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Cyber criminals deploying ransomware regularly target government services. Not only do public sector IT budgets mean networks are less secure against attacks, but these networks are also used to provide vital services to the community. In some cases, local government agencies might pay the ransom to decrypt the network and restore services, making them ideal targets for extortion. SEE: The Privacy Paradox: How can businesses use personal data while also protecting user privacy?...

The campaign came to light when the attackers attempted to launch a ransomware attack against an unspecified product safety testing organisation. The attack was detected and stopped before it was successful, but provided cybersecurity researchers at eSentire with enough information to analyse the tactics, techniques and procedures being used. And, as eSentire’s security research team began to investigate the incident, they said they “discovered some very curious findings, relating to both the threat group behind the attack, as well as the tools and techniques used in the attack”....

Knowledge about vulnerabilities and exploits can command a high price on underground forums because being able to take advantage of them can be very profitable for cyber criminals. That’s especially true if this knowledge involves a zero-day vulnerability that’s not known about by cybersecurity researchers – and that’s because attackers know potential victims won’t have had the chance to apply security updates to protect against it. For example, in the weeks after Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities were disclosed earlier this year, cyber criminals rushed to take advantage of them as quickly as possible in order to benefit from the ability to carry out attacks before the security patches were widely applied....

For Raspberry Pi, the passage of time over the past year has been marked by the launches of a series of new products (four devices in 2020, to be precise, plus another device in January this year), a feat the British computer maker managed to pull off despite the country being plunged into a series of COVID lockdowns. Demand for its tiny computers soared due to the overnight switch to home working....

It’s also a really good measure of the relative power of workers and bosses. Right now, in many cases, the management are in a pretty weak position when it comes to office politics. There are plenty of jobs out there for knowledge workers who aren’t happy with how they are treated. And there is much truth to the adage that workers don’t leave bad jobs they leave bad managers. MUST READ: Cloud computing: Here’s the security threat you should be most worried about The last two years has also taught many knowledge workers they can be efficient and have a better work-life balance with more remote working in their week, even if their micro-managing managers have struggled with the idea....

Also: The best video doorbells These features will enable users to customize Advanced Motion Detection to only detect the events that are important to them. With People-Only mode and predetermined Motion Zones, you’ll be able to conserve battery life, so your video doorbell will not be triggered by a passing squirrel or leaves blowing in the wind. The improved battery life, however, is not the only upgrade. With this new Ring Battery Doorbell Plus, you can enjoy head-to-toe video of your front door, with a field of view of 150-degrees by 150-degrees and a larger-than-HD resolution at 1536p....

Miso Robotics and Lancer Worldwide, a global beverage dispenser manufacturer are rolling out what’s described as an intelligence backed, automated beverage dispenser. “Lancer has consistently supplied the market with dependable products for more than 50 years and there was no question when it came time to decide who to partner with to create an automated beverage dispenser,” said Jake Brewer, Chief Strategy Officer of Miso Robotics. Fast food, known more formally as the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, has been booming during the pandemic as dine-in options closed or became less popular with diners....

Michelle Williams, an in-home family daycare provider in a rural Minnesota town, started her daycare because she wanted to be home with her kids, while also contributing to the family’s income. “When I had my daughter, I missed her every day when I went to work. I wanted to be home with my own kids and raise them, but to make it feasible for me, I had to open my own business....

Today, Samsung is officially launching its aptly-named Self-Repair program, allowing customers to repair their devices on their own. The service is available through iFixit’s website, Samsung 837, and Samsung retail and service locations across the US. All parts and components are priced the same for customers as they are for affiliated repair providers. During the initial kickoff, the company is offering phone screens, back glass replacements, and spare charging ports for the Galaxy S20 and S21 series, as well as for the Tab S7 Plus....

Earlier this year, Samsung started mass-producing chips using its 3-nanometer process node, its most advanced technology yet for contract chip production. It plans to introduce a 2nm process in 2025. On top of that, the company plans to expand its production capacity for the advanced nodes by more than three times by 2027 compared with this year. By 2027, Samsung expects non-mobile applications – like HPC, automotive, and 5G applications – to make up more than half of its foundry portfolio....

Operating profit nosedived by 96% year-on-year and is the South Korean tech giant’s lowest profit figure in 14 years since the first quarter of 2009 during the global financial crisis. Revenue also dropped by 19% from a year ago. Also: LG beat Samsung in operating profit for the first time in 14 years South Korean analysts expect Samsung’s chip business to have posted heavy losses of billions of dollars during the first three months of the year....

After testing it out for a few weeks, I’ve found this TV is not only one of the best TVs I’ve ever tested, but it’s also indicative of the future of televisions, and the future is looking vivid, bright, and beautiful. Specs Design The QN800B is heavy which may come as a surprise if you’re used to lighter-weight flat screens. It weighs nearly 69 pounds with the stand. But the weight doesn’t solely rest on the TV; behind it sits the smart Tizen Slim One Connect hub that houses the new Neural Quantum 8K processor....

The South Korean tech giant said on Tuesday that it recorded 4.31 trillion won in operating income and 70.46 trillion won in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2022. Operating income dipped 69% year-on-year and revenue dropped by 8% over the same time period. Samsung’s chip business, or the Device Solutions Business, its usual cash cow, contributed a meager 270 billion won in operating income __ essentially barely breaking even....

Samsung latest laptop lineup led by the Notebook 9 Pen is notable, but misses key opportunities on multiple fronts to provide connective tissue between its products and services. The reviews of the Notebook 9 Pen are in, and most tout Samsung’s use of the S Pen stylus as a bridge to the Galaxy Note 8, but they also gripe about the overall design. CNET recapped the Notebook 9 Pen this way:...

Also: The best Samsung TVs Time to game with the S95C OLED First up, I checked out the 77-inch Samsung S95C OLED 4K smart TV. Older OLED models can feel bulky and take up a large amount of space. The new model is about as thick as my Google Pixel 6 Pro, making it great for both TV stands and wall mounting. This is in part thanks to Samsung’s signature design of placing the processor and other chipsets into a panel behind the display that can rest on the console while the TV is mounted up top....

Microsoft’s Edge Vulnerability Research (VR) team last week announced the start of testing Microsoft’s Super Duper Secure Mode (SDSM) for Edge, which works by removing Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation from the V8 processing pipeline. Google’s V8 JavaScript engine for Chrome was a key turning point for web applications in the history of browsers, Microsoft’s creator of TypeScript (a superset of JavaScript) acknowledged in an interview with ZDNet last year. SEE: This new phishing attack is ‘sneakier than usual’, Microsoft warns Per MS Poweruser and Reddit users, unstable Edge Canary now includes a flag that enables SDSM in Edge....

“One thing we do a lot of in our profession is we sell concepts and ideas – we’re sort of selling an emotion and a feeling,” says David Buchanan, the director of landscape architecture at Halff Associates. “And what virtual reality has allowed us to do was to allow people to still see what we could represent on a board, but feel the wind in their hair, feel the sun shining on their face, and provided that extra layer of detail that really sets the stage for that concept....

In a statement and notice sent to the SEC, Sinclair said it was notified of a cybersecurity incident on Saturday, October 16. By Sunday, the company confirmed that it was a ransomware attack and backed up what many online had been reporting – outages at numerous local TV stations. “Data also was taken from the Company’s network. The Company is working to determine what information the data contained and will take other actions as appropriate based on its review....

The wide range of lower-network-level yet important tasks in the internet of things include functions such as starting a car remotely, summoning an ambulance, sending a farmer an early storm warning or registering soil quality metrics from a faraway soybean field. These happen billions of times a day, and they can easily be taken for granted, but they’re all important to someone, somewhere. Palo Alto, Calif.-based startup Skylo, whose global IoT connectivity fabric software facilitates satellite-based narrow-band IoT communication services, specializes in these behind-the-scenes functions....

“We are competing for the same cyber talent with the civilian sector, but we are looking for people who are qualified to serve in the military as well, so that makes it particularly challenging,” said Leslie Brown, chief of public affairs for the Air Force Recruiting Service (which oversees recruitment for the Air Force and Space Force). The Space Force mission The Space Force’s mission is to support national objectives through global space operations....