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• New 'Spectra' attack breaks the separation between Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

  21-05-2020 23:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Technical details to be presented in August at the Black Hat 2020 security conference.
  
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• Palo Alto Networks shines in Q3 amid remote work spurs security demand

  21-05-2020 22:57 via zdnet.com
  
  For the fourth quarter, Palo Alto Networks projected non-GAAP earnings of $1.37 a share to $1.40 a share on revenue $915 million to $925 million. Analysts were looking for non-GAAP earnings of $1.31 a share on revenue of $916.8 million.
  
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• Splunk posts mixed Q1 results with cloud driving software bookings

  21-05-2020 22:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Even so, total first quarter revenues that fell below market expectations.
  
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• Nvidia's data center business has its first $1B quarter in Q1

  21-05-2020 22:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Nvidia's data center sales were driven by higher vertical industries and hyperscale demand.
  
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• Intuit's Q3 revenue falls 8% as pandemic upends tax season

  21-05-2020 22:22 via zdnet.com
  The third quarter is traditionally tax season and Intuit generally performs well above its average on sales of consumer tax software.
  
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• HPE's Q2 stung by COVID-19 economic fallout, misses estimates

  21-05-2020 22:12 via zdnet.com
  
  HPE did say it was making progress on its as-a-service pivot and exited the second quarter with twice the usual order backlog. The company is cutting executive salaries and looking to realign its workforce to focus on growth areas.
  
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• Survey: Is your co-worker a robot?

  21-05-2020 20:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Take this quick, multiple choice survey and tell us about the role robots and robotics systems have at your workplace.
  
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• AI chips in 2020: Nvidia and the challengers

  21-05-2020 20:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Now that the dust from Nvidia's unveiling of its new Ampere AI chip has settled, let's take a look at the AI chip market behind the scenes and away from the spotlight
  
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• RSA Conference moves 2021 event from February to May

  21-05-2020 20:40 via zdnet.com
  
  RSA plays it safe for 2021 after ignoring COVID-19 warnings earlier this year and getting at least two attendees infected.
  
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• How to adjust your tech budget to survive or thrive in the pandemic recession

  21-05-2020 20:27 via zdnet.com
  
  To help navigate the tension between cost cutting and critical investments, Forrester has created a detailed checklist that CIOs and their business partners can look at to adjust their budgets.
  
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• Facebook CEO Zuckerberg announces permanent remote work option for employees

  21-05-2020 19:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Mark Zuckerberg expects that about 50% of Facebook's workforce will work remotely within the next five to 10 years.
  
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• Workplace by Facebook passes 5 million paid users, launches Workplace Rooms, video conferencing enhancements

  21-05-2020 19:15 via zdnet.com
  
  This round of Workplace improvements balances current market competition with a vision for the future of work.
  
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• Grandmother ordered to delete Facebook photos under GDPR

  21-05-2020 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Privacy laws mean a grandmother needs her daughter's permission to post photos of her grandchildren.
  
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• Hackers tried (and failed) to install ransomware using a zero-day in Sophos firewalls

  21-05-2020 19:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Sophos acted quickly to put out a patch that stopped the hackers' attempts to deploy ransomware on enterprise networks protected by Sophos firewall devices.
  
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• NSO Group: Israeli firm 'impersonated Facebook to spread spyware'

  21-05-2020 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An investigation accuses Israeli cyber-security firm NSO Group of pretending to be Facebook.
  
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• Check Point released an open-source fix for common Linux memory corruption security hole

  21-05-2020 18:50 via zdnet.com
  
  For years, there's been a security problem with how the GNU C Library dealt with single-linked-lists. Now, Check Point has released a patch, which will fix the problem once and for all.
  
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• Robot dog tries to herd sheep

  21-05-2020 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Spot robot was designed for search and rescue - but may find work in the farming industry.
  
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• Australia's new quantum-supercomputing innovation hub and CSIRO roadmap

  21-05-2020 16:01 via zdnet.com
  
  The nation's peak science body releases a report on how Australia can capitalise on the AU$4 billion quantum opportunity as the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre launches new innovation hub.
  
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• Dependability demands of your VDI infrastructure are skyrocketing

  21-05-2020 15:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Your IT continuity risks are evolving in line with your evolving responses to COVID-19. Here are three things to consider when evaluating your virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).
  
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• A famous actor rages against Apple's new MacBook Air

  21-05-2020 15:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Clark Gregg, aka Agent Coulson from the Marvel Universe, belittles Apple's latest laptop. And especially one aspect of it.
  
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• Life at US universities facing COVID-19 restrictions will look very different. The CDC outlines how.

  21-05-2020 15:44 via zdnet.com
  
  From lectures to lunch, the novel coronavirus will change the campus landscape, perhaps for years to come.
  
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• Cisco: Critical Java flaw strikes 'call center in a box', patch urgently

  21-05-2020 15:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Mid-sized companies with Cisco's call-center product need to patch a critical, remotely exploitable flaw.
  
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• Coronavirus: MPs demand answers on misinformation

  21-05-2020 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MPs want senior executives of Google, Facebook and Twitter to face questions on misinformation.
  
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• Microsoft: Here's programming language C# 9 preview for .NET plus full Blazor WebAssembly

  21-05-2020 14:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's new Blazor WebAssembly release can build offline browser apps with C# and .NET instead of JavaScript.
  
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• What's it like using the Covid-19 contact tracing app?

  21-05-2020 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Isle of Wight resident Megan Mackney describes using the Covid-19 contact tracing app.
  
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• Schneider Electric launches monitoring, dispatch services for edge computing sites

  21-05-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  With Monitoring & Dispatch Services, Schneider Electric is using the playbook from industrial giants.
  
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• Best Buy online sales now 42% of US revenue, up 155.4% in Q1

  21-05-2020 13:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Best Buy has been shifting its approach throughout the first quarter due to COVID-19 as it considers more tweaks following curbside pickup and appointment-only at stores.
  
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• Mist Systems rolls out enterprise-oriented contract tracing services

  21-05-2020 13:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The Juniper-owned networking company is offering tools for organizations that want to safely bring employees and customers back to their physical locations.
  
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• Mist Systems rolls out enterprise-oriented contact tracing services

  21-05-2020 13:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The Juniper-owned networking company is offering tools for organizations that want to safely bring employees and customers back to their physical locations.
  
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• Thousands of Israeli sites defaced with code seeking permission to access users' webcams

  21-05-2020 13:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The hacks have been linked back to a local Israeli WordPress hosting provider.
  
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• Japan investigates potential leak of prototype missile data in Mitsubishi hack

  21-05-2020 13:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The country is analyzing how such a leak could impact national security.
  
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• Microsoft's Windows Package Manager: This command-line tool can install all your apps

  21-05-2020 13:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft releases open-source Windows Package Manager in preview, but Microsoft Store isn't going anywhere.
  
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• Robotic watchdogs and wearables enforce social distancing

  21-05-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Developers are rushing COVID-19-related updates to their existing technology stacks in these industries.
  
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• Facebook's Zuckerberg defends actions on virus misinformation

  21-05-2020 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg tells the BBC it will remove content likely to result in "imminent harm".
  
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• Startpage private search engine now an option for Vivaldi browser

  21-05-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  If you do not want the big tech companies to capitalise on your internet searches, try the Startpage search engine.
  
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• SoftBank reveals plans to sell 5% of telco business to generate cash for stock buyback scheme

  21-05-2020 11:53 via zdnet.com
  
  The company is in need of funds to support a stock buyback scheme.
  
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• Video game developers under siege by cyberattacks seeking to plunder in-game cash

  21-05-2020 11:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The Winnti Group is targeting gaming vendors once more with a new backdoor.
  
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• Amazon's five new solar projects to power operations in Australia, China, US

  21-05-2020 09:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon hopes to supply approximately 1.2 million MWh of additional renewable energy to the company's fulfilment network and its data centres.
  
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• Zuckerberg: Facebook to 'take down' coronavirus misinformation

  21-05-2020 07:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Zuckerberg explains how the social network is responding to the Covid-19 crisis.
  
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• This is why the government is targeting journalists on Twitter

  21-05-2020 07:00
  
  Ministries are waking up to the realities of online news. The result? Public shaming
  
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• Apple’s privacy strength is also one of its greatest weaknesses

  21-05-2020 07:00
  
  Apple’s key privacy and security strength is the control it has over its platform – but centralisation comes with costs
  
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• It wasn't just you, the NBN was slower at the back end of March

  21-05-2020 06:05 via zdnet.com
  
  ACCC report also shows Telstra is the NBN latency king.
  
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• BlockFi discloses failed hack attempt after SIM swapping incident

  21-05-2020 05:57 via zdnet.com
  
  BlockFi says a hacker SIM swapped an employee to gain access to its platform, but the hacker failed in their attempt to steal BlockFi customer funds.
  
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• Samsung to build new EUV foundry chip line

  21-05-2020 04:29 via zdnet.com
  
  The new EUV-based 5nm process line will begin operations in 2021.
  
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• Three-month boost in My Health Record numbers, but mostly for pathology tests

  21-05-2020 03:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Current CEO Bettina McMahon said the month of March saw the highest amount of documents viewed to date.
  
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• Lenovo records $665 million net profit from strong PC demand

  21-05-2020 03:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The company's PC business contributed 79% of the company's total revenue.
  
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• Toll's stolen data finds itself on the 'dark web'

  21-05-2020 03:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Follows the company in January revealing it would revert to manual processes following a ransomware incident.
  
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• Zack Snyder's Justice League re-cut headed for HBO Max

  21-05-2020 03:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The announcement comes a week ahead of the launch of the new HBO streaming service.
  
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• Labor wants to name and shame poor Commonwealth entity cyber posture

  21-05-2020 02:44 via zdnet.com
  
  But there's no mechanism allowing the federal opposition to do that, with the Australian National Audit Office only able to go so far with its probe.
  
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• Optus and Curtin University partner to build on-campus 5G lab

  21-05-2020 01:56 via zdnet.com
  
  It will be used for research, teaching, learning, and collaboration on 5G projects.
  
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