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AI: Artificial Ignorance

AI: Artificial Ignorance

Digital Security

AI: Artificial Ignorance

Does true Artificial Intelligence even exist yet? Will it ever exist or will it end the world before we reach its full capacity?

Jake Moore16 Aug 2019


Digital Security

Microsoft warns of new BlueKeep-like flaws

Microsoft warns of new BlueKeep-like flaws

Digital Security

Microsoft warns of new BlueKeep-like flaws

Unlike BlueKeep, however, these vulnerabilities affect more recent Windows versions, including Windows 10

Tomáš Foltýn15 Aug 2019


Digital Security

Hacking my airplane – BlackHat edition

Hacking my airplane – BlackHat edition

Digital Security

Hacking my airplane – BlackHat edition

After welcoming hacking research, automobile technology started to get better at defending against hacks. So why has the airline industry not been as welcoming?

Cameron Camp13 Aug 2019


Digital Security

Facebook hits two app developers with lawsuit

Facebook hits two app developers with lawsuit

Digital Security

Facebook hits two app developers with lawsuit

The legal action, brought over alleged click injection fraud, is said to be among the first of its kind

Tomáš Foltýn08 Aug 2019


Digital Security

Streaming service withstands 13-day DDoS siege

Streaming service withstands 13-day DDoS siege

Digital Security

Streaming service withstands 13-day DDoS siege

The attack, unleashed by a 400,000-strong Mirai-style botnet, may be the largest of its kind on record

Tomáš Foltýn25 Jul 2019


Digital Security

Data breaches can haunt firms for years

Data breaches can haunt firms for years

Digital Security

Data breaches can haunt firms for years

The compromised company may bear the financial brunt of the breach within the first year after the incident occurs, but the price tag is still far from final

Tomáš Foltýn24 Jul 2019


Digital Security

VLC player has a critical flaw – and there's no patch yet (updated)

VLC player has a critical flaw – and there's no patch yet (updated)

Digital Security

VLC player has a critical flaw – and there's no patch yet (updated)

On the flip side, there are currently no known cases of the vulnerability being exploited in the wild

Tomáš Foltýn22 Jul 2019


Digital Security

BlueKeep patching isn’t progressing fast enough

BlueKeep patching isn’t progressing fast enough

Digital Security

BlueKeep patching isn’t progressing fast enough

Keeping up with BlueKeep; or how many internet-facing systems, and in which countries and industries, remain ripe for exploitation?

Tomáš Foltýn17 Jul 2019


Digital Security

UK’s data watchdog hands out two mega-fines for breaches

UK’s data watchdog hands out two mega-fines for breaches

Digital Security

UK’s data watchdog hands out two mega-fines for breaches

The times they have a-changed since the ICO could only slap fines worth a fraction of the current amounts

Tomáš Foltýn09 Jul 2019