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Exploring the risks and benefits of password managers
Passwords, one of the earliest forms of online security, are crucial for safeguarding accounts, applications, devices, and data. Despite various challenges surrounding them, they are unlikely to become obsolete soon. The main issue with passwords is their number and frequency of use. With the need to access various websites and…
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“We broke them all” — How researchers broke current image watermarking protections and what it means for a new era of truth-altering ‘reality’
The tool many big tech companies are banking heavily on being able to help the public and businesses separate fact from fiction, in the context of AI’s meteoric rise, has already been undermined before it’s even taken off. The idea of watermarking is something that companies including OpenAI, Amazon and…
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Sneak attack from feline friend wipes US government server with cat-astrophic impact — human technician cat-egorically denies involvement
Working from home has its perils, but spare a thought for a technician at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, whose cat allegedly deleted an entire server cluster – leading to a four-hour outage last month. The outage apparently happened while the technician was reviewing how a…
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Mirai DDoS could be back, as it adds 13 more router brands to its arsenal
The dreaded Mirai distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnet might be set for a return after researchers spotted a lookalike botnet expanding fast. Cybersecurity researchers from Fortinet recently observed a botnet called IZ1H9 adding a dozen new payloads. The botnet is based on Mirai, and targets routers from almost a…
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Google Cloud – here’s why we can be your perfect business partner for generative AI
With generative AI becoming an ever-present in businesses across the world, Google Cloud has doubled down on its commitment to providing the best technology it can for its customers and partners. Speaking at the company’s Google Cloud Next London event, several top executives were keen to emphasise how big a…
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Watch out – even Microsoft WordPad could be a Windows security threat now
Microsoft has fixed a flaw that allowed hackers to abuse the iconic WordPad application to steal NTLM hashes – cryptographic formats in which Windows stores user passwords. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-36563, a 6.5 severity score flaw described as an information disclosure bug. It’s apparently one of two flaws…
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