Apple released out-of-band patches to address a remote code execution, tracked as CVE-2021-1844, that affect iOS, macOS, watchOS, and Safari web browser. Apple has released out-of-band security patches to address a critical iOS, macOS, watchOS, and Safari web browser to address a security flaw tracked as CVE-2021-1844. The vulnerability was discovered by Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group and Alison Huffman of Microsoft Browser Vulnerability Research. The flaw could be exploited by remote attackers…

After a breach at a Florida treatment facility, tap water security is front and center. In the digital age, there are no shortages of challenges in the pipeline between facility and spigot. Image: iStock/tuachanwatthana After a cyberattack on a Florida treatment facility, conversations surrounding tap water security are front and center for IT teams and H2O-quaffing humans alike. Around the U.S., artificial intelligence-enabled autonomous systems are providing round-the-clock monitoring and response for short-handed IT teams…

They say a book should only be released as a second edition if there is substantial change to the content. Here it is, ‘Modernizing Infrastructure with VMware Cloud on AWS™’, Second Edition. The aim has been to pack this book with real-world proven strategies and make it the perfect pocket guide for deploying a new SDDC on VMware Cloud on AWS™ or transforming an existing infrastructure in a new way. VMware Cloud on AWS™ has…

A plugin that flags social network pages and users as transphobic or trans-friendly has been reported to Norwegian authorities over concerns that it is in violation of data protection laws. Shinigami Eyes uses a color-coding system to denote the attitude of a site or a user toward the trans community. The extension turns green to denote a trans-friendly site or user and red when that site or user is considered anti-trans.  A mix of manual labeling, user…

Sigstore could eliminate the headaches associated with current software signing technology through public ledgers. The Linux Foundation, in partnership with Red Hat, Google and Purdue University, has announced a new digital signing project, potentially eliminating many of the headaches that come with securing open source software, files, images and binaries.  Called sigstore, the new cryptographic signing platform uses public logging similar to (but not the same as) cryptocurrencies and other blockchain technologies, the end result…

Police in the Netherlands and Belgium have made hundreds of raids, and arrested at least 80 people, after cracking into an encrypted phone network used by organised criminals. In a press release, Europol said that crime-fighting authorities in France, Belgium and the Netherlands had not only arrested a large number of suspected criminals, but also shut down the SKY ECC communication platform. According to Europol, authorities have been able to monitor “the information flow of…