In yet another illustration of just how devious criminals have become in their attempts to undermine security, Jamf Threat Labs has identified a potential tampering technique that puts a device into Fake Lockdown Mode.
As most people know, Lockdown Mode is an extreme protection feature for iPhone designed to protect the kind of high-value targets some of the nastiestsurveillance and state-sponsored attackers aim for.
Credit to Author: Scott Gilbertson| Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000
Keep your logins locked down with our favorite password management apps for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browsers.
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Credit to Author: Will Knight| Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Adversarial algorithms can systematically probe large language models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 for weaknesses that can make them misbehave.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:52:39 +0000
Legislation set to be introduced in Congress this week would extend Section 702 surveillance of people applying for green cards, asylum, and some visas—subjecting loved ones to similar intrusions.
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Credit to Author: Todd Feathers, Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000
A WIRED investigation into internet censorship in US schools found widespread use of filters to censor health, identity, and other crucial information. Students say it makes the web entirely unusable.
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Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) is likely to play a critical role in addressing skills shortages in today’s marketplace, according to a new study by London-based Kaspersky Research. It showed that 40% of 2,000 C-level executives surveyed plan to use genAI tools such as ChatGPT to cover critical skills shortages through the automation of tasks.
The European-based study found genAI to be firmly on the business agenda, with 95% of respondents regularly discussing ways to maximize value from the technology at the most senior level, even as 91% admitted they don’t really know how it works.
Credit to Author: David Nield| Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000
QR codes can be convenient—but they can also be exploited by malicious actors. Here’s how to protect yourself.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg| Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: A major ransomware crackdown, the arrest of Ukraine’s cybersecurity chief, and a hack-for-hire entrepreneur charged with attempted murder.
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If nothing else, Apple’s most recent emergency security update should be considered proof of an increasingly tense security environment.
Enterprises must understand that while Apple maintains a pretty solid ecosystem — certainly at present the most secure, even according to Cisco — that doesn’t mean it’s entirely safe, and every Apple customer needs to get wise to the growing proliferation of threats.
With more and more business users turning to the company’s solutions, it’s important to get ahead of the threat.
Credit to Author: Kate O’Flaherty| Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 15:42:17 +0000
Plus: Major security patches from Microsoft, Mozilla, Atlassian, Cisco, and more.
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