Technology giant Micro-Star International (MSI) has confirmed it fell victim to a cyberattack that resulted in system disruptions and possible exposure to firmware image manipulations. In a notice posted online, MSI described the incident as “network anomalies” and said it immediately activated relevant defense mechanisms after identifying the intrusion. “MSI recently suffered a cyberattack on […]
Temu is an online shopping megastore offering just about any product you can think of. You can buy car accessories, clothing, small home appliances, outdoor furniture, power tools, baby clothes, and everything in between. Temu is based in Boston, but its parent company is in Beijing. Also: Seven things you didn’t realize your phone can do […]
Diversity and inclusion have long been key priorities for leaders in the workplace. However, there is a growing recognition that it’s not just demographic diversity that matters, but cognitive diversity as well. Cognitive diversity refers to the differences in perspectives, knowledge, and problem-solving approaches that individuals bring to a team. It’s been shown that teams […]
Image: Golden Sikorka/Adobe Stock The pro-Russia hacker group NoName057(16) reportedly claimed it was behind Denial of Service (DoS) attacks against the Finnish parliament’s website on Tuesday, the day the country joined NATO. The country’s Technical Research Centre of Finland was also hacked, according to Finnish news site, YLE. NoName057(16) is the same group that took […]
Cybersecurity researcher Sam Sabetan yesterday went public with insecurity revelations against IoT vendor Nexx, which sells a range of “smart” devices including door openers, home alarms and remotely switchable power plugs. According to Sabetan, he reported the bugs to Nexx back in January 2023, but to no avail. So he decided to sound the alarm […]
Regular IP routing uses equal-cost load balancing (or sharing). EIGRP is an exception because it can load balance over feasible successors. When multiple paths with the same metric exist between two routers, traffic is distributed evenly across those paths. Depending on your IOS version and platform, the router supports up to 32 parallel paths. Load […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) (“Elastic”), the company behind Elasticsearch, today announced expanded capabilities for Elastic Security including Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) for AWS, container workload security, and cloud vulnerability management. Building on the previously released Kubernetes security posture management (KSPM) and Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) capabilities, Elastic now delivers a comprehensive security analytics […]
A computer worm is a type of malware that self-replicates and spreads across a network or system without any user intervention. Unlike other forms of malware, such as viruses and Trojan horses, worms do not need to attach themselves to a host program or file. Once a worm infects a system, it typically exploits security […]
Digital technologies are evolving at an unprecedented rate. Major innovations, such as artificial intelligence tools, machine learning software, cloud computing resources, and big data, have already reshaped the landscape of countless industries and actualized new financial concepts such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies. As business leaders apply these technologies to their digital transformation initiatives, many focus […]
Hearing everyone’s opinion of the cost-efficiency and value of multicloud deployments is fun. Most people don’t get it right—more from misperceptions and groupthink than anything else. I’m sorry to be the guy who comes along and crushes these myths, but somebody must do it. Myth 1: Multicloud means no lock-in. I understand this assumption. We […]