The software giant also addressed 15 critical flaws and advised on the recently disclosed Linux Kernel “SACK Panic” bug. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Ross Perot, a self-made billionaire, independent presidential candidate, and philanthropist, has died at the age of 89 after a five-month battle with leukemia. Perot rose to fame after founding his first company, Electronic Data Systems, in 1962 with just $1,000 in savings. More than two decades later, he launched information technology services provider Perot Systems,…

Is this the Chinese giant’s Winnie the Pooh moment? Huawei has gagged infosec researchers from discussing now-patched critical vulnerabilities in the Chinese giant’s web systems that could have been exploited to steal customer information and derail the manufacturer’s operations.… …read more Source:: Register

New data drills down on the types of security misconfigurations and challenges dogging application developers. …read more Source:: DarkReading

There’s HBO Go, HBO Now, and soon, there will be HBO Max. For WarnerMedia and parent company AT&T, the latter is most important, as it will become the subscription video service that they position against Netflix, Hulu, the upcoming Disney+, Apple’s upcoming TV+, and a range of other paid video offerings. From a report: “Anchored…

Many hackers have experimented with the persistence of vision effect. Whip around a bunch of LEDs, flash them at just the right times, and it’s possible to make images to appear to hang in the air. There’s plenty of ways to do this, whether by manually shaking the LEDs by hand, spinning them around, or…

Executives from each of the company will answer questions on the latest efforts to break up big tech, Politico reports. …read more Source:: CNet

Apple today announced updates to the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air price is being lowered to $1,099, but it will be offered to college students for $999. From a report: It will be sold in the same configurations as before, starting with 128GB of storage, but Apple updated the screen with…

In its 2019 diversity report, the social network says it’s looking to increase the percentage of women and minorities in its ranks. …read more Source:: CNet

Exclusive: You could see apps from the team within weeks. …read more Source:: CNet