Day: September 24, 2020

NHS COVID-19 launch: Risk-scoring algorithm criticised, the downloads, plus public told to ‘upgrade their phones’

So… totally seamless then Better late than never. Earlier today, the UK government released its long-awaited contact-tracing app to the general populace, called NHS COVID-19.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


This light-up keyboard teaches you how to play piano – CNET

It’s kind of like Peloton, but for piano. …read more Source:: CNet


Alien Android Banking Trojan Sidesteps 2FA

A new ‘fork’ of the Cerberus banking trojan, called Alien, targets victims’ credentials from more than 200 mobile apps, including Bank of America and Microsoft Outlook. …read more Source:: Threatpost


2020 Audi SQ8 flies under the radar – Roadshow

Audi’s middle-child Q8 variant doesn’t shout its capabilities from the mountaintops, but rest assured, there’s plenty of it on tap. …read more Source:: CNet


Epic, Spotify, Tinder-Parent Firm Match, Tile and More Form Coalition To Take on Apple’s App Store Rules

More than a dozen app makers and other companies have joined together to form the Coalition for App Fairness, a nonprofit group that’s taking aim at Apple and its App Store rules. Among the founding members are Spotify, Epic Games, ProtonMail, and Match Group, all of which have been vocal critics of the fees Apple…


Won’t duke, duke, duke the URLs: AWS backtracks on plans to block old-style S3 paths

As I walk through this world… born-in-the-cloud companies have legacy problems too Amazon Web Services has changed its mind about ending support for the URLs originally used by S3 (Simple Storage Service), though it is delaying rather than ending its deprecation plans.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Updating to iOS 14 may remove Fortnite from your iPhone, Epic warns – CNET

Fortnite is no longer available in the Apple App store. …read more Source:: CNet


Forget Bose, the Treblab Z2 over-ear headphones with ANC are only $50 today – CNET

Price drop! With active noise canceling and a 35-hour battery, these headphones are a solid value. …read more Source:: CNet


Keren Elazari delivers GSX+ keynote address on the future of cybersecurity

Keren Elazari, CISSP, Security Analyst, Researcher, and Public Speaker, kicked off GSX+’s fourth day with a keynote address on the future of cybersecurity. Elazari, a former hacker turned cybersecurity expert, is an internationally celebrated speaker, researcher, and author on all matters of cybersecurity. Her 2014 TED talk, viewed by millions, helped shape the global conversation…


Since Remote Work Isn’t Going Away, Security Should Be the Focus

…read more Source:: DarkReading