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Credit to Author: Ali Haj Fraj| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:00:19 +0000

Today’s changing customer demands have rendered traditional machine design/build processes obsolete. End-users expect fully commissioned, production ready smart machines which perform with improved speed and reliability. Meanwhile OEMs are finding… Read more »

The post 5 ways digital twins help OEMs bring value across the entire machine lifecycle appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

Security Wired

July 7, 2022 admin

The Danger of License Plate Readers in Post-Roe America

Credit to Author: Thor Benson| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Known as ALPRs, this surveillance tech is pervasive across the US—and could soon be used by police and anti-abortion groups alike.

Microsoft Security

July 7, 2022 admin

KuppingerCole rates Microsoft as outstanding in functionality for secure collaboration

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000

We are excited to share that Microsoft has been rated Outstanding in Functionality in the May 2022 KuppingerCole Market Compass for Secure Collaboration. Microsoft was also the only company to be awarded the highest possible score of Strong Positive in all five categories.

The post KuppingerCole rates Microsoft as outstanding in functionality for secure collaboration appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

ComputerWorld Independent

July 7, 2022 admin

Apple slaps hard against ‘mercenary’ surveillance-as-a-service industry

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 06:17:00 -0700

Apple has struck a big blow against the mercenary “surveillance-as-a-service” industry, introducing a new, highly secure Lockdown Mode to protect individuals at the greatest risk of targeted attacks. The company is also offering millions of dollars to support research to expose such threats.

Starting in iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura, and available now in the latest developer-only betas, Lockdown Mode hardens security defenses and limits the functionalities sometimes abused by state-sponsored surveillance hackers. Apple describes this protection as “sharply reducing the attack surface that potentially could be exploited by highly targeted mercenary spyware.”

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Kaspersky Security

July 7, 2022 admin

Hertzbleed in simple words | Kaspersky official blog

Credit to Author: Enoch Root| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:17:10 +0000

How researchers manage to get to encryption keys: two explanations for Hertzbleed.

MalwareBytes Security

July 7, 2022 admin

Apple Lockdown Mode helps protect users from spyware

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:55:42 +0000

Apple has announced a new feature called Lockdown Mode, designed to provide a safer environment on iOS for people at high risk of what Apple refers to as “mercenary spyware.”

The post Apple Lockdown Mode helps protect users from spyware appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Security TrendMicro

July 7, 2022 admin

Unpacking Cloud-Based Cryptocurrency Miners That Abuse GitHub Actions and Azure Virtual Machines

Credit to Author: Magno Logan| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We investigate cloud-based cryptocurrency miners that leverage GitHub Actions and Azure virtual machines, including the cloud infrastructure and vulnerabilities that malicious actors exploit for easy monetary gain.

ComputerWorld Independent

July 7, 2022 admin

Microsoft backs off facial recognition analysis, but big questions remain

Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 03:00:00 -0700

Microsoft is backing away from its public support for some AI-driven features, including facial recognition, and acknowledging the discrimination and accuracy issues these offerings create. But the company had years to fix the problems and didn’t. That’s akin to a car manufacturer recalling a vehicle rather than fixing it.

Despite concerns that facial recognition technology can be discriminatory, the real issue is that results are inaccurate. (The discriminatory argument plays a role, though, due to the assumptions Microsoft developers made when crafting these apps.)

Let’s start with what Microsoft did and said. Sarah Bird, the principal group product manager for Microsoft’s Azure AI, summed up the pullback last month in a Microsoft blog.

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