One of US’s largest underwriters forced to shut down a number of key systems Fortune 500 insurance biz Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has confirmed that it has fallen victim to a “cybersecurity incident.” The announcement came in the form of an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday, saying it hadContinue reading “BlackCat claims it is behind Fidelity National Financial ransomware shakedown”
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Google Will Start Deleting Old Accounts This Week. Here’s How to Save Your Google Account.
Don’t wait: You’ll need to take several steps to keep your inactive Google account safe from deletion. Act now if you want to keep your old Google accounts. Starting this week, on Dec. 1, Google will start deleting inactive Google accounts, it said, and all their contents, including Gmail messages, Photos, Calendar appointments, Contacts records, YouTubeContinue reading “Google Will Start Deleting Old Accounts This Week. Here’s How to Save Your Google Account.”
Why databases need Write-ahead log (WAL) — A deep dive.
Foundational principal of any durable database system. In any database system there are often two major storage units, data and indexes. Data represents tables, collections or graphs. Indexes fast-path lookups to data often created with B+Tree data structure. Pages Both data and indexes live as fixed-size pages in data files on disk. Databases may do it differentlyContinue reading “Why databases need Write-ahead log (WAL) — A deep dive.”
New Samsung data breach impacts UK store customers.
Samsung Electronics is notifying some of its customers of a data breach that exposed their personal information to an unauthorized individual. The company says that the cyberattack impacted only customers who made purchases from the Samsung UK online store between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020. Hacker exploits bug in third-party app Samsung discovered theContinue reading “New Samsung data breach impacts UK store customers.”
Prompt engineering leading AI software design innovations.
“You can have GitHub Copilot from me when you pry it from my cold, dead hands,” a Microsoft engineer says. Ask John Montgomery, Microsoft corporate VP of product, how he thinks AI is affecting his work, and he’ll tell you that he’s bullish on the technology—particularly GitHub’s programming helper Copilot. “You can have GitHub CopilotContinue reading “Prompt engineering leading AI software design innovations.”
The Spelling Police: Searching for Malicious HTTP Servers by Identifying Typos in HTTP Responses.
At Fox-IT (part of NCC Group) identifying servers that host nefarious activities is a critical aspect of our threat intelligence. One approach involves looking for anomalies in responses of HTTP servers. Sometimes cybercriminals that host malicious servers employ tactics that involve mimicking the responses of legitimate software to evade detection. However, a common pitfall ofContinue reading “The Spelling Police: Searching for Malicious HTTP Servers by Identifying Typos in HTTP Responses.”
Phishers add QR codes to the menu.
Please don’t make us say QRishing. Taking a page from restaurants of the early-Covid era, hackers are trying out QR codes, frustrating IT pros by sneaking poisoned pixel squares past filters and into inboxes. A report from the cybersecurity company Reliaquest discovered a 51% increase in QR-code attacks in September, compared to the cumulative number from JanuaryContinue reading “Phishers add QR codes to the menu.”
What has changed in CPU cores in M3 chips?
If you read the initial reviews of Apple’s new M3-based Macs, you’d be forgiven for thinking little had changed in their CPU cores, apart from a rejigging of numbers and an increase in the maximum frequency of their P cores. As my MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Pro arrived three days early, this article presents aContinue reading “What has changed in CPU cores in M3 chips?”
An Overview of Biometric Security in Modern Devices.
An Overview of Biometric Security in Modern DevicesBiometric security has become a crucial layer in personal and enterprise security systems. It utilizes unique biological or behavioral identifiers to authenticate individuals. This article provides an overview of biometric security, including its definition, types, benefits, and applications. Biometric security plays a vital role in ensuring the safety and integrity ofContinue reading “An Overview of Biometric Security in Modern Devices.”
Microsoft rebrands its AI-powered Bing Chat as Copilot.
The company has also announced more Copilot AI features for its 365 apps. Microsoft is rebranding Bing Chat and is now simply calling it “Copilot,” giving its generative AI assistant a consistent identity across its products. Similarly, Bing Chat Enterprise will also just be known as Copilot, and it will be generally available starting on December 1.Continue reading “Microsoft rebrands its AI-powered Bing Chat as Copilot.”
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