How EU lawmakers can make mandatory vulnerability disclosure responsible
There is a standard playbook and best practice for when an organization discovers or is notified about a software vulnerability: The organization works quickly to fix the problem and, once a fix is available, discloses that vulnerability for the bene.....»»
Cutting urban carbon emissions by retrofitting buildings
To support the worldwide struggle to reduce carbon emissions, many cities have made public pledges to cut their carbon emissions in half by 2030, and some have promised to be carbon neutral by 2050. Buildings can be responsible for more than half a m.....»»
Mandatory EU financial disclosure increases frequency and quality of M&A deals, says study
Forcing private firms to disclose their financial statements leads to more mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and better deals, according to a new paper published by a researcher from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass)......»»
Microsoft patches four exploited zero-days, but lags with fixes for a fifth (CVE-2023-36884)
For July 2023 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has delivered 130 patches; among them are four for vulnerabilites actively exploited by attackers, but no patch for CVE-2023-36884, an Office and Windows HTML RCE vulnerability exploited in targeted attacks aime.....»»
Apple pushes out emergency fix for actively exploited zero-day (CVE-2023-37450)
Apple has patched an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-37450) by releasing Rapid Security Response updates for iPhones, iPads and Macs running the latest versions of its operating systems. The vulnerability has also been fixed with.....»»
Malware delivery to Microsoft Teams users made easy
A tool that automates the delivery of malware from external attackers to target employees’ Microsoft Teams inbox has been released. TeamsPhisher (Source: Alex Reid) About the exploited vulnerability As noted by Jumpsec researchers Max Corbridge and.....»»
MOVEit app mass-exploited last month patches new critical vulnerability
Just in time for the weekend: another unauthenticated SQL injection flaw! Enlarge (credit: Lino Mirgeler/picture alliance via Getty Images) MOVEit, the file-transfer software exploited in recent weeks in one of the bigg.....»»
Pixel Fold teardown reveals the guts of Google’s $1,800 phone
See the insides of the thinnest US foldable with the biggest battery. Behold the insides of the Pixel Fold. It's cramped in there. (Full disclosure, this is a composite of the.....»»
Study asks if eponymous business owners are more reticent about the transparent disclosure of company finances
It is not uncommon for business owners to bestow their own names upon a firm. There are many well-known examples—in the U.K., there's Dyson; in the U.S., there's Ben & Jerry's; while, in Europe, one might think of Bosch or Porsche......»»
Helicopter underwater escape training for ESA"s astronaut support team
Last week, members of ESA's astronaut support teams participated in a helicopter underwater escape training. This training is mandatory for people involved in astronaut landing operations, including flight surgeons and photographers, who capture the.....»»
Mastodon fixes critical “TootRoot” vulnerability allowing node hijacking
Most critical of the bugs allowed attackers to root federated instances. Enlarge The maintainers of the open-source software that powers the Mastodon social network published a security update on Thursday that patches a.....»»
Botnets responsible for nearly all malicious web traffic
Botnets take up 95% of all malicious internet traffic, new in-depth analysis shows......»»
Astronomers discover elusive planet responsible for spiral arms around its star
Depictions of the Milky Way show a coiling pattern of spiral "arms" filled with stars extending outward from the center. Similar patterns have been observed in the swirling clouds of gas and dust surrounding some young stars—planetary systems in th.....»»
Team develops shape-transforming colloidal assembly for targeted cargo delivery at microscale
In nature, it is common to find structures that combine both soft and hard material. These structures are responsible for diverse mechanical properties and functions of biological systems. As a typical example, the human spine possesses alternating s.....»»
Promoting responsible AI: Balancing innovation and regulation
As AI technology advances, it is essential to remain mindful of familiar and emerging risks. Education is critical to fostering responsible AI innovation, as understanding the technology and its limitations raises standards and benefits everyone. In.....»»
Actively exploited vulnerability threatens hundreds of solar power stations
Organizations using unpatched SolarView products face potentially serious consequences. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hundreds of Internet-exposed devices inside solar farms remain unpatched against a critical and activ.....»»
One shot of a kidney protein gave monkeys a brain boost
An early experiment suggests that an injection of klotho improves working memory. Enlarge Klotho, the ancient Greek goddess of fate, is responsible for spinning the thread of life. In the human body, a protein with the.....»»
336,000 servers remain unpatched against critical Fortigate vulnerability
69 percent of devices have yet to receive patch for flaw allowing remote code execution. Enlarge Researchers say that nearly 336,000 devices exposed to the Internet remain vulnerable to a critical vulnerability in firew.....»»
Brussels looks to relax curbs on genetically modified crops
The European Commission will on Wednesday put forward a proposal to ease current restrictions on genetically modified crops, which is already being denounced by environmental groups and leftwing lawmakers......»»
Cloud security: Sometimes the risks may outweigh the rewards
Threat actors are well-aware of the vulnerability of our cloud infrastructure. The internet we have today is not equipped to serve the data needs of the future. When data is stored in the cloud, it can end up across several servers anywhere in the wo.....»»
It’s Time to End the Tyranny of Ultra-Processed Food
Industrially processed pizzas, cereals, and convenience foods are responsible for a host of diseases. Policymakers and doctors need to lead the food fight......»»