Downfall Vulnerability Affects Millions of Intel CPUs With Strong Data Leak Impact
Learn technical details about this newly disclosed security vulnerability, as well as mitigation recommendations from the Google researcher who discovered it.
International
CrowdStrike at BlackHat: Speed, Interaction, Sophistication of Threat Actors Rising in 2023
As attackers focus on political ends, big payouts, threat hunters need to focus on identity intrusions, access merchants and tactics enabling fast lateral movement.
Biden Sends Supplemental Request To Congress To Aid Ukraine
President Biden on Thursday sent Congress a supplemental budget request that would provide funding to continue arming Ukrainian forces and help replenish Defense Department weapons stocks. The supplemental is also […]
Biden Executive Order Restricts U.S. Investment In Some Chinese Advanced Technologies
President Biden has signed a new executive order restricting U.S. investment in some Chinese advanced technology areas, specifically semiconductors, artificial intelligence and quantum computing, which the administration has said could […]
At least 41 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes near Tunisia
Forty-one people are believed to have died after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia, Italian state RAI television reported on Wednesday, citing four survivors.
Record heat warning as forest fires rage in Spain and Portugal
Temperatures are expected to hit 44 degrees Celsuis in Spain and Portugal on Wednesday as the two countries boil under their third heatwave of the summer.
Western donors face fire of Amazon nations at Brazil summit
Donors from industrialised nations were under pressure on Wednesday at a top level conference on the Amazon to do more to help preserve the world’s largest rainforest.
West African powerbroker warns military intervention remains an option in Niger
One of west Africa’s most influential leaders insisted on Wednesday that military intervention in Niger remains an option as part of a strategy to force coup leaders to hand back power to the democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum.
Microsoft Azure AI Adds GPT-4 and New Virtual Machines
Microsoft is working on creating guidelines for red teams making sure generative AI is secure and responsible.
How Australia’s Banking Sector Can Embrace Cross-Collaboration to Combat the Scam Epidemic
The ACCC has given the green light for cross-banking collaboration to address scams. Here’s how IT pros in financial services can take advantage of this opportunity.