Fail2Ban: Ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors
Fail2Ban is an open-source tool that monitors log files, such as /var/log/auth.log, and blocks IP addresses that exhibit repeated failed login attempts. It does this by updating system firewall rules to reject new connections from those IP addresses.....»»
Wildfire burning near Colorado"s Lake County"s Twin Lakes prompts evacuation, pre-evacuation orders
A wildfire burning on 164 acres of land in the Interlaken Historic District near Twin Lakes—a popular hiking and camping destination about 22 miles southwest of Leadville—prompted multiple evacuation and pre-evacuation orders Tuesday......»»
Splunk’s security innovations boost threat detection and response
Splunk announced new security innovations aimed at bolstering threat detection and security operations across multiple data sources. These advancements include Splunk Enterprise 8.0, which empowers security teams to proactively manage and mitigate ri.....»»
AWS unveils new and improved security features
At its annual re:Inforce conference, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced new and enhanced security features and tools. Additional multi-factor authentication option To facilitate the concerted push to get customers to secure their accounts with m.....»»
Polyandrous birds evolve faster than monogamous ones, new study finds
New research led by the University of Bath's Milner Centre for Evolution shows that shorebird species where females breed with multiple males in each season evolve significantly faster than monogamous species. Their findings suggest that mating syste.....»»
How to customize and use the all-new Control Center in iOS 18
iOS 18 brings a major update to Control Center that expands both capabilities and customization. The quick access controls go from a single page to multiple ones that you can smoothly slide through, third-party integration, and more. Here’s how to.....»»
Apple quietly improves Mac virtualization in macOS 15 Sequoia
It only works for macOS 15 guests on macOS 15 hosts, but it’s a big improvement. Enlarge / Macs running a preview build of macOS 15 Sequoia. (credit: Apple) We’ve written before about Apple’s handy virtualization.....»»
Developers can now create their own toggles for Control Center in iOS 18
One of the new features of iOS 18, which was announced by Apple on Monday, is a customizable and redesigned Control Center with multiple pages. However, in addition to the customizations provided by Apple itself, developers can now create their own t.....»»
visionOS 2.0 gets big upgrades with photo 3D processing, multiple 4K Mac screens & more
Users of the Apple Vision Pro will expand the usability of almost every aspect of their device with huge updates coming to visionOS 2.0.visionOS 2.0 and Mac monitorsApple released VisionOS in February of this year, and today, it announced updates tha.....»»
Genmoji will allow custom AI-created emojis in iOS 18, and might resurrect Memoji
The Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18 merge with Messages to make Genmoji, the system Apple uses to create new emojis from simple text prompts.Apple showed off multiple Genmoji styles. If the name Genmoji sounds familiar, it may be because of App.....»»
Study finds natural climate variability impacts Arctic and global warming
When comparing model simulations of Earth's recent warming to real-world observations, differences can arise from several factors, including model errors in the simulated response to increased greenhouse gases and natural fluctuations within the clim.....»»
visionOS 2.0 gets big upgrades with photo 3d processing, multiple 4K Mac screens & more
Users of the Apple Vision Pro will be able expand the usability of almost every aspect of their device with huge updates coming to visionOS 2.0.visionOS 2.0 and Mac monitorsApple released VisionOS in February of this year, and today, it announced upd.....»»
New Control Center in iOS 18 will have multiple pages, here’s what that means for you
iOS 18 will be fully unveiled this Monday at the WWDC keynote. According to one of the late breaking rumors, the iPhone update will introduce a redesigned Control Center. One core feature of the new Control Center is the ability to place controls.....»»
You’ll be able to play Phantom Blade Zero multiple times this summer
Phantom Blade Zero got a new trailer showing off its tense gameplay. It will be playable at several upcoming game events this summer......»»
Microsoft is reworking Recall after researchers point out its security problems
Windows Hello authentication, additional encryption being added to protect data. Enlarge / Microsoft's Recall feature is switching to be opt-in by default, and is adding new encryption protections in an effort to safeguard user d.....»»
Cascadia Subduction Zone, one of Earth"s top hazards, comes into sharper focus
Off the coasts of southern British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and northern California lies a 600 mile-long strip where the Pacific Ocean floor is slowly diving eastward under North America. This area, called the Cascadia Subduction Zone, hosts a me.....»»
COP29 climate hosts say they"ll keep expanding fossil fuels
The incoming president of the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan told AFP on Friday that his country would keep increasing fossil fuel production "in parallel" with investments in cleaner alternatives......»»
Apple hosts an industry program for students from historically Black colleges and universities
Fifty students from a range of historically Black colleges and universities are to get an immersive two-week program with Apple.Students at the Propel Center (Source: Propel Center)The new program comes from the Propel Center, which was created in 20.....»»
June 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Multiple announcements from Microsoft
May 2024 Patch Tuesday was unusual because we had security updates from Adobe, Apple, Google, Mozilla, and Microsoft on the same day. While individually from each vendor, the updates weren’t that large, managing them together was more challenging......»»
New dating technique more accurately estimates time differences between Paleolithic hearth fires
A team of archaeologists affiliated with multiple institutions in Spain has used a new dating technique to more accurately estimate time differences between Paleolithic Age hearth fires. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group descr.....»»
How a protein component of nuclear pore complexes regulates development of blood cells, contributes to myeloid disorders
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are channels composed of multiple proteins that ferry molecules in and out of the nucleus, regulating many critical cellular functions, such as gene expression, chromatin organization and RNA processes that influence cel.....»»