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Why Apple's iOS 16.6 upgrade will be talk of the town

May 22, 2023 0 Comments Apple, iOS, Privacy, Security, Software Development, Virtual Reality

Apple’s big developer event is approaching, and it looks as if the company will press home its message on privacy as it begins to seed support for the AR operating systems it’s now expected to announce there.

Apple wants to get you updating

As of now, the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) starting June 5 seems set to see Apple introduce its first mixed reality glasses, likely called RealityPro. These will be accompanied by an operating system that recent patent filings suggest will be called xrOS or xrProOS. The event will also see Apple introduce new iterations of its other operating systems, which developers will be able to work with soon after the show.

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ComputerWorld Independent

China bans chip maker Micron from key infrastructure projects

May 22, 2023 0 Comments regulation, Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: avenkat@idg.com| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 05:42:00 -0700

A network security review of Micron products sold in China has revealed that these products pose a significant security risk to the country’s key information infrastructure supply chain, according to the Cyberspace Affairs Commission of China.

Micron is a US memory chip giant that produces computer memory and computer data storage including dynamic random-access memory, flash memory, and USB flash drives. The Chinese authorities have not mentioned which Micron products are banned, what kind of security risk they pose, nor what would happen to existing Micron products that are already in use.

“The review found that Micron’s products have more serious cybersecurity problems and pose significant security risks to China’s critical information infrastructure supply chain, affecting China’s national security,” according to a machine translation of a Cyberspace Affairs Commission of China statement.

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Security Wired

The Real Risks in Google’s New .Zip and .Mov Domains

May 21, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 21 May 2023 11:00:00 +0000

While the company’s new top-level domains could be used in phishing attacks, security researchers are divided on how big of a problem they really pose.

Security Wired

A TikTok ‘Car Theft’ Challenge Is Costing Hyundai $200 Million

May 20, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 20 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Plus: The FBI gets busted abusing a spy tool, an ex-Apple engineer is charged with corporate espionage, and collection of airborne DNA raises new privacy risks.

Security Wired

The Underground History of Turla, Russia’s Most Ingenious Hacker Group

May 20, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Sat, 20 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000

From USB worms to satellite-based hacking, Russia’s FSB hackers, known as Turla, have spent 25 years distinguishing themselves as “adversary number one.”

ComputerWorld Independent

Apple bans employees from using ChatGPT. Should you?

May 19, 2023 0 Comments Apple, Artificial intelligence, chatbots, iOS, Mobile, Security, small and medium business

Reflecting warnings given earlier, Apple is now among the growing number of businesses banning employees from using OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other similar cloud-based generative AI services in a bid to protect data confidentiality. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has also barred staff from using GitHub’s Copilot tool, which some developers use to help write software.

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Security Wired

How You, or Anyone, Can Dodge Montana’s TikTok Ban

May 19, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Amanda Hoover| Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 15:15:36 +0000

Montana’s TikTok ban will be impossible to enforce. But it could encourage copycat crackdowns against the social media app.

Security Wired

A Mysterious Group Has Ties to 15 Years of Ukraine-Russia Hacks

May 19, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered clues that further illuminate the hackers’ activities, which appear to have begun far earlier than originally believed.

Security Wired

The US Post Office Is Spying on the Mail. Senators Want to Stop It

May 18, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 18:05:38 +0000

The USPS carries out warrantless surveillance on thousands of parcels every year. Lawmakers want it to end—right now.