Microsoft released the separate fixes on Tuesday via the Microsoft Update Catalog for direct download, and via Windows Update as an optional update. The Windows Update on January 11 was intended to address 96 security flaws but also brought a load of pain for users and admins. SEE: Windows 11: Here’s how to get Microsoft’s free operating system update In release notes for the out-of-band fixes, Microsoft admits the January 2022 security updates broke some VPN connections, caused some Windows Servers domain control controllers to restart unexpectedly, and prevented virtual machines in Microsoft’s Hyper-V from starting....

It’s the first time Microsoft has made such a tool available to assess the quality of Teams calls in real time. Teams has become and will remain essential to modern hybrid-working arrangements. According to Microsoft, this type of analytics is a much needed feature for Teams admins who manage critical business meetings in finance, healthcare and government. SEE: Developers wanted: Companies are hiring, and these are skills they’re looking for “Situations can arise where immediate analysis of a scheduled meeting is required and waiting until it has concluded is not an option,” notes Microsoft’s Siunie Sutjahjo in a blogpost....

Jon Baker, the director of research for the Center for Threat-Informed Defense, wrote a blog post about the tool – named ATT&CK Workbench – explaining that it was built because sophisticated users of MITRE ATT&CK have “struggled to integrate their organization’s local knowledge of adversaries and their tactics, techniques, and procedures with the public ATT&CK knowledge base.” Richard Struse, director of the Center for Threat Informed Defense for MITRE Engenuity, told ZDNet the idea for this project came from conversations with organizations that use ATT&CK as a way to organize their security posture....

We now have another option when it comes to a solid Google Wear OS smartwatch in the Montblanc Summit 3. This luxury smartwatch will be available soon for $1,290 with three color options available for buyers. Titanium, black titanium, and bicolor titanium models will launch soon. Also: The best smartwatches for Android users: Top Apple Watch alternatives Similar to watches like the Withings ScanWatch Horizon, the Montblanc Summit 3 looks like a classic high-end analog watch....

“I tell you particularly in a more troubled world, especially from a data security point of view, supply chains are frankly more about trust now than they even are about efficiency or cost,” said Morrison, who officially opened Macquarie Telecom’s new AU$85 million hyperscale data centre in Sydney. “We see that in the most terrible events, whether it’s in Ukraine or the stresses that are being placed on our own country here in the Indo-Pacific, when it comes to your data security you’ve got to be dealing with someone you trust and so words like sovereign really mean something – secure, really mean something....

The Moto G Stylus (2022) is the latest addition to the Motorola family and comes in a package that is both familiar and new. The company told ZDNET last year that the Moto G Stylus was its most popular model, so this updated iteration of the 2020 version doesn’t come as a surprise. The question is: Has Motorola changed the $299 handheld enough to make it any more competitive than it already was?...

But one feature of Lenovo’s new Android tablets was the most significant from a cross-device standpoint as they will be the first client devices to support Lenovo’s Project Unity. On the surface, the effort seems like an answer to Apple’s Sidecar feature, which allows an iPad to serve as an external display to a Mac. However, unlike Sidecar or other options like Duet that would enable an Android tablet to serve as an external display for a PC or Mac, Unity allows the continued use of Android apps in “second screen” mode because screen extension is done via an app....

The debut has been long-anticipated. iRobot debuted Roomba way back in 2002. When the now ubiquitous vacuum came out, it was revolutionary, the first robot that people couldn’t wait to have in their home (I’m ignoring robotic appliances like washing machines, because everyone else does in the conversation about home robotics). Fast forward to 2019 and iRobot is in a very different position with its new lawnmower. The market for autonomous lawn maintenance is still relatively new, but there are a number of companies in the space already and the technology is no longer a novelty....

The issues affect the Taiwanese company’s MXview web-based network management system versions 3.x to 3.2.2, and collectively, ICS-CERT scored the vulnerabilities a 10.0, its highest criticality score. According to Team82, an unauthenticated attacker successfully chaining two or more of these vulnerabilities could achieve remote code execution on any unpatched MXview server. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released an ICS advisory for the vulnerabilities in October, noting that successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities “may allow an attacker to create or overwrite critical files to execute code, gain access to the program, obtain credentials, disable the software, read and modify otherwise inaccessible data, allow remote connections to internal communication channels, or interact and use MQTT remotely....

Researchers at the Mozilla Foundation said that these apps collect extremely sensitive and personal information from their users while having “exceptionally creepy” policies in place — an unnerving combination. About Mozilla’s Privacy Guide Mozilla’s research is a part of its *Privacy Not Included guide, which takes a look at the privacy and security safeguards on popular smartphone apps across a range of categories. Worryingly, Mozilla said that apps in the mental health and prayers category are worse than any other they have studied over the last six years....

This time, a fresh instance of software vulnerabilities has been reported by TOTOLINK. TOTOLINK, established in 2017, according to their official website “is a global provider of reliable 4G LTE and 5G network devices and solutions!” TOTOLINK is owned by Hong Kong-based Zioncom Holdings Limited, which is a holding group that focuses on network communication products like wireless routers, adapters, switching equipment, and more. The Totolink Software Vulnerability On August 21st, 2021 a software vulnerability report was released on the public CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) database detailing multiple vulnerabilities in TOTOLINK devices....

The Hubble Space Telescope left earth 32 years ago and was recently succeeded by the more powerful James Webb Space Telescope. But Hubble’s life is not over yet. NASA and SpaceX signed the ‘Space Act Agreement’ on Thursday, a pact that imposes no cost on the US government but could, if the study favors it, use a privately funded SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to do the job. The idea is to dock Dragon to Hubble and move it into a more stable orbit....

At the end of 2021, total CVC capacity on the network was 23.4Tbps, down 2.5%, and average capacity per user dropped 3.5% to 2.7Mbps, according to the latest NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Broken down by state and territory, the ACT and Victoria had the highest decreases at 15% and 12%, respectively, with NSW shrinking by 6% as well. Headed in the other direction were the Northern Territory with an 11% rise, followed by Queensland and South Australia on 10% increases, Tasmania on 6%, and Western Australia on 4%....

“We want to pivot NCS from a traditional ICT company that’s largely based in Singapore, to become a digital and technology services company in Asia-Pacific,” NCS CEO Ng Kuo Pin said in a video interview with ZDNet. The move was triggered in large by growing customer demand for digital transformation, fuelled by the mass migration online amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, said Ng, who assumed the CEO role in August 2019....

How fast is it? I used the Ixia’s IxChariot networking benchmark and my Galaxy S21 Ultra smartphone to measure its throughput and it beat every other Wi-Fi network I’ve ever tested. And, friends, I’ve tested a lot of network gear in my day. For example, for years now Wi-Fi router companies have been claiming they could break the 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) barrier. Spoiler alert: None of them could....

The Meet Group, which develops software for interactive dating websites, and Spectrum Labs, which makes an AI-based audio-content moderation platform, on July 27 announced an expansion of their partnership to include a significant R&D commitment into voice moderation aimed at protecting users from online toxicity in TMG’s live-streaming applications. The Meet Group owns several mobile social networking services including MeetMe, hi5, LOVOO, Growlr, Skout, and Tagged. The company has registered millions of mobile daily active users and facilitates tens of millions of conversations daily....

The centre is part of the state government’s new plan for quantum technology to be used to run its transport. Minister for Transport and Roads Rob Stokes said using quantum technology would boost the computing power needed to reduce delays, improve reliability, and optimise journeys. In announcing the new plan, Stokes envisions the technology will help the state’s transport capabilities become a “self-healing network” that interacts with autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, and smart sensors....

From November 1, only 210 unvaccinated people coming from overseas will be allowed to arrive in the state per week. For those who are unvaccinated, they will be required to undergo a two-week hotel quarantine. The New South Wales government was trialling home quarantine for people arriving in Australia based around a mobile app using geolocation and face recognition, but NSW Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism, and Western Sydney Stuart Ayres said implementing such a measure at scale would be “immensely challenging”....

Also: Best web hosting services The fact is, I gain a lot of productivity from Mac-specific apps, particularly Final Cut Pro X for video production. I like being able to run Windows, Linux, and Mac applications on the same machine, which is only possible on a Mac (I’ll talk more about that below). While Windows offers a robust command-line environment, I like having a full Linux-style command line as well as a complete complement of the Mac’s well-integrated graphical tools....

The new camera sports two 1-inch CMOS sensors that help it capture high-quality low light content with an extensive dynamic range. One of the best functions of the Insta360 cameras is the ability to shoot all the content you want and then use the powerful software to reframe and create your high-quality content without worrying about how and when to shoot specific video formats. Also: Insta360 One RS review: One compelling action camera, three swappable lenses As we have experienced with the One X2 camera support for the invisible selfie stick is also provided with this new camera....