Author: Zach_Wilson

Nothing Phone 2a has been confirmed – but it might fall short of expectations

Nothing has confirmed it’s working on a Phone 2a, but according to the information it has provided via a community update, the phone may not be a full flagship. Nothing’s latest community update video featured a roundup of Nothing news but the highlight was co-founder Akis Evangelidis teasing the Nothing…

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Don’t believe everything you read – hackers are pushing malware via media, news sites

Hackers with an apparently novel sense of creativity have been found hiding malicious code on legitimate platforms such as video and news sites, security researchers are warning. Cybersecurity researchers from Mandiant have published a new report detailing the campaigns. As per the writeup, a threat actor labeled as UNC4990 was…

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Google Maps is getting ‘supercharged’ with generative AI

Google is bringing generative AI to — where else? — Google Maps, promising to help users find cool places through the use of large language models (LLM). The feature will answer queries for restaurant or shopping recommendations, for example, using its LLM to “analyze Maps’ detailed information about more than 250…

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Another high severity security flaw has hit iOS and macOS devices – so update now

A high-severity flaw found in different Mac devices has been observed being abused in the wild, with users advised to apply the patch, which has been available for some time now, as soon as possible.  The warning was shared by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) as it added…

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Comcast is dropping its misleading Xfinity 10G network branding

Comcast has agreed to abandon its “Xfinity 10G network” product branding after advertising watchdogs concluded that it could cause consumers to think they will all experience “significantly faster speeds than are available on 5G networks,” which isn’t true. As such, Comcast’s marketing of its service as the “Xfinity 10G network”…

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Why DNS protection should be the first step in hybrid cloud security

Securing today’s hybrid cloud environments is a formidable challenge. Cloud adoption is on the rise as businesses everywhere, across all sectors, digitalize, modernize and evolve. The hybrid cloud model has become the de facto standard used by nearly three-quarters of businesses. Hybrid cloud environments combine the use of public and…

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