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Why ransomware attackers target Active Directory

Ransomware attacks have surged 78% year-over-year, affecting various sectors and organizations and significantly impacting supply chains. In this Help, Net Security video, Craig Birch, Technology Evangelist, and Principal Security Engineer at Cayosof.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityAug 29th, 2024

Sicily"s Catania airport reopens after Mount Etna eruption

Sicily's Catania airport reopened Friday after a temporary suspension of flights earlier in the day caused by an eruption from Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 5th, 2024

Flights slowly resume at Sicily"s Catania airport as volcano erupts

Sicily's Catania airport began gradually reopening for flights Friday after they were temporarily suspended following an eruption from Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 5th, 2024

Research shows fishing boats in the harbor haul tourists into Danish hotels

The presence of active fishing boats in local harbors is a boon for Danish tourism, according to a research study from the University of Copenhagen. Indeed, the value of Denmark's commercial fishery shouldn't just be measured by its catch, but by its.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJul 4th, 2024

Mitigating barriers for children walking and biking to school

Nearly 20 years ago, the U.S. Congress approved funding to implement the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program across the country. SRTS promotes safe and accessible active transportation, like walking or biking, for students to school through infrastr.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJul 4th, 2024

These oldest inhabited termite mounds have been active for 34,000 years

Scientists in South Africa have been stunned to discover that termite mounds that are still inhabited in an arid region of the country are more than 30,000 years old, meaning they are the oldest known active termite hills......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 4th, 2024

SpaceX reveals target date for a crewed mission like no other

SpaceX has revealed a target date for its highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission, which will see four civilians fly a Crew Dragon to its highest-ever altitude......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 4th, 2024

Threads reaches 175 million active users; celebrates first anniversary with custom icons

It’s been almost a year since Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, became available to the public. Over the last 12 months, Threads has achieved some major milestones, such as hitting 100 million registered users in its first five days. A year.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsJul 4th, 2024

Here’s what makes AirPods Pro 2 special (and more reasons are on the way)

Apple continues to deliver updates to its best wireless earbuds: . Gen-two hardware (Lightning or USB-C) launched with impressive Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency, and more. A year later, Apple dropped a big update that added Adaptive Audio mo.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsJul 3rd, 2024

“Everything’s frozen”: Ransomware locks credit union users out of bank accounts

Patelco Credit Union in Calif. shut down numerous banking services after attack. Enlarge / ATM at a Patelco Credit Union branch in Dublin, California, on July 23, 2018. (credit: Getty Images | Smith Collection/Gado ) A.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 3rd, 2024

Graph learning modules enhance drug-target interaction predictions

The identification of drug-target Interactions (DTIs) represents a pivotal link in the process of drug development and design. It plays a crucial role in narrowing the screening range of candidate drug molecules, thereby facilitating the reuse of dru.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 3rd, 2024

Google’s greenhouse gas emissions jump 48% in five years

Google's 2030 "Net zero" target looks increasingly doubtful as AI use soars. Cooling pipes at a Google data center in Douglas County, Georgia. (credit: Google) Google’s greenhouse gas emissions have surged 48 percent i.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 3rd, 2024

“RegreSSHion” vulnerability in OpenSSH gives attackers root on Linux

Full system compromise possible by peppering servers with thousands of connection requests. Enlarge Researchers have warned of a critical vulnerability affecting the OpenSSH networking utility that can be exploited to g.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 3rd, 2024

Snowflake compromised? Attackers exploit stolen credentials

Have attackers compromised Snowflake or just their customers’ accounts and databases? Conflicting claims muddy the situation. What is Snowflake? Snowflake is cloud-based data storage and analytics company based in the US, and claims nearly 9,50.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

The iPhone 16’s biggest selling point may not be the phone itself, but AI features in iOS 18

Days out from WWDC and the AI rumor mill is active as ever. Yesterday Mark Gurman reported that many of iOS 18’s AI features will require using an iPhone 15 Pro or later. It’s rare for many major software features to be exclusive to the latest.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Check Point VPN zero-day exploited since beginning of April (CVE-2024-24919)

Attackers have been exploiting CVE-2024-24919, a zero-day vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateways, to pinpoint and extract password hashes for local accounts, which they then used to move laterally in the target organizations’ network. &.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Virtual flying lessons for Hera asteroid mission

As ESA's Hera spacecraft for planetary defense goes through pre-flight testing, the system that will steer it around its target binary asteroid system is also undergoing its final checks for space......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Sleight of hand: Australia"s Net Zero target is being lost in accounting tricks, offsets and more gas

In announcing Australia's support for fossil gas all the way to 2050 and beyond, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pushed his government's commitment to net zero even further out of reach......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

New modified CRISPR protein can fit inside virus used for gene therapy

Researchers have developed a novel version of a key CRISPR gene-editing protein that shows efficient editing activity and is small enough to be packaged within a non-pathogenic virus that can deliver it to target cells. Hongjian Wang and colleagues a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Bose QuietComfort headphones have a rare $100 discount today

The Bose QuietComfort wireless headphones with active noise cancellation are down to $249 from Best Buy following a rare $100 discount that you shouldn't miss......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Moonstone Sleet: A new North Korean threat actor

Microsoft has named yet another state-aligned threat actor: Moonstone Sleet (formerly Storm-1789), which engages in cyberespionage and ransomware attacks to further goals of the North Korean regime. “Moonstone Sleet uses tactics, techniques, an.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 29th, 2024