New Azure Active Directory password brute-forcing flaw has no fix
Microsoft tells researchers it's "by design." Not like it's Patch Tuesday. Enlarge (credit: Michael Dziedzic) Imagine having unlimited attempts to guess someone's username and password without getting caught. That would make an ideal scenario.....»»
Reddit Directed Share Program invitations issued, but vocal users unimpressed
The first invitations to participate in the Reddit Directed Share Program (DSP) – in which moderators and very active users will get preferential access to shares – have now been issued. Some moderators and other users with high Reddit karma h.....»»
Satellites are burning up in the upper atmosphere—what impact could this have on the Earth"s climate?
Elon Musk's SpaceX has announced it will dispose of 100 Starlink satellites over the next six months, after it discovered a design flaw that may cause them to fail. Rather than risk posing a threat to other spacecraft, SpaceX will "de-orbit" these sa.....»»
Global warming found to increase the diversity of active soil bacteria
Warmer soils harbor a greater diversity of active microbes, according to a new study from researchers at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) at the University of Vienna......»»
Kanto’s new Ren active speakers with HDMI take aim at your TV room
Kanto Audio has announced yet another set of active bookshelf speakers, the Ren. But this time, the company has added HDMI ARC for TV connectivity......»»
Attackers exploiting ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws, fixes available for all users (CVE-2024-1709, CVE-2024-1708)
The two ScreenConnect vulnerabilities ConnectWise has recently urged customers to patch have finally been assigned CVE numbers: CVE-2024-1709 for the authentication bypass, CVE-2024-1708 for the path traversal flaw. ConnectWise has also released a ne.....»»
Prolific Redditors will get preferential access to Reddit shares in IPO plans – WSJ
Prolific Redditors are to be given preferential access to Reddit shares in the company’s initial public offering (IPO), according to a new report. The plan would see an as-yet-unknown proportion of the shares set aside for the 75,000 most active.....»»
Active Directory outages can cost organizations $100,000 per day
Nearly every organization has core systems services tied to Active Directory that will go down during an outage, according to Cayosoft. Consequences of system downtime for business operations The impact of just one system being down can devastate bus.....»»
Notorious NSO Group exploits flaw to send malicious messages and more
Old court documents were hiding a previously unknown flaw that allowed data exfiltration......»»
Webb telescope spots hints that Eris, Makemake are geologically active
Webb measured isotopes at the edge of the Solar System, hinting at chemistry. Enlarge / Artist's conceptions of what the surfaces of two dwarf planets might look like. (credit: SWRI) Active geology—and the large-scale.....»»
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 5 is now available in the US
If you’re looking for a rugged Android tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 5 is now available in the US. The post The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 5 is now available in the US appeared first on Phandroid. When it comes to tablets, there a.....»»
Climate change is forcing Australians to weigh up relocating
Big environmental changes mean ever more Australians will confront the tough choice of whether to move home or risk staying put......»»
Automakers, EV battery companies scramble for North American graphite
Reduced Chinese exports are forcing companies to find domestic sources of graphite for their EV battery anodes......»»
Bacteria in the Arctic seabed are active all year round, researchers find
Despite the pronounced seasonality in their habitat, the bacterial community in Arctic sediments is taxonomically and functionally very stable......»»
Microsoft is retiring a key part of its Azure developer platform
Azure IoT Central has been given three more years, before customers and third-party integrations need to find an alternative......»»
Study shows promise of transceiver-based sensing for active monitoring of fiber networks
Researchers have successfully used a coherent transceiver prototype to detect polarization changes that preceded a cable break in a live network. The work, which is one of the first demonstrations of field-based measurements for an active cable break.....»»
New study reveals four critical barriers to building healthier Canadian cities
Many streets around the globe are becoming increasingly inhospitable to children and the elderly due to compounding traffic and road safety concerns which deter these groups from active transport, like walking or cycling. The recent emphasis on desig.....»»
AirPods for Android? Google Pixel Buds Pro are 25% off today
The Google Pixel Pro wireless earbuds, which offer active noise cancellation and a battery life of up to 11 hours on a single charge, are $50 off from Amazon......»»
Study of Mars morphology and mineralogy suggests it may have once had active volcanism and crustal recycling
A small international team of Earth scientists, geologists and astronomers has conducted a study of Mars morphology and mineralogy and discovered that the planet may have experienced volcanism and crustal recycling during its formative years. For the.....»»
A new Microsoft Azure hacking campaign is targeting high-end executives
Russian and Nigerian hackers are going after the C-suite and their Microsoft Azure cloud accounts......»»
Scientists study the behaviors of chiral skyrmions in chiral flower-like obstacles
In nature, the collective motion of some birds and fish, such as flocks of starlings and shoals of sardines, respectively, can generate impressive dynamic phenomena. Their study constitutes active matter science, which has been a topic of great inter.....»»