Day: August 5, 2020

CISA Offers Tool for Career Navigation

The new Cyber Career Pathways Tool helps individuals understand the roles in cybersecurity and how to prepare for them. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Twitter Says Android Security Bug Gave Access To Direct Messages

Twitter says a security bug may have exposed the private direct messages of its Android app users, but said that there was no evidence that the vulnerability was ever exploited. From a report: The bug could have allowed a malicious Android app running on the same device to siphon off a user’s direct messages stored…


Black Hat: How your pacemaker could become an insider threat to national security

Implanted medical devices are an overlooked security challenge that is only going to increase over time. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Google reports 80% spike of Flutter-built apps in Play Store as 1.20 is released

Autofill arrives for mobile forms, plus new viewer widget, performance and tooling updates Google has released version 1.20 of its Flutter cross-platform framework for mobile, web and desktop, and reports that the number of Flutter-built apps in the Play store has increased from 50,000 to 90,000 since April.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Here’s what’s new with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2’s screens and hinge

There are some small, but major, improvements coming to the foldable. …read more Source:: ZDNet


The Smell Of Space

In space, so the Alien tagline goes, nobody can hear you scream. One of the most memorable pieces of movie promotion ever, it refers to the effect of the vacuum of space on the things human senses require an atmosphere to experience. It’s a lesson that Joss Whedon used to great effect with the Serenity‘s…


Apple and Google’s COVID-19 Tracking System Will Make Its Full US Debut in New Virginia App

This week, Virginia plans to release a COVID-19 exposure notification app based on the specifications published by Apple and Google in April. From a report: The app, called COVIDWISE, is the first fully deployed implementation of Apple and Google’s system in the US and was beta tested by the state department of health. The specification…


Microsoft Teams Vulnerable to Patch Workaround, Researchers Report

Attackers could work around an earlier patch and use Microsoft Teams Updater to download binaries and payloads. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Galaxy Z Fold 2: I’m legitimately excited about Samsung’s major design changes – CNET

Samsung’s third foldable phone has large, bendable glass screens and cameras galore. Here’s everything Samsung teased. …read more Source:: CNet


Galaxy Watch 3: FDA cleared, ECG, blood pressure, blood oxygen monitoring… – CNET

But Samsung’s new smartwatch won’t deliver on any of these at launch. …read more Source:: CNet