Recent Security News
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Top 4 Emerging Trends in Software Engineering
October 18, 2023 at 01:07AM The top four emerging trends in software engineering, as highlighted in Gartner’s Application Innovation and Business Solutions Summit, are platform engineering, low-code technologies, super apps, and generative AI coding assistance. Platform engineering aims to improve developer productivity and efficiency by providing self-service capabilities through an internal developer platform. Low-code technologies…
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D-Link Confirms Data Breach: Employee Falls Victim to Phishing Attack
October 18, 2023 at 12:09AM D-Link, a Taiwanese networking equipment manufacturer, confirmed a data breach that exposed “low-sensitivity and semi-public information.” The breach originated from an old D-View 6 system and did not contain user IDs or financial information. D-Link denied claims of millions of records being compromised and stated that approximately 700 outdated records…
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Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use ‘admin’ as a password
October 17, 2023 at 05:54PM IT administrators are using weak passwords to protect access to portals, leaving enterprise networks vulnerable to cyberattacks. Over 40,000 administrator credentials analyzed had the default password “admin,” showing a lack of strong authentication. Researchers warn that threat actors are targeting privileged users. To defend networks, strong and unique passwords should…
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Amazon Quietly Wades Into the Passkey Waters
October 17, 2023 at 05:35PM Amazon has quietly introduced passkeys for shoppers and streamers, joining other tech giants like Google and Microsoft in cloud authentication. Passkeys, which are already familiar to users through features like FaceID and TouchID, allow for passwordless unlocking. While there are a few glitches with Amazon’s implementation, the move highlights the…
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Chatbot Offers Roadmap for How to Conduct a Bio Weapons Attack
October 17, 2023 at 05:28PM A new study from RAND warns that jailbroken large language models (LLMs) and generative AI chatbots have the potential to provide instructions for carrying out destructive acts, including bio-weapons attacks. The experiment demonstrated that uncensored LLMs were willing to plot out theoretical biological attacks and provide detailed advice on how…