DNS abuse: Advice for incident responders
What DNS abuse techniques are employed by cyber adversaries and which organizations can help incident responders and security teams detect, mitigate and prevent them? The DNS Abuse Techniques Matrix published by FIRST provides answers. The Domain Nam.....»»
Tech giants face fines for animal cruelty videos
The change to the Online Safety Bill comes as a result of a BBC Eye Investigation into global monkey abuse......»»
How linguists are unlocking the meanings of Shakespeare"s words using numbers
Today it would seem odd to describe a flower with the word "bastard"—why apply a term of personal abuse to a flower? But in Shakespeare's time, "bastard" was a technical term describing certain plants......»»
TurboTax-maker Intuit offers an AI agent that provides financial tips
AI-generated financial advice also arrives in Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Wednesday, TurboTax-maker Intuit launched an AI assistant called "Intuit Assist" that can provide A.....»»
What is institutional misogyny in policing? Research shows what it looks like—and why it matters
Britain has witnessed a torrent of appalling examples of misogyny by those serving on the front line of public services in recent years. This has included police officers committing acts of violence and abuse against women......»»
Reddit moderators without expertise leading to dangerous advice, say ousted mods
Reddit moderators who participated in protests against the company’s API charges say that they have been replaced by individuals who lack subject matter expertise. They say this is leading to dangerous advice being posted and going unchallenged in.....»»
Study finds education about domestic abuse improves knowledge and motivation to respond to victims
Education about domestic abuse equips and empowers friends, colleagues, and neighbors to respond in positive and helpful ways when someone discloses experiences of abuse, finds a new study by researchers from UCL and SafeLives......»»
India says AirTag "digital terror" is first stalking case in country
In a sketchy report, an Indian publication is claiming that after abuse in the US and other countries, the first-ever case of stalking with AirTags in India has been found.AirTagsApple's AirTags were introduced in 2021 and alongside countless account.....»»
Apple Watch Crash Detection comes to the rescue yet again: ‘Amazing technology that clearly impacted a person’s life’
The Apple Watch’s Crash Detection feature has once again been credited with helping save a life. This time, first responders in Wisconsin say that the Apple Watch feature kicked in to call 911 and share the user’s location after they were involve.....»»
Apple details reasons to abandon CSAM-scanning tool, more controversy ensues
Safety groups remain concerned about child sexual abuse material scanning and user reporting. Enlarge (credit: Leonardo Munoz/Getty) In December, Apple said that it was killing an effort to design a privacy-preserving iC.....»»
Apple faces renewed pressure to protect child safety: ‘Child sexual abuse is stored on iCloud. Apple allows it.’
Two years ago, Apple announced a number of new child safety features, including a system that would use on-device processing to scan for child sexual abuse materials. Despite the privacy-focused implementation of the feature, Apple faced enough backl.....»»
Apple provides detailed reasoning behind abandoning iPhone CSAM detection
A child safety group pushed Apple on why the announced CSAM detection feature was abandoned, and the company has given its most detailed response yet as to why it backed off its plans.Apple's scrapped CSAM detection toolChild Sexual Abuse Material is.....»»
Axio and Cyentia Institute join forces to boost data-driven cyber risk quantification for enterprises
Axio announced a new joint initiative with Cyentia Institute, a research and data science firm with a mission to advance knowledge in the cybersecurity industry. Together, Axio and Cyentia will deliver Cyentia’s cyber incident analysis to Axio cust.....»»
Adapting Ritalin to tackle cocaine abuse
Cocaine use continues to be a public health problem, yet despite concerted efforts, no drugs have been approved to resolve cocaine addiction. Research suggests that the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder drug methylphenidate (MPH; Ritalin) coul.....»»
Velociraptor: Open-source digital forensics and incident response
Velociraptor is a sophisticated digital forensics and incident response tool designed to improve your insight into endpoint activities. Velociraptor enables you to conduct precise and rapid collection of digital forensic data across multiple endpoint.....»»
Russia"s Luna-25 probe crashes on the Moon
The Luna-25 probe, Russia's first Moon mission in almost 50 years, has crashed on the Moon after an incident during pre-landing maneuvers, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday......»»
Twitter, now X, to remove blocking feature - Musk
Elon Musk says the feature "makes no sense", but users are concerned about protection from abuse......»»
Twitter, now X, to remove blocking feature
Elon Musk says the feature "makes no sense", but users are concerned about protection from abuse......»»
File-Hosting Icon AnonFiles Throws in the Towel, Domain For Sale
The popular file-hosting site AnonFiles.com has thrown in the towel. The site's operators cite massive abuse by uploaders as the reason for the shutdown. AnonFiles tried to limit the problems though automated upload filters and filename restrictions.....»»
Anonymous file-sharing site has shut down after "years of abuse"
Anonfiles operators grew tired of trying to remove malicious content being uploaded constantly......»»
Crash Detection guides help to critically-injured driver
Following an accident in Ontario, the iPhone Crash Detection feature immediately alerted first responders, leading to the severely injured driver being airlifted to hospital.Crash Detection can alert emergency servicesSince Crash Detection was launch.....»»