Deepfake Ransomware – A Worrying Threat
Multinational IT security company ‘Trend Micro’ has highlighted the future threat of cybercriminals making and posting (or threatening to post) malicious ‘deep fake’ videos online in order to cause damage to reputations and/or to extract…
Public Cloud May Double In Just Four Years
The new cloud market report from the Synergy Research Group shows that cloud-associated markets, such as the public cloud, are growing at rates ranging from 10% to over 40% and the annual spending on the cloud may double in four years.
IaaS…
People Who Broke Into Courthouse Claim It Was Part of Assessment
Two security specialists who performed a physical break-in on the US courthouse that hired their company for a penetration test have claimed that their break-in was part of their assessment of security.
What Happened?
Dallas' State Court…
IBM To Offer Largest Quantum Computer Available
IBM has announced that it is opening a Quantum Computation Centre in New York which will bring the world's largest fleet of quantum computing systems online, including the new 53-Qubit Quantum System for broad use in the cloud.
Largest Universal…
Less Than Half of Small Businesses Ready For No-Deal Brexit
Research from techUK shows that less than half of small UK businesses consider themselves to be ready to face a no-deal Brexit on 31 October, whereas 87% of larger businesses think they are prepared.
Small and Medium
The techUK research…
Autonomous AI Cyber Weapons Inevitable Says Security Research Expert
Speaking at a recent CloudSec event in London, Trend Micro’s vice-president of security research, Rik Ferguson said that AI cyberattacks operated autonomously are an inevitable threat that security professionals must adapt to tackling.
If…
AI Destined For McDonald’s Drive-Throughs
The acquisition of AI voice recognition start-up Apprente by the McDonalds franchise gives the restaurant chain its own Silicon Valley technology division and promises an automated ordering system for drive-throughs, self-order interfaces and…
Joker Malware Found In 24 Apps In Google Play Store
Security researcher Aleksejs Kuprins of CSIS cybersecurity services company has discovered 24 apps which have been available for download in the Google Play Store that contain ‘Joker’ malware.
What Is Joker Malware?
Joker malware…
Major Workforce Changes Over The Next Five Years
A new global Forrester Consulting study predicts major changes in their service workforce over the next five years, including replacing call centre and customer service centre staff with automated dispatch notification.
The Study
The…
France Says ‘Non’ To Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency
France’s finance minister, Bruno Le Maire has said that the development of Facebook’s new Libra cryptocurrency will be blocked in Europe unless concerns over risks to consumers and to the monetary systems of countries can be addressed.
Libra…
AI Mimics CEO’s Voice To Steal £201,000
A recent Wall Street Journal report has highlighted how, in March this year, a group of hackers were able to use AI software to mimic an energy company CEO’s voice in order to steal £201,000.
What Happened?
Reports indicate that the…
Report Shows That 99% of Cyber Attacks Now Involve Social Engineering
The Human Factor report from Proofpoint shows that almost all cyber-attacks, at some stage, involve the exploitation of human error in the form of social engineering.
What Are Social Engineering Attacks?
Social engineering attacks…
Record Levels of Investment in UK AI
A Tech Nation Report has shown that AI investment in the UK reached record levels in the first six months of the year making it the third biggest market in the world for AI investment, just behind the US and China.
Surge
Crunchbase figures…
Microsoft’s Phone App Challenge to iMessage and FaceTime
Reports from online tech commentators indicate that Microsoft will soon be enhancing its Your Phone app with the ability to make phone calls from a desktop PC, thereby making the app a serious challenger to Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime.
The…
Leaving Your Job? Don’t Take Personal Data With You Warns ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned those retiring or taking a new job that under the Data Protection Act 2018, employees can face regulatory action if they are found to have retained information collected as part of their…
Student Textbooks Malware Threat
Kaspersky’s blog is warning students who are about to go back after the summer holidays to beware of the risk of malware that’s masked as textbooks and essays online.
Students Targeted
According to Kaspersky, K-12 and college students…
iPhone Attack Lasting More Than 2 Years Discovered
A Google security researcher has discovered a sustained and indiscriminate hacking attack on iPhones that is believed to have been going on for more than two years.
Google Project Zero
Details of the attack are outlined on Google’s…
Tesla Owners Locked Out
Some Tesla Model 3 car owners found themselves decidedly locked out in the cold due to a vital Phone Key app being down for maintenance.
Labor Day Dismay
On US Labor Day, some owners of Tesla Model 3 cars who tried to use their Phone…
BBC to Launch Own ‘Beeb’ Digital Voice Assistant Next Year
The BBC has announced that it will be launching its own digital voice assistant ‘Beeb’ next year to work on all smart speakers, TVs, and mobile devices.
Accents
The new digital (AI) voice assistant, which is being developed by an…
London Gets 10 Million New Landline Numbers
Telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced the introduction of 10 million new 0204 landline numbers for London in a move to keep up with a growing demand fuelled by Broadband connections.
Running Out
There are only 500,000 of the 30 million…
IT Security Updates issue 20
The latest news from the sector sees two major flaws highlighted by cyber security professionals with major implications for enterprise-level IT patch management cycles, BioStar 2 users face uncertainty over flaw and more ...
South Korean…
Four-Year Lifespan For Self-Driving Cars
As large car manufacturers seek to reinvent themselves as ‘mobility companies’ in an effort to compete for global leadership in the growing autonomous driving sector, a Ford Executive has predicted that self-driving cars will only…
No Leather, Jeans, Hard Surfaces, Other Credit Cards or Magnets – Warning for Apple Card
Just as the new ‘Apple Card’ is launched in the US, Apple has listed several surfaces and materials that could damage and discolour the coated titanium card – including denim and leather.
Apple Card
The newly launched (in the US)…
Video Labelling Causes Problems
Google has already been criticised by some for not calling out China over disinformation about Hong Kong, but despite disabling 210 YouTube channels with suspected Chinese state links, Google’s new move to label Hong Kong YouTube videos hasn’t…
Audible’s ‘Captions’ Subtitles Feature Attracts Lawsuit From Publishers
The Amazon-owned producer of spoken audio entertainment ‘Audible’ is facing a lawsuit from the Association of American Publishers (AAP) on the grounds that its new “Audible Captions” speech-to-text subtitles feature may violate copyright…
Grammar Correction Capabilities For Gmail and G Suite
Google has announced that it is rolling out new real-time, AI-powered spelling and grammar correction capabilities for G Suite users and personal Gmail accounts.
Real-Time, As-You-Type
The real-time, as-you-type spelling autocorrection…