The Pentagon is expected to tighten cybersecurity requirements for vendors, but a new survey shows contractors have barely made progress. Complying with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), the Pentagon’s framework for assessing vendor cybersecurity, is as much of a mouthful as it sounds. But many defense contractors are not even in the ballpark onContinue reading “Defense contractors are way behind on meeting upcoming cybersecurity standards.”
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The Dangers of Google’s .zip TLD.
Can you quickly tell which of the URLs below is legitimate and which one is a malicious phish that drops evil.exe? https://github.com∕kubernetes∕kubernetes∕archive∕refs∕tags∕@v1271.zip https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/archive/refs/tags/v1.27.1.zip This week, Google launched a new TLD or “Top Level Domain” of .zip, meaning you can now purchase a .zip domain, similar to a .com or .org domain for only a fewContinue reading “The Dangers of Google’s .zip TLD.”
A Guide to Collaborating With ChatGPT for Work.
Unlike with other tech tools, working with generative AI is closer to collaborating with humans. Imagine what you could accomplish if you had a team of colleagues you could lean on whenever you had to tackle a task that wasn’t in your wheelhouse, or whenever you got stuck, or whenever you needed a piece ofContinue reading “A Guide to Collaborating With ChatGPT for Work.”
Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown is here — and it costs $7.99 per month.
Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown has reached the US. Netflix is about to kick your best friend off your account — unless you pay for them to share your account, that is. On Tuesday, Netflix revealed the details of how its crackdown on password sharing will affect viewers in the US and how much it will cost to keepContinue reading “Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown is here — and it costs $7.99 per month.”
Haters will say it’s photoshopped.
Adobe’s new image-editing tool is part of a bigger push to integrate generative AI in its products. Adobe is set to give new meaning to the act of photoshopping an image. Starting this week, the company will begin adding features to the popular image-editing program that let users alter images with AI. The new generativeContinue reading “Haters will say it’s photoshopped.”
Tesla Bot can walk very slowly and pick up stuff now.
A new video shows off Tesla’s humanoid robots that are now all walking together, with chassis installed, and can perform new mundane tasks. Tesla is showing off new footage of its Tesla Bots in what appears to be a production-ready chassis, now walking forward (slowly) without some of the stumbles we’d seen in their firstContinue reading “Tesla Bot can walk very slowly and pick up stuff now.”
What are the Penalties for HIPAA Violations?
Penalties for HIPAA violations can be issued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and state attorneys general. In addition to financial penalties, covered entities may be required to adopt a corrective action plan to bring policies and procedures up to the standards demanded by HIPAA. The Health InsuranceContinue reading “What are the Penalties for HIPAA Violations?”
Congress tackled social media, cryptocurrency, and data privacy last week.
Here’s what federal policymakers have been up to in the big, wide world of tech. Big Tech was once again in the hot seat on Capitol Hill last week as senators debated social media’s responsibility for taking down child pornography. Next door in the House, representatives sought more information from data brokers about what exactlyContinue reading “Congress tackled social media, cryptocurrency, and data privacy last week.”
Gurman: Apple Testing ‘M3 Pro’ Chip for MacBook Pro With 12-Core CPU and 18-Core GPU.
Apple is testing an unreleased chip with a 12-core CPU, 18-core GPU, and 36GB of memory, according to an App Store developer log obtained by Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. He said the chip is being tested inside a future high-end MacBook Pro running the upcoming macOS 14 update, which is expected to be announced at WWDC next month. InContinue reading “Gurman: Apple Testing ‘M3 Pro’ Chip for MacBook Pro With 12-Core CPU and 18-Core GPU.”
Microsoft wants Firefox to make Bing its default search engine.
Not even by switching browsers will you be able to escape Bing. Historically, Microsoft’s Bing has always played second fiddle to Google. Chances are that if you used it, it was because you fired up a Microsoft-made browser (Internet Explorer back in the day or Edge now) and either quickly replaced it or changed itsContinue reading “Microsoft wants Firefox to make Bing its default search engine.”
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