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“We’ve all been hearing the ‘M word’ an awful lot,” Nvidia’s Omniverse VP Richard Kerris said to reporters this week, referring to the so-called metaverse. While the metaverse, as touted by companies like the newly-named Meta, may seem like hype, Kerris said that “virtual worlds are going to be required for the next era of innovation.” Omniverse gives 3D designers a shared virtual world from which they can collaborate across different software applications and from different geographic locations....

A certain wholesomeness, perhaps. Maybe even a sanctimoniousness. Then there’s the whole “my pleasure” thing, as opposed to “you’re welcome.” It all smacks of a certain white picket fence quality, garlanded with food that so many seem to love. You might think, then, that the chain wouldn’t go the way of its competitors, pandering to every new whim. Chick-fil-A’s menu, after all, is relatively brief. It doesn’t even bother opening on Sundays....

The Chinese government on Friday passed the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), outlining a set of rules on how personal data should be collected, used, and stored. Since the law was pitched last year, it went through a couple of revisions before being passed. To come into effect from November 1, the Bill was approved to address the “chaos” data has created, with online platforms over-collecting personal data, according to a report by Xinhua News Agency....

Chrome will start displaying a new dialogue warning users to proceed with caution if an extension is not trusted by Enhanced Safe Browsing. Google rolled out Enhanced Safe Browsing last year as an opt-in protection against phishing and malware sites, to catch instances where it missed detecting these sites before users visited them. The feature used Chrome to share more security data with the service to check dodgy URLs in real time to determine whether a site is a phishing site....

The red team exercise against the network of the unnamed “large critical infrastructure organization” came after the organization requested it from CISA to test its cybersecurity posture. Also: Google’s hackers: Inside the cybersecurity red team that keeps Google safe A red team is a group of cybersecurity experts who are tasked with thinking like malicious cyber attackers, using offensive hacking techniques to probe network defenses and test how the defenders – the blue team – will react, then report back on what happened so that the client who requested the red team exercise can improve their cybersecurity....

That’s the word from Priya Nagpurkar, director of hybrid cloud platform for IBM Research. In a recent interview with SVP and Director of IBM Research Dario Gil. Nagpurkar explained how IBM Research is pioneering a serverless computing architecture that will transform the cloud into the world’s largest computer. Serverless computing will make this all possible opening access without the complications of backend provisioning and security management. There are data centers for the world’s top public clouds in hundreds of locations that span nearly every continent....

Announced on Thursday, the Series D funding round was led by existing investors Sutter Hill Ventures, Altimeter Capital, D1 Capital Partners, and Tiger Global Management. New investors have joined, including Liberty Global, General Catalyst, Snowflake Ventures, and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Founded in 2015, Lacework develops cloud security solutions for the cloud, containers, and DevOps teams. The Lacework Cloud Security Platform collects, analyzes, and compiles security and threat data for anomaly detection, event and alert visualization, and compliance....

Bots are applications designed to automatically perform specific, repetitive tasks online without the need for human oversight. Many bots are set to beneficial tasks such as crawling web pages, for analytics, providing payment services, chatting to website users, and giving them advice or pointing them to the right customer service department – but not all. So-called ‘bad’ bots can be used to scrape user data, send spam, overwhelm a domain with traffic and disrupt services (DoS/DDoS attacks), or perform automatic account access attempts in what is known as credential stuffing....

Industry experts evaluate the company’s needs, suggest computer system upgrades, and oversee network security and privacy of electronic documents. They also deploy computer systems and research the advantages and expenses of new projects. CIS managers are in high demand. The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) projects an 11% growth in CIS manager positions 2020-30. Read on to learn more about CIS manager job duties, salary expectations, and the skills you’ll need to land the job....

The fresh round of hearings began with testimony from Antigone Davis, Facebook director and global head of safety. She appeared before a subpanel of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee to discuss the revelations of a Wall Street Journal investigation. The Journal published a series of articles showing how the company’s leaders knew about the negative impacts of its platforms but failed to address them – among other things; the investigation revealed that Facebook’s own internal research showed that Instagram contributes to girls’ body image issues, anxiety, and depression....

In my discussion with Dror Liwer, the co-founder and Chief Security Officer of Coronet, I learned about the less familiar security risks of wireless and cellular connections, the future faced by startups today, and his somewhat unusual hobby. Please tell me a little bit about yourself and your background. This isn’t the first company that you have founded, right? That’s correct. This is my sixth startup in fact. I started a venture capital firm and worked at a few larger companies as well....

The best thing about OnlineCourseHost is that no marketplace intermediary grabs a percentage of your profits. In fact, with this particular offer, there are no monthly fees or even transaction fees. Instead, just a one-time payment will get you a platform for your courses that includes an astonishing number of features. You may choose your URL and brand, either the platform’s free one or a custom one. Then, add videos, quizzes and interactive assignments, digital downloads like PDFs and zip files, and complementary written lessons with images and text....

Apache themselves have reported a remote code execution (OS Command Injection) critical software vulnerability affecting Apache HTTP Server (daemon) that has been publicly exploited. What is Apache HTTP Server? Apache is a cross-platform web server software offered by the Apache Software Foundation. Apache HTTP Server is used for the vast majority of web servers, as well as a key component for high-profile organizations such as Cisco, IBM, AT&T, eBay, and more....

Pointing to the recent collapse of FTX, Independent Reserve said “urgent and practical regulatory action” was needed to protect cryptocurrency investors in Singapore. Specifically, it asked that licensed market players to be able to advertise their services and communicate with the public. Founded in Australia in 2013, the fintech firm later expanded to Singapore where it secured a Major Payment Institution licence to provide digital payment token services in October last year....

Want this to cost less than $400? Take a look at the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G. Launched in January 2022, this is still a very capable smartphone, but a Cyber Monday deal sees the usual $699 price tag slashed by $300, making this great smartphone a totally unmissable deal. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G highlights The 120Hz display delivers a super smooth scroll, with an optimized refresh rate, and a fast touch response High-quality display with Dynamic AMOLED 2X delivers vibrant color and brightnessPro-grade camera for high-quality photos and videosRear camera that boasts 12MP ultrawide and wide-angle cameras, and an 8MP telephoto camera32MP front-facing selfie camera30x SpaceZoom combines a 3x Hybrid Optic Zoom and 30x digital zoom for high resolution close-ups4500mAh all-day battery (up to 16 hours of video playback) with Super Fast Charging that can charge 0-50% in 30 minutes....

Also: Live blog: The best Cyber Monday deals 2022 in real time The Nintendo Switch has a 6.2-inch LCD screen, and 32GB of internal storage with support for up to 2TB of additional storage via a microSD card slot. The gaming handheld is completely portable, with a range of battery life between 4.5 hours and 9 hours, depending on the game you’re playing. However, you’re not locked into using it in handheld mode – it comes with a dock that connects to your TV, increasing the picture quality to 1080p in the process....

Ahead of the holidays, US retailers are boosting sales for a few weeks – as well as clearing out older stock to make room for new products. This gives consumers the chance to take advantage of some great deals, including Best Buy’s offer for this Sony TV. The television set comes with a 75-inch LED display, coming in at 4K Ultra HD (2160p) for showing crisp and vibrant content. The TV’s refresh rate is 60GHz....

General Bytes ATM operators have since confirmed that $16,000 in digital assets was swiped in the hack. Zero-Day Vulnerability in Bitcoin ATMs An announcement by General Bytes last Thursday, Aug. 18, explained that as of yet unknown threat actors exploited a major security hole in the Crypto Application Server (CAS) system that remotely runs their Bitcoin and crypto ATMs. The company operates over 8,000 of these machines across 120 countries that allow users to buy or sell various cryptocurrencies....

On Tuesday, Intel 471 published an analysis of current black market trends online, revealing instances of initial access brokers (IABs) offering access to international shipping and logistics companies across the ground, air, and sea. Global supply chains have faced serious upheaval since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The problems go beyond chip shortages – lockdowns and closures have caused backlogs worldwide, and as we slowly emerge from the pandemic, demand for everything from food to electronics remains high....

Pushed by law enforcement crackdowns, customers’ loss of trust, and competitors hacking each other, criminal outfits are increasingly advertising, communicating, and distributing their content on Telegram, according to a study from cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies. Between early 2019 through early 2022, researchers analyzed 323 public Telegram channels and groups, totaling around 1 million subscribers — both cybercrime-oriented circles as well as “legitimate IT communities that can potentially be abused by cybercriminals....