Partner content Report: Census Bureau data suggests a return to normalcy for residential real estate 3rd October 2023 When interest rates suddenly plunged to historic lows during the pandemic, it sparked a nationwide residential real estate migration. Facing stay-at-home orders and the new possibility remote work, many homeowners traded the conveniences of dense city centers for more spacious rural and suburban neighborhoods. Years later, Americans are on the move once again—but for slightly […]
Partner content Researchers uncover RaaS affiliate distributing multiple ransomware strains 27th September 2023 A new threat group is leveraging a relatively large network of malicious servers to distribute and manage multiple ransomware families including prolific ones such as ALPHV, Quantum, and Nokoyawa. The group has been active since at least June 2022 and appears to have links to the operators of Cl0p, Play, Royal, and Cactus ransomware families […]
Partner content Cisco drops $28 billion on Splunk acquisition 26th September 2023 Cisco plans to bring on data mining and cybersecurity company Splunk for $28 billion, according to an announcement today. This is Cisco’s largest-ever acquisition and the latest in a string of cybersecurity-related acquisitions, according to CNBC. Splunk monitors and analyzes enterprise customer data to reduce the threat of security breaches and remediate threats. Cisco said the acquisition […]
Partner content FAA approves Zipline drones for long-distance deliveries 26th September 2023 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved another company to fly delivery drones longer distances without visual observers. Zipline International received FAA approval to deliver commercial packages in Salt Lake City, Utah and Bentonville, Arkansas beyond visual line of sight. Zipline’s Sparrow drone will release the packages using a parachute. Known as Zips, the drones […]
Partner content Generative AI’s masters are coming for your network 26th September 2023 “Copilot” is suddenly a popular word to humanize “generative” artificial intelligence, the incarnation that has sparked new fears about job losses and murderous robots. It was almost a standard response to questions about genAI’s potential impact on the workforce at this year’s Digital Transformation World (DTW) event in Copenhagen. Microsoft’s code-writing genAI is even called […]
News FCC approves new processes, spectrum to support space-based communications 22nd September 2023 FCC commissioners today passed new rules that are designed to enable more satellite and other space-based endeavors by streamlining the application processes associated with such initiatives and by establishing a more predictable spectrum regime for launches. Commissioners indicated that these two items were passed in an effort to ensure that FCC rules and processes do […]
Partner content FBI, CISA issue joint warning on ‘Snatch’ ransomware-as-a-service 21st September 2023 Cybersecurity advisories from the FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are usually a good indication that a particular threat merits priority attention from organizations in the crosshairs. That would appear to be the case with “Snatch,” a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that has been active since at least 2018 and is the […]
Partner content Huawei hacked by U.S., according to China spy agency 20th September 2023 It’s back to 2019 on Huawei, with the US and China exchanging barbs and the Chinese firm accused of skirting US export rules. China foreign affairs spokesperson Mao Ning Wednesday assailed the US for “overstretching” the concept of national security in order to discriminate against Chinese companies. She rejected a complaint by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo over […]
Partner content Driverless-car crashes less frequent, cause less damage, according to insurance research 20th September 2023 Waymo is using insurance data to demonstrate that its self-driving taxis are safer than human-driven vehicles. The company, owned by Google parent Alphabet, has published research led by insurer Swiss Re that it says shows how driverless vehicles crash less frequently and do less damage than those piloted by humans. The study comes at a pivotal moment […]
Partner content Germany proposes strict curbs on Huawei 20th September 2023 Relying on a Russian thug for energy supplies no longer appeared very sensible to Germany’s government after Vladimir Putin sent Russian troops into Ukraine. Similar dependence by Germany’s telcos on Huawei has looked just as risky to opponents of the Chinese equipment vendor. If Putin could turn off the Nordstream gas taps in response to […]
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