Day: July 14, 2020

China Will Sanction Lockheed Martin Over Arms Sales To Taiwan

China said on Tuesday it would place sanctions on Lockheed Martin for its involvement in arms sales to Taiwan, a move that could further escalate tensions between Beijing and Washington. hackingbear writes: “China firmly opposes US arms sales to Taiwan,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a press conference. Taiwan is a self-ruled island,…


So kind of SAP NetWeaver to hand out admin accounts to anyone who can reach it. You’ll want to patch this

10 out of 10: Great in a test score, less good when it’s for the severity of a flaw SAP customers should update their installations to close a security vulnerability that can be exploited to commandeer the software by anyone who can reach it.… …read more Source:: Register


Critical DNS Bug Opens Windows Servers to Infrastructure Takeover

Microsoft gives the ‘wormable’ flaw a security rating of 10 – the most severe warning possible. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Get Sony’s excellent $350 WH-1000XM3 noise-canceling headphone for $200 – CNET

That’s the price for a refurb, or get it new for $220. Either way: awesome deal. …read more Source:: CNet


Biden Announces $2 Trillion Climate Plan

Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced on Tuesday a new plan to spend $2 trillion over four years to significantly escalate the use of clean energy in the transportation, electricity and building sectors, part of a suite of sweeping proposals designed to create economic opportunities and build infrastructure while also tackling climate change. DogDude shares a…


NBC’s Peacock: Launch date, prices, discounts, devices, shows and movies – CNET

Peacock launches Wednesday with 20,000 hours of programming, and two-thirds of it you can stream free — but still no word on Roku or Fire TV. Here’s what you need to know. …read more Source:: CNet


A Robotic Stylist for Your Lockdown Lengthened Locks

It’s perhaps easy to think that despite the rapid acceleration of technology that there are certain jobs that will never be automated out of existence. Generally the job said to be robot-proof is the one held by the person making the proclamation, we notice. But certainly the job of cutting and styling people’s hair could…


Speeding up lockdowns and evacuations using mass notification

Evacuations and lockdowns are two events no organization wants to face, but every organization should be prepared for. They often happen in response to particularly dangerous situations that pose an immediate threat to people and property. It can be difficult to know how and when to make the decision to lockdown or evacuate, and it…


If you have Microsoft 365 and Windows Virtual Desktop, do you need Citrix? Apparently

Redmond’s Azure-based system pals up with virty dinosaur Microsoft has agreed to make Citrix a “a preferred digital workspace solution” for its Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD), part of its Microsoft 365 suite.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


OSDP: The future of access control

It’s easy to see why the Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP), has become the security industry’s gold standard for access control installations. It enhances security, adds flexibility and makes systems easy to update and integrate with other devices. The Security Industry Association (SIA), with significant input from manufacturers and integrators, introduced OSDP in 2011 and…