Microsoft Research chief scientist has no issue with Recall
WEB1 day ago · Thu 6 Jun 2024 // 07:26 UTC. Asked to explore the data privacy issues arising from Microsoft Recall, the Windows maker's poorly received self-surveillance tool, Jaime Teevan, chief scientist and technical fellow at Microsoft Research, brushed aside concerns. Teevan was speaking on Wednesday with Erik Brynjolfsson, director of the Stanford ...
Analysts join the call for Microsoft to recall Recall • The Register
WEB2 days ago · Tue 4 Jun 2024 // 13:00 UTC. If Microsoft intended the 2024 Build event to be overshadowed by controversy then it succeeded as calls intensify for the company to rethink its strategy around Recall. The Windows Recall feature, still in preview, takes a snapshot of a Copilot+ PC user's screen every couple of …
NIST turns to IT consultants to help clear NVD backlog
WEB3 days ago · Mon 3 Jun 2024 // 21:46 UTC. Facing a growing backlog of reported flaws, NIST has extended a commercial contract with an outside consultancy to help it get on top of its National Vulnerability Database (NVD). NIST has an ongoing five-year $125 million contract with Maryland-based Analygence for various bits of IT and security-related work.
Google targets virtual desktops with acquisition of Cameyo
WEB1 day ago · Google has decided to take on the likes of Citrix and VMware by acquiring an outfit called Cameyo whose tech makes it possible to stream apps into browsers – including on Chromebooks. The search giant’s announcement of the acquisition opines that “Traditionally, businesses have leveraged virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions to ...
Pentagon 'doubling down' on Microsoft despite security woes
WEB2 days ago · Tue 4 Jun 2024 // 18:42 UTC. The Pentagon is "doubling down" on its investment in Microsoft products despite the serious failings at the IT giant that put America's national security at risk, say two US senators. In a May 29 letter to Department of Defense CIO John Sherman, US Senators Ron Wyden (D …
Databricks buys startup Tabular for $1B • The Register
WEB1 day ago · Lindsay Clark. Wed 5 Jun 2024 // 13:00 UTC. In September last year it was a company with around 25 employees, all working remotely. Last night, Tabular was bought by analytics and machine learning platform Databricks for a reported $1 billion. The reason Databricks — itself still VC funded — was prepared to splash so much cash on the ...
Christie's avoids leak of stolen data, is sold instead
WEB2 days ago · Tue 4 Jun 2024 // 14:32 UTC. The cybercrims who claimed the attack on Christie's fancy themselves as auctioneers as well, after they allegedly sold off the company's data to the highest bidder instead of leaking everything on the dark web. RansomHub set a June 3 deadline for Christie's to pay a ransom demand yet that deadline passed and the ...
Future fighter pilots may be accompanied by AI wingmen
WEB2 days ago · Wed 5 Jun 2024 // 07:26 UTC. AI-piloted drones that accompany and assist human-piloted fighter jets are very much on military minds – and Airbus is showing off its take on the technology. The aerospace giant was at the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Berlin this week with a full-scale model of its Wingman drone – an "unmanned ...
Keeping one step ahead of cyber security threats • The Register
WEBMar 1, 2024 · Webinar Dealing with cyber security incidents is an expensive business. Each data breach costs an estimated $4.35 million on average and it's not as if the volume of cyber attacks is falling - last year, they rose by 38 percent according to Google Cloud.
Helping companies defend what attackers want most • The Register
WEBNov 28, 2023 · Partner Content Athena AI, the new generative AI layer that spans across the entire Varonis Data Security Platform, redefines how security teams protect data - from visibility to action.. Using natural language, customers can conduct in-depth investigations and analysis more efficiently, transforming users of all skill levels into formidable defenders.
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