Under the partnership, CBA has been able to design a crypto exchange and custody service that will be offered through a new feature on its Commbank app. CBA plans to provide customers access to up to 10 crypto assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin. The bank will also look to Chainalysis to assist its compliance teams to monitor and mitigate potential threat of crime through crypto asset exchanges....

Also: CES 2023 preview: 4 big questions that will shape the week On top of that, several major companies including Sony, Samsung and LG Electronics are holding news conferences on Wednesday. Both keynote addresses and all of the news conferences will be livestreamed from Las Vegas. Check out the full CES agenda here. Here’s a look at what to watch for: More processing power from AMD AMD’s Lisa Su delivers the CES Keynote on Wednesday at 6:30 pm PT....

Also: CES 2023 tech you can actually buy now Set to run through Sunday, Jan. 8, the weeklong conference is when most major tech companies announce new innovations for consumers. This year, while we’re still expecting announcements from many major companies, some have already begun their announcements. Also: CES 2023 Day 2: The biggest reveals Below, you’ll find today’s biggest announcements from major players like Samsung, Nvidia, and GE. Whether you’re still awaiting new drops from other major companies or just curious to see what’s in store during the rest of CES, stay tuned....

There currently are 173 high-tech zones nation-wide, with 84 established in the last decade alone. The target is to push this number to 220 by the end of the government’s 14th Five-Year Plan in 2025, said the Ministry of Science and Technology at a media conference held Wednesday. These sites will cover most of China’s eastern prefecture-level cities as well as major prefecture-level cities in the central and western parts....

The funding will go to NPower and CyberWarrior, two programs helping to train veterans, military spouses, women and people of color for cybersecurity positions. These are the first awards of their kind handed out by CISA. CISA Director Jen Easterly said addressing the cyber workforce shortage requires the agency to proactively seek out, find and foster prospective talent from nontraditional places. “CISA is dedicated to recruiting and training individuals from all areas and all backgrounds with the aptitude and attitude to succeed in this exciting field,” Easterly said....

The issue was patched on Friday, and developers explained that CVE-2021-41163 involved “a validation bug in the upstream aws-sdk-sns gem” that could “lead to RCE in Discourse via a maliciously crafted request.” Developers noted that to work around the issue without updating, “requests with a path starting /webhooks/aws could be blocked at an upstream proxy.” The popular open source discussion platform attracts millions of users every month, prompting the message from CISA urging updates to be pushed through....

Cisco has been dramatically revamping its Webex portfolio over the past year,the COVID-19 pandemic increased the need for virtual collaboration tools. Webex is a behemoth in the crowded collaboration market, but competitors like Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet – just to name a few – have helped the space quickly evolve. Earlier this year, Facebook introduced its own attempt at mixed reality collaboration with Oculus Horizon Workrooms. Facebook’s offering, however, presents participants as avatars rather than photorealistic holograms....

Also: CES 2023 tech you can actually buy now The power of the watch is found in the CZ Smart YouQ application, which allows individuals to understand and predict fatigue patterns as well as receive tips on how to improve those patterns for a healthier, more alert, and rested lifestyle. Wearers can take a customized Alert Monitor test daily on the CZ Smart YouQ application to determine their awareness. The test itself is a consumer iteration of NASA’s Psychomotor Vigilance Task Test (PVT+), which tests the mental acuity of astronauts....

According to a recent report by tech analyst Gartner, worldwide consumer spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 20.7% to $591.8 billion in 2023, up from $490.3 billion in 2022. That’s compared to the 18.8% growth forecast for 2022. Meanwhile, consultant KPMG’s 2022 Global Tech Report found that that nine in 10 businesses consider their adoption of cloud systems to be ‘advanced’, and almost three-quarters (73%) are in the process of migrating strategic workloads to the cloud....

F5 said it was eager to meld its application and API protection tools with Threat Stack’s cloud security solutions to “enhance visibility across application infrastructure and workloads.” Haiyan Song, executive vice president of Security at F5, said Threat Stack brings technology and talent “that will strengthen F5’s security capabilities” and further the company’s adaptive applications vision with broader cloud observability and actionable security insights for customers. “Applications are the backbone of today’s modern businesses, and protecting them is mission-critical for our customers,” Song said....

CloudLinux has announced it will provide updates and support for CentOS 8 through December 31, 2025. This gives CentOS 8 users a lifeline. For organizations running CentOS 8 systems, this provides more time to work out the right Linux distribution. Otherwise, they’d be forced into a hasty decision for systems migration. Of course, CloudLinux would prefer CentOS 8 users to migrate to its CloudLinux OS. This is a customized, business Linux based on CentOS and RHEL....

There are several standalone courses that provide all the skills you need to begin working once you’re certified. Learn all about hardware, software installation, troubleshooting, security, and networking in the IT Fundamentals class. The Linux course can start you toward a System Administrator career, while the Server course has 28 hours of content that will prepare you to work in all parts of the IT industry. A Project class gives you the skills to plan, coordinate and manage projects whether or not they are IT-related....

The malware, dubbed Crackonosh by researchers at Avast, spreads through pirated and cracked software, often found through torrents, forums, and “warez” websites. After finding reports on Reddit of Avast antivirus users querying the sudden loss of the antivirus software from their system files, the team conducted an investigation into the situation, realizing it was due to a malware infection. Crackonosh has been in circulation since at least June 2018. Once a victim executes a file they believe to be a cracked version of legitimate software, the malware is also deployed....

You will be able to easily create cutting-edge backgrounds without having to use expensive green screens, complex lighting setups, or lots of space. Simply open your video conferencing app and add XSplit VCam as a camera source. Then, you can give your webcam a Portrait Mode or DSLR style effect using the built-in adjustable blur slider. Or you can replace your background completely using your choice of an image, webpage, YouTube, or other video....

Griffiths was arrested in November 2019 after he flew to North Korea in April 2019 and gave a technical talk at the Pyongyang Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference. Griffiths was allegedly warned by US State Department officials not to go ahead of his trip but went anyway. The 38-year-old, who was a resident of Singapore before his arrest, pled guilty to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act in US District Court on Monday....

Also: Best Black Friday 2022 TV deals The Hisense 65-inch Quantum ULED 4K UHD Smart Roku TV is currently $300 off for Black Friday. The smart aspect of it means that you can connect directly online through the TV, including to streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, YouTube Premium, and Prime Video. Also: Live blog: The best early Cyber Monday deals 2022 in real time The Hisense packs in spectacular picture quality for the price....

UniCC has been active since 2013. The platform specialized in what is known as ‘carding’: credit card fraud and the sale of stolen details which can then be used to make unauthorized transactions, to clone cards, and to potentially facilitate identity theft. The retirement notice was posted in both Russian and English on a number of dark web forums. “Our team retires,” the post read. “Thanks to everyone who has been part of us for years....

DataRobot said the acquisition would help bolster the company’s capabilities “to unlock value from AI through better, faster, frictionless solutions for every part of the modern enterprise.” Dan Wright, CEO of DataRobot, said Algorithmia’s people and technology significantly enhance the company’s mission to move from experimental to applied Topic: AI rapidlyto rapidly move from experimental to applied AI by helping customers bring every model into production with rapid time to value....

Based in Auckland, Buer is the first to take up the newly created country-based position, and will report to Dell Australia and New Zealand SVP and managing director Angela Fox. In her new role, Buer will be responsible for overseeing Dell’s New Zealand operation. “Leanne’s appointment to lead our Dell Technologies business in New Zealand reinforces our commitment to our local customers, partners and team,” Fox said in a statement....

Despite this, the company suffered a $29 million net loss, which translates to a loss per share of $0.04. This is a far cry from the $695 million, or $0.90 per share, in earnings the company achieved during the year-ago quarter. The driving factor behind the decline was an increase in interest expenses and other operating costs, which spiked to $1.65 billion, after having been just $475 million in the previous fourth quarter....