Archive for March 2023
Tech News : Could âOrganoidâ Computers Be Next?
Researchers from the John Hopkins University working with Dr Brett Kagan (chief scientist at Cortical Labs in Melbourne) have reported that brain âorganoidâ biocomputing devices could be the next âbig thingâ in computing. What Is A Brain Organoid? Computers powered by brain cells could use âbrain organoidsâ, which are (pen) dot-sized clusters of cell cultures made…
Read MoreSecurity Stop-Press : Failure To Update Plex Was Behind LastPass Hack
Itâs been reported that a LastPass engineer failing to update Plex with a patch for a nearly three-year-old flaw on their home computer enabled the massive LastPass hack where a âthreat actorâ obtained âencrypted backups from a third-party cloud storage serviceâ relating to its Central, Pro, join.me, Hamachi, and RemotelyAnywhere products. The threat actor also…
Read MoreFeatured Article : TikTok Trouble?
Following the banning of Chinese short video sharing app TikTok from EU and US government devices, plus more trouble on the way in Canada, we look at some of the reasons why. Banned From EU Government Devices The European Commission recently decided to ban the TikTok app from staff phones (work and personal devices). EC…
Read MoreTech News : New Meta Verified Blue Badge Subscription Service
Meta has announced itâs launching its own version of Twitterâs Blue Tick called âMeta Verifiedâ for Facebook and Instagram where users pay a monthly subscription to be verified on the platforms. Announcement On February 19, Metaâs CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that Meta is starting the rollout of its new âMeta Verifiedâ subscription service for Facebook…
Read MoreTech-Insight : Throttling And The âBig Switchoffâ
With OpenReach now âthrottlingâ broadband speeds and limiting phone calls as measures designed to gently ânudgeâ customers to upgrade as the âBig Switchoffâ approaches, we look at exactly whatâs happening, why, and when. What Is The Great Switchoff? The âBig Switchoffâ refers to the switch from the old copper phone network to a new âDigital Voiceâ alternative. Back in…
Read MoreTech News : IT Security Threatened By Professional Burnouts
A Mimecast spokesman has warned that in a labour market already stretched by shortages, Dutch digital resilience could be threatened if more attention isnât paid to the mental well-being of cyber security professionals. Wanting To Change Jobs Recent research commissioned by Mimecast in the Netherlands showed that a quarter of Dutch IT professionals are considering…
Read MoreSecurity Stop-Press : Business Warned That âDeepfakesâ Are On The Rise
Following research, identity proofing experts ID R&D have warned businesses that there has been a rise in the number of fraud attempts and cyberattacks leveraging deepfake technology, i.e. the use of AI-powered technology to create convincing videos of people. Research indicates that nearly half (42 per cent) of organisations have already encountered deepfake attacks. ID…
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