Tag: News

July 26, 2024

In the realm of cybersecurity risk, the obscure dark corner of the room is operational technology (OT). This is the space where computers and physical function come together, opening and closing valves, flipping breakers, stamping metal, and changing the temperature in your […]

July 24, 2024

Tesla posted its second-quarter financial results ahead of an investor call this afternoon. Earlier this month, it released its Q2 2024 production and delivery numbers, which showed a 14.4 percent year-over-year reduction in the number of cars it built and […]

July 22, 2024

From acceptable use policies to remote work guidelines, identifying the rules and procedures for all individuals accessing your organization’s IT resources is an IT security fundamental. For many enterprises, IT infrastructures have broadened to the extent that they seemingly have […]

July 19, 2024

What is hashcat? Hashcat is a popular and effective password cracker widely used by both penetration testers and sysadmins, as well as criminals and spies. Cracking passwords is different from guessing a web login password, which typically allows only a […]

July 18, 2024

Iranian cyber-espionage group MuddyWater is pivoting from controlling infected systems with legitimate remote-management software to instead dropping a custom-made backdoor implant. As recently as April, the group infected systems by targeting Internet-exposed servers or through spear phishing, ending with the […]

July 17, 2024

Procurement, the process of purchasing products and services from commercial bidders, is a heavily regulated and lengthy affair that sometimes takes months or years to complete. But as cities and states explore uses of generative artificial intelligence, a few, like […]

July 12, 2024

With Apple Vision Pro now available in more places, customers in over ten regions can finally get their hands on Apple’s first entry into a fresh product category in almost a decade. While I have mentioned 10 reasons not to buy this spatial computer, there […]

July 10, 2024

Starting in the upcoming 2024-25 school year, new requirements are going into effect for elementary school recess in California, including at charter schools. These changes will impact public schools that offer recess in kindergarten through grade 6, unless the school […]

July 2, 2024

Every IT leader wants to build a productive organization. AI is ready to help. When it comes to maximizing productivity, IT leaders can turn to an array of motivators, including regular breaks, free snacks and beverages, workspace upgrades, mini contests, […]

July 1, 2024

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has vetoed a bill that would have made it illegal to deceive voters through the use of artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes. While similar legislation outlawing the use of deceptive audio, images and videos for political purposes has […]

February 15, 2024

The USPTO’s new guidance on the use of artificial intelligence states that while AI-assisted inventions are not “categorically unpatentable, the inventorship analysis should focus on human contributions, as patents function to incentivize and reward human ingenuity.” Under the new guidance, […]

February 15, 2024

The U.S. has gathered highly sensitive intelligence about Russian anti-satellite weapons that has been shared in recent weeks with the upper echelons of government, according to four people who have been briefed on the intelligence. The people, who were not […]

February 14, 2024

The White House was blasted online over a Valentine’s Day meme making fun of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., over the doomed border deal. The White House posted on X an image of Johnson with a red background and broken […]

February 13, 2024

Younger Senate Republicans ripped GOP leadership after the Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid bill without addressing the migrant crisis at the southern border. Early Tuesday morning, the Senate voted 70 to 29 in favor of President Biden’s requested […]

February 12, 2024

The Senate is set to approve its $95 billion national security funding package as soon as Tuesday, delivering long-stalled aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Then the House will take its turn — and there will be a multi-directional battle […]

February 9, 2024

Some Senate Republicans are pushing to get stricter border security measures added to the foreign aid bill after tanking the bipartisan immigration deal. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Thursday filed an amendment to add hardline border security measures to the […]

February 7, 2024

Speaker Mike Johnson is eyeing a floor vote on a revised spy powers bill next week, four people familiar with the discussion told POLITICO. The move would almost certainly renew lingering tensions within the House GOP over what to do […]

January 24, 2024

Volunteer cybersecurity reserve workforces are growing in the face of infosec worker shortages, with US CyberCommand recently authorized in the 2024 NDAA to create its own civilian cybersecurity reserve corps. The creation of civilian cyber reserves has gained traction over […]

January 23, 2024

Eight days after he crushed the competition in Iowa’s low-turnout Republican presidential caucuses, Trump quickly defeated Nikki Haley – his final remaining major rival for the GOP nomination – in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. Fox News projected Trump would win […]

January 22, 2024

Bipartisan border talks are “largely done” and have advanced to the Senate Appropriations Committee — signaling talks are entering a potential final phase — according to lead Democratic negotiator Sen. Chris Murphy. “Our work is largely done,” Murphy (D-Conn.) said. […]