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The Lapsus$ hacking group published screenshots of Okta’s systems on March 22, taken from the laptop of a Sitel customer support engineer, which the hackers had remote access to on January 20. SEE: This sneaky type of phishing is growing fast because hackers are seeing big paydays On January 20, Okta said, it saw an attempt to directly access the Okta network using a Sitel employee’s Okta account, which was detected and blocked by Okta, which then notified Sitel....

These buds are the type designed with a stem rather than being fully in-ear. They weigh just 4.6g each. Like many other vendors, OnePlus includes six silicone ear tips, with the mid-sized pair pre-fitted to the buds. With its IP55 rating for dust/water resistance (‘dust protected’/water jets), the OnePlus Buds Z2 might have some appeal for sports enthusiasts, but I found the left bud was rather keen to dislodge itself even when I was just walking....

Today, we explore open source software (OSS) and its commercialization from yet another angle: the investment angle. There are a couple of venture capitals out there that seem to be ahead of the curve in terms of their understanding of, and investment in, commercial open source companies. Runa Capital is one of them, and we caught up with Konstantin Vinogradov, Runa Capital Principal, who shared his views, findings, and outlook for commercial OSS....

The San Francisco-based AI startup, backed by Microsoft and VC firm Khosla Ventures, introduced the 1.0 version on Wednesday, a new programming language specially crafted to ease that burden, called Triton, detailed in a blog post that links to GitHub source code. OpenAI claims Triton can deliver substantial ease-of-use benefits over coding in CUDA for some neural network tasks at the heart of machine learning forms of AI such as matrix multiplications....

The Exadata platforms include versions for on-premise, Oracle public cloud, and Oracle’s hybrid Cloud@customer offering. The ability to run the same platform in the cloud, on-premise or in a hybrid environment sets it apart from the competition, Oracle says – as does the fast online transaction processing (OLTP) it offers. With the X9M, “we keep doing what we’re really good at,” Juan Loaiza, Oracle’s EVP of Mission-Critical Database Technologies, said to reporters....

Palm today announced the Palm Buds Pro, a pair of truly wireless earbuds that feature a lightweight design, a $129 price tag, and Active Noise Cancelling – the same disturbance-free sound technology that is found on higher-end earbuds. After a two-year hiatus, the San Francisco-based company is back, with a product that it thinks has the features and price to compete with the likes of the Apple AirPods Pro. The confidence is justified as the Palm team consists of founders, Dennis Miloseski and Howard Nuk, who designed and launched Samsung’s premium headphone lineup, including the Galaxy Buds, and Xuan Shu, who designed numerous Beats by Dr Dre headphones....

Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko was hired as Twitter’s chief security officer by company co-founder Jack Dorsey in November 2020, but was terminated in January 2022 by current CEO Parag Agrawal, who assumed that role after Dorsey stepped down in November 2021. Also: How to secure your Twitter account without two-factor authentication Zatko filed his 86-page redacted report to the Securities and Exchange Commission in July. The report suggests Twitter security was in a shambolic state in 2021, some 10 years after the Federal Trade Commission settled with Twitter over security deficiencies....

“Our vision for shopping is to make it possible to buy anything Pinners are inspired by on the platform,” Pinterest SVP of engineering Jeremy King, said in a statement. Pinterest has been around as an image-sharing and social media site since 2009, but as of late, it’s ramping up its focus on commerce. In the past few years, different trends and technologies have quickly shifted the way people make online purchases....

“The new laws are a critical tool that will bring together government and industry to strengthen our defences against significant threats from nation state adversaries and criminal actors,” Liberal Senator and Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) committee chair James Paterson said. The Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Bill 2022 (SLACIP Bill) contains outstanding elements of cyber laws passed by the Parliament last year, per recommendations from the committee for the cyber laws to be enshrined in two phases....

Portable and to set up no matter where you are, Phigolf WGT Edition’s gameplay takes place on 2 apps. The immersive game recreates the full Topgolf experience with a state-of-the-art swing and sensor, allowing you to play a round just about anywhere, including your home or office. Multiplayer lets you play with family and friends too. Simply download the app onto your tablet or smartphone and play on stunning photorealistic simulations of famous real-world golf courses....

While the official dates for Prime Day are July 12 and 13, other businesses have also announced competing sales. In the past we’ve seen concurrent events from Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and a host of other retailers, effectively turning Prime Day into a mid-summer Black Friday, with rival companies hoping to secure a slice of the action. Whether you’re in the market for a new gadget or household appliance for yourself or you’re hoping to make a headstart on gifts given during the holiday season, Prime Day is a great time to pick up some hefty discounts....

The vulnerability – CVE-2022-0847 – was discovered by Max Kellermann in April 2021, but it took another few months for him to figure out what was actually happening. Kellermann explained that the vulnerability affects Linux Kernel 5.8 and later versions but was fixed in Linux 5.16.11, 5.15.25 and 5.10.102. “It all started a year ago with a support ticket about corrupt files. A customer complained that the access logs they downloaded could not be decompressed....

Information technology professionals protect private data, keep networks running, and improve computing systems. IT programs with online courses offer an accessible, convenient way to earn a bachelor’s in IT or pursue a graduate degree. After earning an online IT degree, graduates work as computer systems administrators, information security analysts, and IT managers. With more than 667,000 projected new jobs between 2020-2030, computer and IT jobs rank among the fastest growing occupations....

Even though I’ve been using iOS 16 since June when it first launched in beta, it wasn’t until the official release that I could start working many of those features into my daily use. Also: How to record a phone call on an iPhone Below are a few of the iOS 16 features I simply cannot live without and how to use them. My top 5 iOS 16 features and how to use them The iPhone, however, has only ever had that super annoying click sound....

Also: The best phones right now Thankfully, there are things you can do to make sure your current phone lasts as long as possible. Here are a few tips that will help you keep your shiny new phone looking fresh for longer, which means some extra money in your pocket, too. 1. Update your smartphone software regularly Many people can relate to ignoring the annoying notification that pops up when your phone requires a system update....

Already, American service providers reach more than 300 million people in the low band, Ericsson notes. They’ll reach 200 million in the mid-band and parts of more than 100 city/ operator combinations with mmWave technology by the year’s end. As of the third quarter of this year, 523 5G smartphones had been announced. By next year, there will be an estimated 122 million 5G subscriptions in North America. “There is strong reason to believe that 2022 will be a pivotal time for American enterprises to take advantage of 5G opportunities as part of a horizontal business foundation,” Ericsson says in a new paper published ahead of its 5G Things Summit....

Unit 42 conducted a red team exercise with a large SaaS provider that is a Palo Alto Networks customer. Within three days, the team was able to discover critical software development flaws that could have exposed the organization to an attack similar to SolarWinds and Kaseya. Unit 42 found that 63% of third-party code used in building cloud infrastructure contained insecure configurations. According to the report, if an attacker compromises third-party developers, it’s possible to infiltrate thousands of organizations’ cloud infrastructures....

The campaign is the work of a newly disclosed Iranian hacking group dubbed MalKamak that has been detailed by cybersecurity company Cybereason Nocturnus, which discovered it after being called by a client to investigate a security incident. Dubbed Operation GhostShell, the aim of the cyber-espionage campaign is compromising the networks of companies in the aerospace and telecoms industries to steal sensitive information about assets, infrastructure and technology. The targets – which haven’t been disclosed – are predominantly in the Middle East, but with additional victims in the United States, Europe and Russia....

Rumors have been circulating for some time now that Apple has been working on an in-display to either replace or augment Face ID. There was even frantic chitchat that this feature would make it into the next iteration of the iPhone. I heard from quite a few Android users who were quite interested in this feature. But those hopes are now dashed. Must read: Do you trust Apple now? According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman writing for the Power On newsletter, Apple is sticking with Face ID....

Phones like the AGM Glory G1S are clearly not designed for the standard consumer who is looking at the iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, or Google Pixel. However, with a big rugged protective case on those phones, there isn’t much difference in size and weight. The Glory G1S is built for people looking for a tool to solve a specific problem. If you’re looking for a phone that comes with a thermal imaging sensor and night vision cameras, and, also, just acts like a regular smartphone, then the Glory G1S is the one to consider....