Report Ukraine Calls For Volunteer Hackers To Protect Critical Infrastructure

On February 24, Reuters reported that notices backed by the government have appeared on online forums. Yegor Aushev, the co-founder of Cyber Unit Technologies and a figure known in Ukrainian circles for promoting the development of ethical hacking, told the news agency that he wrote the post following a request from a senior Defense Ministry official. Another individual involved in the scheme confirmed to the publication that the request was issued on Thursday morning as Russia began to invade Ukraine....

March 1, 2023 · 2 min · 367 words · Robert Ivey

Revealed The Top 11 Malware Strains You Need To Worry About

The list is made up of malware that has evolved over the past 10 years as banking trojans, remote access trojans, information stealers, and ransomware delivery tools. The agencies listed the top malware strains of last year as Agent Tesla (information stealer), AZORult (information stealer), Formbook (information stealer), Ursnif (banking Trojan), LokiBot (Trojan credential stealer), MOUSEISLAND (ransomware delivery), NanoCore (credential stealer), Qakbot (multipurpose trojan), Remcos (remote access trojan), TrickBot (multipurpose trojan/ransomware delivery), and GootLoader (multi-payload malware platform)....

March 1, 2023 · 3 min · 501 words · Vincent Levandowski

Robot Vacuum Deal Ecovacs Deebot N8 Is 46 Off

The Ecovacs Deebot N8+ is an all-in-one vacuum model designed to save you time on your household chores. With our increasingly busy lives, the time spent on chores quickly adds up – but this device can at least take cleaning the floor off your to-do list. The robot vacuum comes with 2300Pa suction for dirt and dust, alongside a mop, self-emptying station, and mapping functionality. You can expect up to 110 minutes of cleaning time per charge....

March 1, 2023 · 1 min · 131 words · Alice Anastasiades

Salesforce Expands Work Com To Move More Formally Into Hr Services

The new Work.com products focus on two areas – employee growth and well-being, as well as employee service tools. The products were designed to meet the quickly changing needs of organizations adapting to the post-pandemic world, Jodi Innerfield, director of product marketing for Salesforce, told ZDNet. Those needs, she said, “went from reopening the office to work from anywhere – from work from home to this hybrid working world. And what we’re hearing is that the technology that our customers used for employee experience, when everybody was in an office, just isn’t cutting it anymore....

March 1, 2023 · 3 min · 547 words · Morgan Prieto

Sam S Club Betting Its Cleaning Robots Can Do Double Duty

The move suggests an interesting new chapter for Walmart Inc, owner of Sam’s Club. One of the biggest robotics stories of the last few years came when Walmart killed a 500 store deployment of shelf-scanning robots developed by automation firm Bossa Nova, which marked the end of the technology’s highest-profile test case to date. In the wake of the cancelled contract, developers of inventory scanning robots scrambled to differentiate their technology and prove that the fate of one company’s contract meant little to the technology’s long-term prospects....

March 1, 2023 · 3 min · 468 words · Robin Hughes

Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro 8 Tips And Tricks To Get The Most Out Of Your Wireless Earbuds

Not only do I have some of my favorite tips rounded up below, but I’m currently reviewing the earbuds on an ongoing basis. Early impressions are positive, thanks in part to the Buds 2 Pro being some of the most comfortable wireless earbuds I’ve ever used. The Buds 2 Pro have plenty of features to earn their Pro name. Below I’ll walk you through eight different features, settings, and tips that I hope you’ll enjoy making use of as much as I do....

March 1, 2023 · 5 min · 1064 words · Jordan Wooten

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Vs Galaxy Z Flip 3 Should You Upgrade

Specifications You should upgrade if… 1. You want a longer-lasting battery Perhaps the biggest difference between the Z Flip 3 and Z Flip 4 is the latter’s bigger, more efficient battery. With the Flip 4’s battery capacity of 3,700mAh (versus the Z Flip 3’s 3,300mAh), Samsung says the Z Flip 4 should last 3 hours longer. It also charges faster, with Super Fast Charging capable of juicing up to 50% in about 30 minutes....

March 1, 2023 · 3 min · 571 words · Linda Falcone

Samsung Posts Highest Profit In 3 Years From Server And Pc Memory Demand

The South Korean tech giant said on Thursday that it posted 63.67 trillion won in sales and 12.57 trillion won in operating income. Sales and operating income jumped 20% and 54%, respectively, from the previous year. It is Samsung’s best quarterly performance since the third quarter of 2018. The company’s semiconductor business contributed 6.93 trillion won in operating income, over half the total figure. Market conditions improved in the memory market, which led to stronger-than-expected increase in average sales prices for both DRAM and NAND chips, Samsung said....

March 1, 2023 · 2 min · 372 words · Jacquelyn Spadaro

Samsung Records Highest Revenue In 2021 With Chip Business Leading Profitability

In the fourth quarter alone, the company recorded revenue of 76.6 trillion won and operating profit of 13.9 trillion won, an increase of 24% and 53.3%, respectively, from the same time period in 2020. Samsung said the fourth-quarter revenue growth was driven by expanded sales of its premium smartphones and consumer electronic products. Its operating profit also increased from the performance of its chip business, though there was a special bonus payment to employees during the quarter, the South Korean tech giant said....

March 1, 2023 · 3 min · 437 words · James Groth

Samsung S Galaxy A53 5G Is Now Available For 450

The device has a 6.5-inch FHD AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. There are four rear-facing cameras, including a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera, a 64-megapixel main camera, a 5-megapixel depth camera, and a 5-megapixel macro camera. On the front is a 32-megapixel camera for taking selfies and video calling. Inside the A53 5G is 6GB of memory, 128GB of storage, with microSD card support for up to 1TB of additional storage....

March 1, 2023 · 1 min · 150 words · Santiago Villanueva

Samsung To Manufacture Ambarella S 5Nm Chip With Self Driving Capability

Ambarella’s CV3-AD685 is powered by the company’s latest AI engine called Cvflow and is aimed at advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) of vehicles. The chip can use read the input given by cameras and radars to determine driving scenarios, the South Korean tech giant said. Samsung said it will be applying its automotive IPs, latest processes, and packaging technologies on top of its 5nm node to make the chip high-performance and low-power....

March 1, 2023 · 2 min · 228 words · Valeria Tookes

Samsung Unveils The Galaxy S23 S23 Plus And S23 Ultra What To Know

Compared with last year’s release of Samsung’s S22 lineup, there are a few key functional and design changes in the S23 models. The S23 lineup offers upgrades in color options, camera functions, durability, and an upgraded processor, the all-new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy. Also: S22 vs S23: What are the main differences? The three phones in the S23 series run Samsung’s new OneUI 5.1 alongside Android 13, and are made from more post-consumer recycled material than any previous Samsung phone....

March 1, 2023 · 4 min · 646 words · Mariella Garcia

Samsung Will Preview Its Plans For The Smartwatch During A Virtual Mwc Event On June 28

The live-streamed event will start at 10:15 am PT/1:15 pm ET on June 28, and will be streamed on Samsung’s YouTube channel, as well as the official MWC website. The name of the event gives away what Samsung plans on talking about during the press conference: Galaxy Ecosystem, New Watch Experience, Mobile Security. Google and Samsung recently announced that Wear OS, Google’s wearable operating system, and Tizen OS, Samsung’s wearable OS, were joining forces to create a new, more robust wearable offering from the Android maker....

March 1, 2023 · 2 min · 294 words · Courtney Casey

Save 25 On Lawn And Garden Tools At Lowe S This Memorial Day

From leaf blowers to lawnmowers, Lowe’s has you covered for prepping the yard for that Memorial Day barbeque you’re hosting. The Memorial Day deals should last on many products through June 8, but with any major sale, stock is limited so we recommend buying sooner rather than later. Be sure to check out the list below of the best Lowe’s Memorial Day deals and lock in great yard equipment without paying full price....

March 1, 2023 · 1 min · 73 words · Rebecca Landis

Senate Committee Wants Government To Step Up Manufacturing R D And Skills Support

The delivery of the report by the Labor-led Senate inquiry follows a number of requests for extension. The reporting date was initially planned for November 24 but was then pushed back to December 17 followed by January 27. Committee chair and Labor Senator Anthony Chisolm then requested for another extension to February 4, before finally delivering it on Monday. The committee said in the report [PDF] that while Australia’s R&D performance has “some bright spots”, there is still insufficient support and emphasis when it comes to a national approach to R&D, commercialisation, and investment....

March 1, 2023 · 4 min · 765 words · Jonathan Poston

Siloscape This New Malware Targets Windows Containers To Access Kubernetes Clusters

The malware, dubbed Siloscape, is considered unusual as malware generally designed to target containers focuses on Linux as a popular operating system for managing cloud applications and environments. According to Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42, Siloscape, first discovered in March this year, has been named as such because its overall aim is to escape Windows containers via a server silo. In a blog post on Monday, the cybersecurity researchers said Siloscape uses the Tor proxy and an ....

March 1, 2023 · 3 min · 532 words · Janelle Wood

Singapore Tweaks Cybersecurity Strategy With Ot Emphasis

The 2021 cybersecurity strategy also would build on efforts to safeguard Singapore’s critical information infrastructure (CII) and other digital infrastructure, said Cyber Security Agency (CSA). The government organization said it would work with CII operators to beef up the cybersecurity of OT systems where cyber attacks could pose physical and economic risks. CSA defines OT systems to include industrial control, building management, and traffic light control systems that encompass monitoring or changing “the physical state of a system”, such as controlling railway systems....

March 1, 2023 · 7 min · 1336 words · Corrine Larsen

Smart Displays Are Stealing The Show From Smart Speakers

On the other hand, all three major smart home ecosystem providers refreshed their standard-bearing smart speakers last fall, centering on a $99 sweet spot. Apple, which had been the most conservative in the category while moving Apple Music to competitor’s products, entered the sub-$100 segment with a HomePod mini at a quarter of the price of its first squat cylinder. Compared to last fall’s harvest of cute, affordable speakers, the Google Nest Max was a large, expensive product....

March 1, 2023 · 2 min · 382 words · Mary Hoke

Smart Speaker Wars As Amazon Moves Up Sonos Moves Out

Now, Sonos, which for much of its existence had dogmatically avoided standalone speakers, has finally moved out of the house and gotten a job as a respectable Bluetooth speaker with the Sonos Move. In fairness, it has done this without compromising on its commitment to networked audio as the Move is a full-fledged Sonos speaker – albeit a larger one than the Sonos One owing in part to its integrated battery....

March 1, 2023 · 1 min · 179 words · Frances Lenigan

Sony Xperia Pro I Review

With the Xperia Pro-I, the “I” stands for imaging, Sony went all-in on providing a phone for its Sony Alpha camera professionals with smartphone apps that replicate the digital camera experience. Photographer Chase Jarvis said that the best camera is the one that is always with you, and with the Xperia Pro-I, photographers can pick up their smartphone on the go and capture content with an interface they are familiar with from their dedicated cameras....

March 1, 2023 · 10 min · 2055 words · Floyd Zuniga