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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office and Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) announced on Thursday that the pair would be teaming up to conduct a joint investigation into Clearview AI. In April, OAIC asked questions of the company and issued a notice to produce under section 44 of the Australian Privacy Act. Two months […] More
In his final report before retiring, Australia’s Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (INSLM) Dr James Renwick took the red pen to the country’s encryption-busting legislation, making a handful of recommendations, mostly centred on the creation of an independent body to oversee the approval of warrants. The Telecommunications and other Legislation Amendment (Assistance & Access) Act […] More
Google has abandoned a project designed to tap into the potential of the cloud market in China, citing the potential of “better outcomes” with different services. As reported by Bloomberg, the project was called “Isolated Region.” As hinted by its name, Isolated Region was being formulated to appease leaders in countries that wanted to lock […] More
Most businesses are worried about the current state of their public cloud security, with 70% admitting they have experienced a breach over the past year including 93% in India, where this figure is highest worldwide. Companies that used more than one public cloud platforms reported more security incidents than their peers that used only one […] More
That’s cool, but how do you tell a Thunderbolt 1 port from a 2nd gen or 3rd gen port? Image: Intel Intel on Thursday detailed the minimum standards that accessories and cables will need to meet in order to gain Thunderbolt 4 certification. In terms of overall bandwidth, the newest version of Thunderbolt supports the […] More
Pre-installed malware has been discovered on another budget handset connected to Assurance Wireless by Virgin Mobile. Back in January, cybersecurity researchers from Malwarebytes discovered unremovable malware bundled with the Android operating systems on the Unimax (UMX) U686CL, a low-end handset sold by Assurance Wireless as part of the Lifeline Assistance program, a 1985 US initiative […] More
Nvidia has released a security update fixing a bug in GeForce Experience that could be abused to conduct code execution attacks. This week, Nvidia said the security flaw, CVE‑2020‑5964, is found in the service host component of GeForce Experience, “in which the integrity check of application resources may be missed.” This failure to verify application […] More
A lesser-known ransomware strain known as Conti is using up to 32 simultaneous CPU threads to encrypt files on infected computers for blazing-fast encryption speeds, security researchers from Carbon Black said in a report on Wednesday. Conti is just the latest in a long string of ransomware strains that have been spotted this year. Just […] More
