be affected by the vulnerability. Personal information being used i...
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MacBook Models Powered by M3 Chipset Won't Be Launched Until End of 2023: Ming-Chi Kuo
MacBook models equipped with the upcoming M3 chipset from Apple are unlikely to be launched until the end of 2023, according to TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Apple was previously tipped to launch three new Mac computers in October, equipped with a 3nm chip built by TSMC, but the supply chain analyst claims that the firm is unlikely to unveil ...
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Broadcom Gets EU Antitrust Approval on VMware Acquisition Deal
US chipmaker Broadcom secured EU antitrust approval on Wednesday for its $61 billion (nearly Rs. 5,00,300 crore) proposed acquisition of cloud computing firm VMware after offering remedies to help rival Marvell Technology. The deal, Broadcom's largest ever, will help the chipmaker diversify into enterprise software.
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Cryptosat, SpaceX Push Out Satellite ‘Crypto2’ into Earth’s Orbit: Details
A Falcon 9 rocket from Elon Musk’s SpaceX released Crypto1 satellite from the Cryptosat team into the Earth’s orbit on January 3. Like its predecessor, this satellite is aimed at powering cryptographic, blockchain and ledger applications. The physical accessibility of satellites makes them a secure point-of-information storage, that guarantees ...
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Security Firm Posts Apology for Using "Hoodie Hacker" Pic, Internet in Splits
A ransomware is a type of malicious software that is used to block access to computer until a sum of money is paid.
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Chip Manufacturing, Global Supply Chains to Be Secure if Taiwan Remains Safe, Minister Says
Global supply chains of vital semiconductors would be secure if Taiwan remains safe, Taiwanese Minister for Economic Affairs Wang Mei-Hua said on Tuesday, during a trip to the US. The minister is in the US to respond to "concerns" about supply chains and geopolitical issues and to visit US tech firms that are major customers of Taiwanese semiconduc...
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India Mandates Five-Year Data Saving for Crypto Exchanges, Concerned Experts Foresee Corporate Upheaval
India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has released two new rules for crypto, Cloud, and VPN players. These rules need firms to save people’s KYC data for five years, and report any security breach or threat within six hours of identifying. While CERT-In is looking to strengthen India’s cyber security, its new rule has stirred con...
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Google Said to Be in Talks to Buy Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant
Google is in talks to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant, as per a report citing a person with knowledge of the discussion.
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Google, Amazon, and Microsoft Join US Cyber Team to Fight Ransomware
Google, Amazon, and Microsoft have agreed to help US cybersecurity officials fight ransomware and defend cloud computing systems from hackers.
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REvil Ransomware Attack: Coop, Other Affected Firms Could Take Weeks to Recover
Computer systems of several companies across the world, including 800 physical grocery stores of Sweden's Coop, that were shut down after attacked by REvil ransomware could take weeks to recover, cyber security experts said.
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New Evidence of Hacked Super Micro Hardware Said to Be Found in US Telecom
A major US telecommunications company discovered manipulated hardware from Super Micro Computer in its network, Bloomberg reports.
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US Department of Homeland Security Says No Reason to Doubt Firms' China Hack Denials
The US Department of Homeland Security said it currently had no reason to doubt statements from companies that have denied a Bloomberg report that their supply chains were compromised.
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Winter Olympics Malware Uncovered, Claim Security Researchers, Dubbed 'Olympic Destroyer'
Three security companies said the Olympic Destroyer malware was designed to knock computers offline by deleting critical system files, which would render the machines useless.
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'Olympic Destroyer' Malware Targetted 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
Several U.S. cyber security firms said on Monday that they had uncovered a computer virus dubbed "Olympic Destroyer" that was likely used in an attack on Friday's opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Games.
