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Hacked Skype accounts are being used to spread malware
Hackers are reportedly abusing compromised Skype accounts in an attempt to distribute the DarkGate malware. In a new report, Trend Micro researchers claimed multiple Skype accounts had been compromised and then used to share a VBA loader script attachment. The script’s file name was modified in such a way to…
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Microsoft is killing off this authentication protocol in Windows – here’s why
Microsoft is stripping Windows 11 users of an old protocol that authenticates remote users. The New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) was effectively usurped by Kerberos, the MIT-developed cross-platform tool which works as the authentication protocol for any version of Windows since Windows 2000. In fact, Microsoft even recommended users refrain…
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A worrying amount of corporate IDs still aren’t properly protected
A shockingly high proportion corporate identities are not properly protected, a new report from SailPoint has found – a particularly worrying finding as 90% of all cybersecurity breaches are reportedly identity-related. To better understand the state of enterprise identity security, SailPoint recently polled roughly 375 global cybersecurity executives across the…
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Many IT bosses end up regretting their purchases
As 2023 begins to draw to a close, Gartner’s look at the previous year has found that three in five (60%) global software buyers regretted their purchase. The firm’s study revealed the acquisition and retention challenges facing -aaS providers, including online collaboration software companies, with around one-quarter (24%) canceling their…
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One step closer to the Matrix: AI defeats human champion in Street Fighter — with a revolutionary type of memory it used makes it even more powerful
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) created a new software centered around reinforcement learning and phase-change memory that’s designed to understand complicated movement design. Previous work has applied this kind of deep learning to other games like Chess or Go, but they decided instead to expose…
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Look it up, Bookworm – the Raspberry Pi 5 just got its first OS(es)
A brand-new microcomputer from Hell needs a brand-new OS. Enter the Raspberry Pi Foundation with Bookworm, the latest (un)cool product label for the next version of the Raspberry Pi OS. While not surprising, or even exciting news, we still think this is a neat release. It’s a port of the…
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