Rather than a bug bounty, Google’s latest investment – a part of its $10 billion pledge to President Biden’s cybersecurity push – seeks to address potential security issues before they become bugs through improvements in hardening software against attacks. Dubbed Secure Open Source (SOS), the pilot program run by the Linux Foundation, “financially rewards developers for enhancing the security of critical open-source projects”. SEE: Don’t want to get hacked? Then avoid these three ’exceptionally dangerous’ cybersecurity mistakes The rewards range from “$10,000 or more” for hardening software in a way that prevents major bugs to $505 for “small improvements” that have merit, according to a Google blogpost....

The multi-platform web browser company said in its announcement on Wednesday that the new browser, known as the Crypto Browser Project, is available in beta on Windows, Mac, and Android, with an iOS version coming soon. The browser has Web3 integration at its core to make it easier to work with blockchain. “Too few of the web browsing experiences offered today have been built with the intention of putting Web3 centerstage and making blockchain technologies understandable and easy to use,” the company said....

I know my kids, who are in elementary, middle and high school, all use some sort of learning app or service each week, if not daily, to complete various lessons. Their digital learning isn’t anywhere near the same level as it was during the pandemic when schools were closed, but it’s clear that digital learning is here to stay. Also: Best kids’ headphones according to parents and experts Over the years, my wife and I have bought countless headphones for our kids....

Those laws were originally drafted to be wider in scope, with Home Affairs proposing other obligations for organisations within critical infrastructure sectors. Provisions seeking to enshrine those obligations were eventually set aside, however, with the federal government deciding to follow a recommendation made by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) to have those omitted aspects introduced under a second Bill. That second Bill, Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Bill 2022, was introduced into Parliament by Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews last week....

The malicious outfit used 563 trojanized mobile applications to steal victims’ data and spy on them, the police said. The threat actors relied on SMS phishing attacks to gain initial access to their target’s devices. Hong Kong police worked with Interpol to investigate the group and take down their servers. While neither the cybercriminals nor their victims are based in Hong Kong, the threat actors maintained a vast network of servers in the city, and often switched between them to evade detection....

Testing various programs is the best way to figure out which offers the right mix of features, but that takes a lot of effort. To save you the frustration, I spent some time carefully comparing qBittorrent and uTorrent, two of the most downloaded torrent clients. To find out which is better, I carefully tested their speed, usability, safety, and features. Let’s compare the two clients in detail so you can determine which one is a better fit for you....

Secret Spy App As reported by the Times on Saturday, according to US officials ToTok is spying on its users. US officials state that the app serves as a surveillance tool. Conversations, movements, relationships, appointments, sounds and images can be gathered and used for intelligence purposes. So far, no official explanation has been given. Neither the CIA, FBI, the UAE Government or the app’s developer Breej Holding have commented on the issue....

Over the last five years, it became a headache to manage and maintain a WordPress website. We started to offer our clients a maintenance package in order to help them with that headache where we kept their sites updated, backed up and provided them with technical support, but it became even more of a headache, even for us. As I’m in the field of web development, I always try to stay on top of trends and technologies....

The cyber scene in Israel is a closed loop where everyone is close friends mostly from the IDF units. Let’s say an entrepreneur comes along and he wants to dive right into it. But it’s a closed group, so what does he do? You have to be creative. In my case, I launched “Israel Cyber Group”, cyber security community which eventually grew into the largest forum in the Israeli cyber space....

In our discussion with Per Christensson, the founder and brains behind TechTerms.com, we learn about the history and goals of this dictionary of technical terms, what features users love the most, and what terms are currently looked up the most often. Please start with a little bit about yourself and your background. My formal education degree is in Computer Science and Communication and I’ve been building web sites for quite a long time....

Our top 10 Christmas classics are and where you can watch them: Are you abroad and unable to access your normal streaming apps? Or have you already seen everything and would you like to get access to movies from around the globe? You can do that with a VPN. Are you counting down the days to Christmas with one movie each night? Or maybe you’re bingeing an all-Christmas-move marathon with your family on the 25th?...

Honestly, I expected this practice to have died a long time ago. I still remember the phishing scams I encountered back in the mid-2000s. They were chock-full of gigantic fonts in flashy colors, encouraging you to click on a link. I wondered who on earth would click on those things. Of course, a lot of people ultimately did – that’s why phishing has continued to grow as a threat. Unfortunately, phishing is evolving and becoming cleverer....

It turns out Darknet access through I2P has distinct benefits and thought-provoking drawbacks. In this article, we’ll break down how I2P works, why some are calling it a challenger to Tor’s Hidden Services, and discuss its pros/cons. We’ll also discuss the situations where I2P would be more effective than a VPN and vice-versa. I2P Network Basics I2P is a peer-to-peer overlay network. In layman’s terms, this means users connect to I2P with an established Internet connection and then share resources – bandwidth, storage, etc....

The data, which is from 2017, came from a now-defunct third-party platform called Work Life NAB. “The supplier previously provided a not-obsolete Telstra employee rewards program,” the company said. Telstra is an Australian telecom giant with over 18 million retail mobile services subscribers. This leak comes a few weeks after hackers breached Optus, its chief competitor. The leaked Telstra employee data was posted on the same dark web forum used by the threat actor responsible for the Optus breach....

“We Have No Choice” The rumor that TikTok was going to take legal action against President Trump’s executive order (article removed by source) had been circulating for some time. First came the ban, next the Whitehouse gave tech giant Microsoft the nod of approval to buy TikTok. This announcement came with a harsh warning, namely that the president would still ban the app if no US buyer could be found before September 15....

According to NorthJersey.com’s report, payments were sent to a fraudulent bank account set up under the name of a legitimate and longtime vendor of the city — Smith-Sondy Asphalt Construction Co. of Wallington. Patient Crooks Scam City with Fake Account According to an October 2022 interoffice memo and public records obtained by media, the scammers attempted to set up an account to accept electronic payments — known as the automated clearing house (ACH) system — in April 2022, which the city’s chief financial officer initially denied....

Fans looking to stream the game will have to sign-up for Paramount+, which costs $4.99 per month. Paramount+ is offering a seven-day free trial to stream the Chiefs vs. the Chargers for free. Alternatively, you could look for sites with free NFL live streams. Fans traveling outside the U.S. or their local market can use a VPN to change their location to get local feeds. Here’s how: Read on to learn how you can live stream the game (and any other NFL Week 11 matchup) for free....

Whether you watch MSNBC with your cable subscription or you have an MSNBC profile, the news network is the number one way many of us keep up with news in the US and around the world. Which is why it’s so annoying when you go abroad and realize you cannot watch MSNBC outside of the US. MSNBC does have international channels in regions like the Middle East and South America....

Regardless of which you use, you can’t access U.S.-based streaming platforms if you’re not in the country. This is because of so-called geo–restrictions. But there’s an easy workaround. You can use a VPN to get a U.S. IP address and unblock your account no matter where you are in the world. Here’s how: Most of their sports coverage has moved to Peacock, so if you want to watch NFL Sunday Night Football, Premier League soccer, or NASCAR, among other sports, you’ll need a premium account....

But what if you’re outside your country of residence and can’t access your usual Formula 1 stream due to geo-blocking restrictions? What if you don’t have a subscription to the broadcaster operating in your region? Or what if you simply want to watch the race for free? You can overcome these problems by using a safe and reliable VPN service, which allows you to watch F1 races online from anywhere in the world....