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On Thursday, Google software engineers Jonathan Metzman and Oliver Chang, together with product lead for Google’s CI/CD products, Michael Winser, said in a blog post that the new tool can run “as part of CI/CD workflows to find vulnerabilities faster than ever before.” Fuzzing is an automated testing technique for finding bugs and unexpected behavior by inputting invalid and random data into programs. This can flag up vulnerabilities or errors that may otherwise go unnoticed through manual analysis....

Google researchers started working on Project Relate in 2018, building on years of research from both the company’s Speech and Research teams. To improve the app, Google is now looking for “trusted testers” in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Testers will be asked to record a set of phrases that will help the app learn how to better understand their unique speech patterns. “Listen” is a speech-to-text feature on the app that can be used to send a text message or have a conversation with someone who reads the screen....

According to the now-independent firm, the “AQ stands for AI and Quantum; two key tools Sandbox uses to address pressing global challenges.” Sandbox was founded at Google in 2016 at Google’s Palo Alto headquarters. It focused on developing quantum technology solutions for use in practical applications. Now that it is being spun off, the company plans to develop solutions specifically for “telcom, financial services, healthcare, government, computer security and other computationally-intensive sectors....

Apple patched the bug, tracked as CVE-2021-30869, in a macOS Catalina update in September, about a month after Google TAG researchers found it being used. “A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of reports that an exploit for this issue exists in the wild,” Apple said, crediting Google TAG researchers with reporting the flaw. See also: A winning strategy for cybersecurity (ZDNet special report)....

The guidance was also authored by the DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to make users aware of key threats and configurations to minimize risk. “Kubernetes is commonly targeted for three reasons: data theft, computational power theft, or denial of service,” the agencies note in a joint announcement. SEE: One third of cybersecurity workers have faced harassment at work or online - this initiative aims to stamp it out “Data theft is traditionally the primary motivation; however, cyber actors may attempt to use Kubernetes to harness a network’s underlying infrastructure for computational power for purposes such as cryptocurrency mining....

Updating the firmware of Apple’s Studio Display isn’t a complicated process. In fact, it follows the same basic steps as installing a software update on your Mac. Just keep in mind that you’ll need to have a Mac running MacOS 12.3 or later in order to install any available updates on the Studio Display. Below, I’ll walk you through the process of updating the Studio Display’s firmware. How to update the Studio Display’s firmware To start, make sure your Mac is connected to your Studio Display....

Socks. After shave. Chocolates. How about giving someone a gift that will keep them and their data safe? That’s a gift that will keep giving throughout 2022 and beyond. So, how do you give someone added security, without breaking the bank? Give an Yubico Yubikey security key. So, what is a YubiKey? A YubiKey is the ultimate line of defense against having your online accounts taken over. And with prices starting at $45, it’s one of those indispensable gadgets for the 21st century....

I covered the web in those days, and I beg to disagree. While Microsoft’s top brass put the internet on the back burner, others realized that Microsoft needed something to offer the numerous users who wanted a web browser. Their quick-fix solution was to adopt a commercial version, Spyglass, of Mosaic’s first widely successful web browser. This was the foundation of Internet Explorer (IE) 1, which rolled out the doors on August 16, 1995, as part of Microsoft Plus for Windows 95, a Windows software add-on package....

Legacy SIEMs are outdated The proof point I offer is the fact that whenever a breach occurs, the SIEM vendor claims to have seen it, yet the breach happened anyway. That was the case with many big-name businesses that suffered a newsworthy cyberattack. Target, Sony, and many others all echoed the same. The SIEM saw it, but the security team missed it. If SIEMs are so powerful, why does this continue to happen?...

I also use virtual machine technology to deploy servers that I use for various things, and if I don’t configure them correctly, those servers won’t be reachable from my network. When that happens, those servers are of zero use to me. To ensure that a virtual machine is reachable from your Local Area Network (LAN), you must configure it properly. I want to show you how to do just that, so you can stop pulling out your hair and wondering why that new WordPress deployment is nowhere to be found....

In the end, it’s all about keeping your data safe from third-party services and the ability to expand the applications, services, and tools you have available to you – without having to break the bank or get a degree in computer science. You might either not know about Linux or believe it to be too challenging for your skills. For those who haven’t heard of Linux, it’s a free operating system you can install on computers (or as virtual machines) that is more powerful, flexible, reliable, and secure than either Windows or MacOS....

Accessible from the right-click context menu in File Explorer, the PowerRename command can rename files through the use of variables. Simply select the files you wish to rename, trigger the command, and then choose the filename string and variables that you want to use. If you just need to add sequential numbers to a group of files, that’s already easy enough to do directly in Windows. Open File Explorer, select the files you want to rename, and then press F2....

But you don’t have to buy a new MacBook when the battery is worn. You don’t even have to take it to an Apple Store for a genius to wave their magic wand over it. You can, in fact, replace the battery yourself. Also: How to record calls on your iPhone Replacing the battery in your MacBook or MacBook Pro Materials needed: Battery replacement kitA clear workspace Estimated time: 30 minutes The MacBook going under the knife for this article was a mid-2012 13-inch A1278 MacBook Pro that has nearly 2,000 recharge cycles on the battery, which is well over the rated 1,000 which Apple considers as its limit....

That’s actually what Wine stands for. It’s a bit confusing, but suffice it to say that Wine allows you to run Windows apps on Linux. If you’re curious as to what apps can be run with Wine, here’s a searchable database that lists the apps, from games to productivity tools, and everything in between. But how do you actually run those Windows apps on Linux with Wine? Also: PikaOS is a next-gen Linux distribution aimed specifically toward gamers Let me show you....

Other email clients have just the right mix of form and function such that I can not only stay in constant communication with those within my various circles, but do so in such a way that the back and forth is clean, effortless, and effective. Apple Mail does this in spades. I’d go so far as to say that Apple Mail is one of the finest email clients on the market....

Perhaps the most popular crypto wallet you’ll hear about is MetaMask. Its popularity partly is due to its interoperability with practically all Ethereum-based platforms, and it can connect to more than 3,700 decentralized applications, or dApps, and Web3 services. It can be used as either a hot wallet (which is always connected to the Internet) or as a cold wallet, where you can connect to such hardware wallets as Trezor or Ledger....

Like regular Prime, Student Prime offers special pricing, faster delivery, and other benefits such as free LinkedIn Premium. Sound enticing? Before you make the switch, here’s some more about Prime Student. What exactly is Prime Student? Prime Student is a discount service that gives higher education students access to the same benefits as a regular Prime member for half the cost. The membership gets you unlimited photo storage, savings on rental textbooks, ad-free music for 99 cents a month, LinkedIn Premium, and the usual Prime member deals and free shipping services....

Does that sound like something that might make Chrome’s Start tab a bit more useful to you? If so, let me show you how to get started with Manganum. Installing Manganum To install the extension, open Chrome and point it to the extension’s page in the Manganum Chrome Web Store. Click Add to Chrome (Figure 1). When prompted (Figure 2), click Add extension. The extension will install and drop you immediately into the Manganum tab (Figure 3)....

Whether you’re a home user, a student, a business user, a grandparent, or a developer, this desktop goes a long way to making your interaction with the operating system easy. Also: How to install Flatpak app installation on the KDE Plasma desktop Take, for instance, a feature called Places. Think of Places as a super-charged bookmark tool for the file manager that makes it easy to access your most important folders from the desktop menu or the file manager....

We get lost in the dollar signs too much, which distract us from what is really going on. A radical technological shift (the mainstream adoption of blockchain technology) meets a cultural shift (the extremely online nature of everything around us), to create newly empowered consumers – an inflection point that will significantly alter the relationships between people and brands. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen such a change play out; it’s a cycle as old as the internet itself....