Almost exactly a year ago, security researchers uncovered one of the worst data breaches in modern history, if not ever: a Kremlin-backed hacking campaign that compromised the servers of network management provider SolarWinds and, from there, the networks of 100 of its highest-profile customers, including nine US federal agencies. Nobelium Read more…
Interviews and internal Apple documents provide a behind-the-scenes look at how the company made concessions to Beijing and won key legal exemptions. CEO Tim Cook personally lobbied officials over threats that would have hobbled its devices and services. His interventions paved the way for Apple’s unparalleled success in the country. Read more…
Concerned about America’s cybersecurity preparedness, the White House “is accelerating efforts to fill nearly 600,000 vacant cybersecurity positions in the public and private sectors bogging down efforts to protect digital infrastructure,” reports Axios: Following a deluge of ransomware attacks targeting critical government and corporate infrastructure this year, clogs in the Read more…
Since at least 2017, a mysterious threat actor has run thousands of malicious servers in entry, middle, and exit positions of the Tor network in what a security researcher has described as an attempt to deanonymize Tor users. The Record: Tracked as KAX17, the threat actor ran at its peak Read more…
“Security researchers analyzed nine popular WiFi routers and found a total of 226 potential vulnerabilities in them,” reports Bleeping Computer, “even when running the latest firmware.” Slashdot reader joshuark shared their report: The tested routers are made by Asus, AVM, D-Link, Netgear, Edimax, TP-Link, Synology, and Linksys, and are used Read more…
InfoWorld reports reveals this year’s highest-paying software developer roles according to Robert Half’s 2022 Salary Guide (which uses research conducted this summer on America’s average salary range for the 50th and 75th percentile of applicants): The highest paying non-C-suite role in 2021 is the cloud architect. Organizations are looking for Read more…
For a measured perspective on how much quantum computing is actually advancing as a field, IEEE Spectrum spoke with John Martinis, a professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the former chief architect of Google’s Sycamore. From a report: IEEE Spectrum: So it’s been about two Read more…