Day: March 21, 2019

Hackers Take Down Safari, VMware and Oracle at Pwn2Own

On the first day of Pwn2Own 2019 hackers poked holes in Apple Safari, VMware Workstation and Oracle VirtualBox. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Dinosaur researchers drugged alligators to study dino hearing – CNET

No, they didn’t make them listen to Dark Side of the Moon while watching Jurassic Park. …read more Source:: CNet


T-Mobile launches invite-only home internet pilot in rural areas – CNET

It aims to connect 50,000 homes this year. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft Ships Antivirus For macOS as Windows Defender Becomes Microsoft Defender

Microsoft is bringing its Windows Defender anti-malware application to macOS — and more platforms in the future — as it expands the reach of its Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) platform. From a report: To reflect the new cross-platform nature, the suite is also being renamed to Microsoft Defender ATP, with the individual clients being…


First WOPR Summit Finds the Winning Move

At the climax of 1983’s “WarGames”, the War Operation Plan Response (WOPR) computer famously opines “The only winning move is not to play” when presented with a barrage of no-win scenarios depicting global thermonuclear war. While the stakes aren’t quite as high when it comes to putting on a brand new hacker convention, there’s certainly…


Galaxy Fold is one of the most exciting devices we’ve seen, but it’s got company – CNET

Samsung’s thrilling, dizzying Galaxy Fold debut made one thing clear: Phones will never be the same. …read more Source:: CNet


Comcast announces $5-a-month streaming service Xfinity Flex – CNET

It’ll have Netflix and Amazon alongside regular-TV subscriptions like HBO and is aimed at Comcast’s internet-service-only customers. …read more Source:: CNet


Ford, Honda trucks perform best in latest IIHS crash tests – Roadshow

Toyota Tundra nets poorest scores in industry’s toughest crash tests. …read more Source:: CNet


Amazon To Launch Mobile Ads, in a Threat To Google and Facebook

Amazon.com has been beta testing its in-house made ads on Apple’s iOS platform for several months, Bloomberg reported Thursday, in a move that is described as ecommerce giant’s growing efforts to grab a chunk of the $129 billion digital advertising market that is currently dominated by Google and Facebook. Bloomberg’s report added that Amazon plans…


Live Regcast today: Ex-CISO and coal-face engineer Scott King shares his advice on becoming a pragmatic security leader

The balancing act of strategy and tactics revealed Promo What does it take to reach a leading role in the security field? There are different paths to take to get there: some go directly from analyst to leadership, others have a more technical background in general IT, or excellent tactical skills acquired in a consultancy…