After a sizing kit arrived and I settled in on a size 12 ring, an evaluation unit arrived and has been mounted on my right and left ring finger for just over two weeks. Oura recommends mounting the Ring 3 on the index or middle finger, but size 13 did not fit my middle finger and I couldn’t comfortably bend my index finger with the size 13 sizing ring. We’ll discuss the impact of wearing the ring on my ring finger below....

This week’s update brings blood oxygen sensing to the Oura Ring 3, and I see my evaluation ring has already received the update, so I’ll get my first night’s sleep with it this evening. In late May, we saw support for Workout heart rate appear on Ring 3, and I’m currently testing this as I train for a couple of events. Two weeks ago, Oura and Strava announced a partnership....

That’s the lowest number of units shipped since Q1 2022 and has come as demand from consumers falls due to inflation fears. Analyst firm IDC this week also reported worldwide PC shipments in Q2 2022 declined more than 15% compared to the year prior to 71.3 million units. IDC said consumer demand had weakened while demand from businesses remained more robust despite them delaying purchases. But it also noted supply and logistics problems persisted due to lockdowns in China and continued macro-economic headwinds....

Focusing on the chat window while participating in a video meeting can be a distraction – so much so that Microsoft released a setting in February that allows a Teams host to prevent participants from using chat while on a video meeting; think teachers and managers who don’t want students or staff sharing jokes while an important meeting is taking place (the kids are probably using another app such as a game, TikTok or WhatsApp to chat while on a Teams video call anyway)....

Database Leaked The personal information that was leaked includes full names, home addresses, dates of birth, ID numbers, and mobile phone numbers. They were offered for sale on a hacking forum on the dark web last Saturday. There were 4.934.863 entries in the database, which is more then the number of people that currently live in Georgia (3.7 M). We can therefore say that personal information of deceased people was also included on the list....

This doesn’t feel like a premium handset to hold – there’s no cool metallic touch when you pick up the phone, for example. Still, my Power Black review unit had a nice reflective finish to the plastic backplate. There’s a Cool Blue version and what looks like a rather arresting Poco Yellow model, too. Whatever colour you go for, the rear camera array sits in a raised lozenge that is itself surrounded by a huge black Poco-branded strip....

According to PolyientX’s announcement, PX Drops provides weekly opportunities for major brands to cultivate relationships with NFT communities, customers, followers and fans directly through exclusive reward drops. Based on the concept of token airdrops, PolyientX has created the means to link mainstream brands with NFT communities through exclusive benefits, perks and rewards. “NFTs present a new touchpoint for audiences,” says PolyientX Head of Product Nick Casares. In an interview with ZDNet, Casares noted that brands, marketers, influencers and celebrities who’ve been using Web2 – the current version of the internet – to reach out to consumers through social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, are now seeing an increasing number of people holding NFTs and the opportunities that a more decentralized form of the internet – Web3 – has in connecting directly with consumers....

In May, when R crashed out of the top 20 for the first time in three years, Tiobe speculated that the language could be a victim of consolidation in statistical programming, with more developers in the field gravitating towards Python. “A possible reason for this is that statistical programming is finding its way from university to industry nowadays, and Python is more accepted by the industry,” Tiobe said at the time....

On my last employee role, I was dealing with real time DDoS attacks on some of the largest organizations in the world, including the financial and government sector. These are massive companies with seemingly unlimited security budgets, but in real time, with all the best technology and personal in place, they were still affected very badly, losing huge amounts of revenue and gaining a bad reputation. I realized that the main reason for this was their poor visibility proactively over what was threatening them or in real-time under attack what was affecting them....

Based in France, Gekko Group is a leading European B2B hotel booking platform that also owns several smaller hospitality brands. These include Teldar Travel & Infinite Hotel, the two brands most exposed in the database discovered by our team. However, some data from other Gekko Group-owned brands were also exposed. The database in question was huge, containing over 1 terabyte of data. This included data from Gekko Group brands and their clients, as well as external websites and platforms which their systems communicate with, such as Booking....

eHAC is a ‘test and trace’ app for people entering Indonesia to ensure they’re not carrying the virus into the country. The app was established in 2021 by the Indonesian Ministry of Health. However, the app developers failed to implement adequate data privacy protocols and left the data of over 1 million people exposed on an open server. Data Breach Summary What is eHAC? The Indonesian government introduced the electronic Health Alert Card (eHAC) to help combat the spread of COVID-19 within the country....

The company was using an unsecured server to store vast amounts of data collected from users on its games. Much of this data was incredibly sensitive, and there was no need for a video game company to be keeping such detailed files on its users. Furthermore, by not securing the data, EskyFun potentially exposed over 1 million people to fraud, hacking, and much worse. Data Breach Summary Company Profile EskyFun Entertainment Network Limited is a Chinese mobile game publisher with numerous gaming titles available on Android....

In this article we’ll explain, step-by-step, how to set up a VPN connection for your iPhone or iPad. Setting up a VPN for iPhone and iPad Setting up a VPN for iPhone is similar to setting up a VPN for iPad. There are a few small differences though. That’s why we’ve decided to split up these step-by-step guides. First, you’ll find instructions on installing a VPN on your iPhone and then we list them for your iPad....

To that end, an industrial software vulnerability report has been published on October 21st, 2021 revealing vulnerabilities within an important industrial oversight and supervision component known as SCADA or Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition. The product in question belongs to Mitsubishi Electric, specifically their MC Works64 software component. Information about the vulnerability has also been mirrored on CISA‘s portal (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency). About MC Works64 MC Works64 is an industrial monitoring and control system (SCADA) relating to production processes, operations, and manufacturing that provides real-time visualization, analytics, connectivity, and more for “manufacturing, industrial automation, and smart buildings customers”....

10-Year VPN Patent Fight Kendall Larsen, VirnetX CEO and President, said in a statement: “It has taken us 10 long years, 4 successful jury trials, 2 successful Appellate Court rulings and a favorable Supreme Court decision to get here. […] We trust Apple will honor the decisions rendered by our courts and their esteemed judges and honor an agreement to abide by the court’s decision.” “We believe that our technology provides an important security feature in some Apple products especially the iPhone”, continued Kendall Larsen....

Life is indeed good – until you load up Netflix and that one show you’ve been waiting to binge-watch is nowhere to be found. While smart TVs allow for easy streaming on the big screen, they are affected by geographical restrictions just like any other device. Luckily, there’s an easy solution to this problem – a VPN, or virtual private network. A solid VPN will help you access the full range of content on numerous streaming apps, with added security and privacy along the way....

About REvil/Sodinokibi And Other Cybercriminal Gangs REvil is a piece of supremely dangerous cybercriminal ransomware, known to be offered as ransomware-as-a-service. The ransomware, also known as Sodinokibi, was first identified in 2019 and has been sourced to the “financially motivated GOLD SOUTHFIELD threat group”, according to threat intelligence research by Secureworks. Adviser to the U.S. Secret Service on cybercrime investigations, Tom Kellerman, had stated in October last month that REvil is at the top of the list of cybercriminal groups....

Fortunately, you can protect yourself from malware by following a few simple tips, like getting a good antivirus program and using a VPN for gaming. Our favorite VPN, ExpressVPN offers some of the fastest VPN connections around so that you can frag your enemies without interruption. Downloading the wrong file or app could see your device infected with malware (malicious software) that’s out to steal your data. In fact, there have been many cases where player data has been misused or stolen from companies....

We sat down with him to talk about his book and the significance of threat modeling. vpnMentor: What made you write Threat Modeling? Shostack: I wrote Threat Modeling because threat modeling is at the core of my security career. I have watched so many people struggle to create threat models, even mediocre ones, and I figured there was a better way to teach it. We security folks learn by doing, by action, by apprenticeship, but a lot of what we’re taught to do goes untested....

As the UK’s data privacy regulator, the ICO is tasked with ensuring companies and individuals comply with the country’s data protection laws. As part of this duty, the ICO investigates public complaints of personal data infringement. Though the investigative process is confidential, the ICO records and investigates every complaint and data breach record. TikTok will have 30 days to respond to the findings. The ICO also said that its notice does not mean TikTok has conclusively violated UK’s laws, however, if found guilty, the social media giant could be fined up to 4% of its annual global turnover....