Get ready to celebrate. This Thursday, May 5, is World Password Day. Since 2013, password aficionados have chosen the first Thursday in May to highlight an important mission: Change your passwords, and make them strong. Those in the cybersecurity world preach about the importance of having a strong password. A strong password, essentially, is one that is hard for both …
One way we protect our systems against cyber attacks is employing AI and machine learning, which trains our systems to know what to look out for. Hackers, however, have figured out a new way to thwart this process, using something called “AI poisoning.” Machine learning is a complicated subject, but in essence, it works like this. You want a system …
Microsoft last week issued an update patching 128 vulnerabilities across various of its platforms, including Windows, Office, Edge, Skype for Business, and more. The number of security flaws alone is worth installing these updates for, however, the focus is on the two zero-day vulnerabilities Microsoft identifies here. The first flaw, unfortunately, is actively exploited, which makes updating your devices as soon …
Google can’t catch a break when it comes to security vulnerabilities. In the past two weeks, the company issued security patches for both Chrome and its line of Pixel smartphones. Now, the company is forced to update Chrome yet again, thanks to a newly discovered vulnerability. Google issued a security report on Thursday, April 14, reporting a patch for a …
Nike is set to open a Technology Center in Atlanta in roughly a year. By early 2023, the company will have a West Midtown facility, geared toward a number of technical activities. One of the highlights of the facility is Nike’s “cybersecurity command center.” The details of the facility are a little light as of this report, but it comes …
Security updates are all the rage, lately. Following new security updates from Apple, Google has also issued new security patches for vulnerabilities affecting its Pixel line of smartphones. The company released this new update on Monday, April 4, to most of the Pixel lineup. The only Pixel phones not covered under this new update are the original Pixel and Pixel …