IBM unveiled its Condor and Heron quantum processing units Monday, which keeps the company on its own public roadmap — and by most accounts, in the lead of the quantum computing race. The Condor QPU, with 1,121 qubits, is the second fastest in the world. Heron is smaller, with 133 qubits, but can combine with […]
Dec 05, 2023NewsroomEmail Security / Vulnerability Microsoft on Monday said it detected Kremlin-backed nation-state activity exploiting a critical security flaw in its Outlook email service to gain unauthorized access to victims’ accounts within Exchange servers. The tech giant attributed the intrusions to a threat actor it called Forest Blizzard (formerly Strontium), which is also widely […]
Google announced on Monday that it’s taking legal action against cybercriminals who delivered malware through websites that told users they could download Bard, the tech giant’s chat-based AI tool. The company filed a lawsuit against what it described as “AI scammers”. The threat actor set up social media pages and ran ads promoting websites where […]
Android patches Google on Monday announced patches for 37 vulnerabilities as part of the November 2023 Android security updates, with additional fixes released for Pixel devices. The first part of the security update will arrive on devices as the 2023-11-01 security patch level, addressing 15 vulnerabilities in Android’s Framework and System components. “The most severe […]
Canada on Monday banned popular Chinese messaging app WeChat and Russian platform Kaspersky from government smartphones and other mobile devices, citing privacy and security risks. The suite of applications would be immediately removed from government-issued devices and users will be blocked from downloading them in the future, said a statement. Treasury Board President Anita Anand, […]
Oct 31, 2023NewsroomNational Security / Cyber Threat Canada on Monday announced a ban on the use of apps from Tencent and Kaspersky on government mobile devices, citing an “unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security.” “The Government of Canada is committed to keeping government information and networks secure,” the Canadian government said. “We regularly […]
Oct 31, 2023NewsroomPrivacy / Online Security Meta on Monday announced plans to offer an ad-free option to access Facebook and Instagram for users in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland to comply with “evolving” data protection regulations in the region. The ad-free subscription, which costs €9.99/month on the web or €12.99/month […]
Citrix pushed for customers to upgrade to the latest versions of NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway on Monday, after learning about incidents consistent with session hijacking and credible reports of targeted attacks against a critical vulnerability. Citrix released patches to address the vulnerability, CVE-2023-4966, on Oct. 10, and warned that exploitation of the flaw can […]
Canada on Monday warned of a “Spamouflage” disinformation campaign linked to China that used waves of online posts and deepfake videos manipulated to try to disparage and discredit Canadian lawmakers. The Global Affairs department said in a statement it had “detected a ‘Spamouflage’ campaign connected to the People’s Republic of China.” The bot network, according […]