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Polish train maker denies claims its software bricked rolling stock maintained by competitor

Fri, 2023-12-08 06:30
Says it was probably hacked, which isn't good news either

A trio of Polish security researchers claim to have found that trains built by Newag SA contain software that sabotages them if the hardware is serviced by competitors.…

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US lawmakers want blanket denial for sensitive tech export licenses to China

Fri, 2023-12-08 06:05
Committee worries licenses are being issued to boost and suit business, not national security

On Thursday, the US House Foreign Affairs Committee released a report urging tighter restrictions on export of critical technologies to China – including a policy of denial for all items controlled for national security reasons.…

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Cisco's cloud network push will tie licensing change to generational product refreshes

Fri, 2023-12-08 04:58
Bundled support has already come to Catalyst – but don't bother asking how it works

Cisco has quietly introduced changes to the licensing model for its Catalyst range, and will bring it to more products over time.…

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Amazon's game-streamer Twitch to quit South Korea, citing savage network costs

Fri, 2023-12-08 02:58
The idea that Big Content should pay network operators is in trouble

Amazon’s game-streaming business Twitch has announced it will quit South Korea, citing network access costs ten times higher than those it pays in any other nation.…

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Five Eyes nations warn Moscow's mates at the Star Blizzard gang have new phishing targets

Fri, 2023-12-08 01:31
The Russians are coming! Err, they've already infiltrated UK, US inboxes

Russia-backed attackers have named new targets for their ongoing phishing campaigns, with defense-industrial firms and energy facilities now in their sights, according to agencies of the Five Eyes alliance.…

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Meta trials Purple Llama project for AI developers to test safety risks in models

Thu, 2023-12-07 23:37
Security boosted and inappropriate content blocked in large language models

Meta has launched Purple Llama – a project aimed at building open source tools to help developers assess and improve trust and safety in their generative AI models before deployment.…

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Broadcom to 'divest' VMware’s end-user computing and Carbon Black units

Thu, 2023-12-07 22:50
Warns of $1.3 billion charge for cutting Virtzilla's costs

Broadcom CEO Hock Tan has announced his intention to divest VMware's end-user computing and Carbon Black units.…

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Attacks abuse Microsoft DHCP to spoof DNS records and steal secrets

Thu, 2023-12-07 22:11
Akamai says it reported the flaws to Microsoft. Redmond shrugged

A series of attacks against Microsoft Active Directory domains could allow miscreants to spoof DNS records, compromise Active Directory and steal all the secrets it stores, according to Akamai security researchers.…

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