Day: December 3, 2019

Supply Chain Account Takeover: How Criminals Exploit Third-Party Access

It’s important for businesses of all sizes to not only view their suppliers’ attack surface as their own but also extend some of their security protections. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Tim Cook, Elon Musk, Satya Nadella call on US to stay in Paris climate pact – CNET

More than 70 companies are urging the US government to stay in the Paris Agreement. …read more Source:: CNet


‘StrandHogg’ Vulnerability Allows Malware to Pose as Legitimate Android Apps

The flaw can allow hackers to take over typical device functions like sending messages and taking photos because users think malicious activity is a mobile app they use regularly. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Sony Playstation gets Guinness World Record for best-selling console brand – CNET

It got the award on the original PlayStation’s 25th anniversary. …read more Source:: CNet


MacBook keyboard problems: Now Apple fails to halt class action over flawed design

Apple’s MacBook keyboard replacement program is not enough to prevent it facing a class action lawsuit. …read more Source:: ZDNet


The ‘Amazon Effect’ Is Flooding a Struggling Recycling System With Cardboard

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: The rise in curbside cardboard waste coming from packaging is “the Amazon effect,” says David Biderman, the executive director of the Solid Waste Association of North America, an industry group. It peaks around the holidays — particularly as online shopping has only gotten more popular. Last…


AWS has new tool for those leaky S3 buckets so, yeah, you might need to reconfigure a few things

Security a popular topic at Las Vegas event re:Invent At its re:Invent event under way in Las Vegas, Amazon Web Services (AWS) dropped the veil on a new tool to help customers to avoid spewing data stored on its S3 (Simple Storage) service to world+dog.… …read more Source:: Register


Huawei cut US components out of Mate 30 in wake of Trump’s ban – CNET

An analysis reportedly revealed that the Chinese company found replacement suppliers. …read more Source:: CNet


It’s Hipp to be square: What happened when SQLite creator met GitHub

The ‘Hub is not really about Git any more, says Fossil architect The mind behind the SQLite open-source database and Fossil SCM bug-tracking system had a lot to say about his recent meeting with the GitHub team.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


An affordable e-bike for the gig economy

This bike aims to turn your side hustle into an effortless side pedal. …read more Source:: ZDNet