ChatGPT creators and others plead to reduce risk of global extinction from their tech
Hundreds of tech industry leaders, academics, and others public figures signed an open letter warning that artificial intelligence (AI) evolution could lead to an extinction event and saying that controlling the tech should be a top global priority.“Mitigating the...
OpenAI’s ChatGPT app for iPad, iPhone hits 500K downloads
OpenAI shipped its ChatGPT app for iPads and iPhones just a week ago, but it has already become one of the most popular applications in the last two years, with over half a million downloads in the first six...
Addigy promises a fix for Apple devices stuck on OSUpdateScan
Enterprise admins handling fleets of Macs take note: there's a new security management tool from Apple device management firm Addigy.The MDM Watchdog Utility monitors the MDM framework on devices and automatically forces software patches to be installed if they're...
Google killer, killed: Neeva and the limits of privacy as a philosophy
Well, that was fast.Just under two years after splashing into the world with all sorts of provocative promises, a search startup that was set on convincing people to pay for a privacy-centric Google alternative is shutting its doors.Neeva, founded...
G7 leaders warn of AI dangers, say the time to act is now
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Saturday called for the creation of technical standards to keep artificial intelligence (AI) in check, saying AI has outpaced oversight for safety and security.Meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, the leaders said nations...
Why Apple's iOS 16.6 upgrade will be talk of the town
Apple’s big developer event is approaching, and it looks as if the company will press home its message on privacy as it begins to seed support for the AR operating systems it’s now expected to announce there.Apple wants to get...
China bans chip maker Micron from key infrastructure projects
A network security review of Micron products sold in China has revealed that these products pose a significant security risk to the country’s key information infrastructure supply chain, according to the Cyberspace Affairs Commission of China.Micron is a US memory...
The fax is still king in healthcare — and it’s not going away anytime soon
The fax — that 1940s technology that exploded in the 1980s and operates by copying an image and transmitting it through squeaks and squawks over a phone line — is still used by a large majority of healthcare providers,...
Apple bans employees from using ChatGPT. Should you?
Reflecting warnings given earlier, Apple is now among the growing number of businesses banning employees from using OpenAI's ChatGPT and other similar cloud-based generative AI services in a bid to protect data confidentiality. The Wall Street Journal reports that...
15 Android settings that'll strengthen your security
You might not know it from all the panic-inducing headlines out there, but Android is actually packed with practical and powerful security options. Some are activated by default and protecting you whether you realize it or not, while others...
Senate hearings see a clear and present danger from AI — and opportunities
There are vital national interests in advancing artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline public services and automate mundane tasks performed by government employees. But the government lacks in both IT talent and systems to support those efforts.“The federal government as...
Google I/O and the curious case of the missing Android version
With Google's I/O announcement expo now firmly in the rearview mirror, it's time for us to enter the inevitable next phase of any tech-tinted revelation — and that's the careful contemplation of everything we've just experienced.It's my favorite phase of...
May's Patch Tuesday update includes 3 zero-day flaws; fix them ASAP
In it's May update, Microsoft addressed 51 vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Office, and Visual Studio. And with three zero-day flaws to urgently address in Windows (CVE-2023-24932, CVE-2023-29325 and CVE-2023-29336), the focus this month needs to be on rapidly updating...
Steve Wozniak: ChatGPT-type tech may threaten us all
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been touring the media to discuss the perils of generative artificial intelligence (AI), warning people to be wary of its negative impacts. Speaking to both the BBC and Fox News, he stressed that AI...
After the remote-work rush, vacant offices and empty downtowns
Core business centers in large and small cities throughout the US are suffering the effects of hybrid- and remote-work policies, which has led to a 20% to 40% reduction in office space use, according to global management consulting firm...
Ukraine war blurs lines between cyber-crims and state-sponsored attackers
This RomCom is no laughing matter A change in the deployment of the RomCom malware strain has illustrated the blurring distinction between cyberattacks motivated by money and those fueled by geopolitics, in this case Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine,...
We need to refine and secure AI, not turn our backs on the technology
While the potential poisoning of ChatGPT raises some concerns, we need to take this threat as an opportunity to better refine and secure emerging AI models.
Active Mirai Botnet Variant Exploiting Zyxel Devices for DDoS Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a recently patched critical security flaw in Zyxel gear to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.
Tracked as CVE-2023-28771 (CVSS score: 9.8), the issue relates to a command injection flaw impacting...
Urgent WordPress Update Fixes Critical Flaw in Jetpack Plugin on Million of Sites
WordPress has issued an automatic update to address a critical flaw in the Jetpack plugin that’s installed on over five million sites.
The vulnerability, which was unearthed during an internal security audit, resides in an API present in the plugin since version 2.0,...
Dark Pink cyber-spies add info stealers to their arsenal, notch up more victims
Not to be confused with K-Pop sensation BLACKPINK, gang pops military, govt and education orgs Dark Pink, a suspected nation-state-sponsored cyber-espionage group, has expanded its list of targeted organizations, both geographically and by sector, and has carried out at...
