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<!–> SOPA Images/Getty Images You might not know this but your web browser – out of the box – isn’t nearly as private or secure as you might want it to be. You see, most web browsers default to standard DNS, which is the service that translates things like zdnet.com to an IP address the […] More
<!–> Eugen Barbu/500px/Getty Images OCBC has left several of its customers frustrated after introducing a security feature that locks out access if mobile apps downloaded from unofficial app stores are detected on the user’s device. The Singapore bank rolled out the security feature on its mobile app early this week, citing the need to protect its […] More
<!–> Busakorn Pongparnit/Getty Images The initial craze over generative artificial intelligence (AI) appears to have morphed into exercised caution, with organizations now mandating or mulling over bans on the use of such tools. Some 75% of businesses worldwide currently are implementing or considering plans to prohibit ChatGPT and other generative AI applications in their workplace. […] More
<!–> Dimitrios Manias/Getty Images It’s not really a Linux problem, but as is so often the case, Linux kernel developers have to clean up after AMD and Intel. It happened again with the chipmakers’ latest CPU vulnerabilities: AMD Inception and Intel Downfall. To fix these, Linux creator Linus Torvalds has released a new set of […] More
<!–> Google For some time, Google released security updates for the Chrome browser on a bi-weekly basis. However, the company has now decided that a faster patch release schedule is needed to thwart hackers (and other bad actors) from exploiting vulnerabilities in the browser. Although bi-weekly sounds like a solid schedule for keeping a browser […] More
<!–> Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has culled all but four of its accounts on X, formerly known as Twitter, citing trust issues and a need to move to where its audiences are. The national broadcaster said Wednesday it had further reduced its presence on X, after shutting three […] More
<!–> NurPhoto/Contributor/Getty Images Does anyone read software services’ terms and conditions? Lawyers do, but even their eyes have been known to glaze over. So until recently, no one had noticed that Zoom had changed its Terms of Service (ToS) in March 2023. Under its new terms, Zoom claimed the right to use your video, audio, and […] More
<!–> Laurence Dutton/Getty Images In the last six months, the positive impacts of artificial intelligence have been highlighted more than ever, but so have the risks. At its best, AI has made it possible for people to complete everyday tasks with more ease and even create breakthroughs in different industries that can revolutionize how work […] More
