CISOs: unsupported, unheard, and invisible
A study conducted among CISOs worldwide from various industries sheds light on their strategies amid a challenging threat environment, identifies obstacles from business functions, and highlights their requirements for achieving success. “Our resea.....»»
Astronomers may have detected a "dark" free-floating black hole
If, as astronomers believe, the deaths of large stars leave behind black holes, there should be hundreds of millions of them scattered throughout the Milky Way galaxy. The problem is, isolated black holes are invisible......»»
Microsoft accidentally allowed unsupported PCs to upgrade to Windows 11 22H2
Some Windows 10 users were told that their PCs were Windows 11-compatible. Enlarge / Windows 11 running on an old Windows 7-era HP laptop. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Microsoft began offering the Windows 11 22H2 update to Win.....»»
NYC Cancer Trial Delivers "Unheard-of" Result: Complete Remission for Everyone
A small NYC-led cancer trial has achieved a result reportedly never before seen - the total remission of cancer in all of its patients. From a report: To be sure, the trial -- led by doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering and backed by drug maker GlaxoS.....»»
Altered gene helps plants absorb more carbon dioxide, produce more useful compounds
Every day, plants around the world perform an invisible miracle. They take carbon dioxide from the air and, with the help of sunlight, turn it into countless chemicals essential to both plants and humans......»»
Transparency on demand: A novel process can render artificial materials transparent or even entirely invisible
Space, the final frontier. The starship Enterprise pursues its mission to explore the galaxy, when all communication channels are suddenly cut off by an impenetrable nebula. In many episodes of the iconic TV series, the valiant crew must "tech the te.....»»
How confident are companies in managing their current threat exposure?
Crossword Cybersecurity has released a report based on the findings of a survey of over 200 CISOs and senior UK cyber security professionals. The paper reveals companies are more concerned and exposed to cyber threats than ever before, with 61 percen.....»»
How CISOs are adjusting in the wake of two years of pandemic disruption
Proofpoint released its annual Voice of the CISO report, which explores key challenges facing chief information security officers. While the world’s CISOs spent 2021 coming to terms with new ways of working, many now feel much more in control of th.....»»
How confident are CISOs about their security posture?
Proofpoint released its annual Voice of the CISO report, which explores key challenges facing chief information security officers (CISOs). While the world’s CISOs spent 2021 coming to terms with new ways of working, many now feel much more in contr.....»»
Self-cleaning spacecraft surfaces to combat microbes
Astronauts live and work in orbit along with teeming populations of microorganisms, which could present a serious threat to health—and even the structural integrity of spacecraft. To help combat such invisible stowaways, an ESA-led project is devel.....»»
Lite-On Tech expects 3 sources of business growth in 2H22
EMS provider Lite-On Technology expects power supplies used in cloud computing, invisible-light LED devices and devices used in EV (electric vehicle) power charging piles to be the three sources of business growth in the second half of 2022, accordin.....»»
Google to remove nearly 1 million abandoned apps
Google takes the incisive of clearing the app store of nearly a million inactive and unsupported apps. The post Google to remove nearly 1 million abandoned apps first appeared on Phandroid. Google is planning to remove apps that haven&rsquo.....»»
Apple tech could create invisible input areas on bezels to replace buttons
Apple is continuing to develop technology that could allow virtually invisible input areas that can display information to a user while replacing physical buttons or controls on its products.A figure from the patent depicting a MacBook"Concealable in.....»»
Magnetic resonance makes the invisible visible
A small group of researchers including Dennis Kurzbach from the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Vienna just published in Nature Protocols an advanced NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) method to monitor fast and complicated biomolecular event.....»»
Bird flu takes unheard-of toll on bald eagles, other birds
Bird flu is killing an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds, with many sick birds arriving at rehabilitation centers unsteady on their talons and unable to fly......»»
Solving the mystery of frost hiding on Mars
A new study using data from NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter may explain why Martian frost can be invisible to the naked eye and why dust avalanches appear on some slopes......»»
7 threat detection challenges CISOs face and what they can do about it
Security operations (SecOps) teams continue to be under a constant deluge of new attacks and malware variants. In fact, according to recent research, there were over 170 million new malware variants in 2021 alone. As a result, the burden on CISOs and.....»»
How to implement a best-in-class SASE architecture
To support cloud-enabled digital transformation strategies, a tighter integration of security and SD-WAN architectures are top of mind for many CIOs and CISOs. That also includes cloud security and what is now known as secure access service edge (SAS.....»»
Disease-causing parasites can hitch a ride on plastics and potentially spread through the sea
Typically when people hear about plastic pollution, they might envision seabirds with bellies full of trash or sea turtles with plastic straws in their noses. However, plastic pollution poses another threat that's invisible to the eye and has importa.....»»
Even Microsoft is running an unsupported Windows 11 PC
In the latest Windows Insider Webcast, Microsoft was spotted running an unsupported Windows 11 PC with an Intel 7th-generation processor......»»
Financial leaders grappling with more aggressive and sophisticated attack methods
VMware released a report which takes the pulse of the financial industry’s top CISOs and security leaders on the changing behavior of cybercriminal cartels and the defensive shift of the financial sector. The report found that financial institution.....»»