The US has reportedly expanded screening of passengers due to the outbreak of coronavirus that originated in China but has since spread to several other countries. The screening applies to over 20 US …
Home Affairs report reveals deeper problems with Australia’s encryption laws
Australian law enforcement agencies used controversial new powers just seven times over the course of seven months, each incident regarding voluntary Technical Assistance Requests. The powers were …
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OK Computer: To Prevent Students Cheating with AI Text-Generators, We Should Bring Them into the Classroom
Artificial intelligence programs are increasingly improving their writing skills, providing for better quality writing and convincing work on many topics, for virtually no cost. Experts believe that …
Critical Windows 10 Browser Flaw Causes Chaos As Users Race To Fix It
Windows Media Player, Microsoft print to PDF and local USB printers are all currently plagued by a critical vulnerability mitigation in the Windows 10 browser. The US government issued a critical …
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US says mystery crash in Afghanistan was US Air Force plane
An American military aircraft went down in eastern Afghanistan earlier this week according to the US military. It remains unclear how the plane crashed, as there were no indications that it had been …
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Intel Is Patching the Patch for the Patch for Its ‘Zombieload’ Flaw
Over the past few years, security researchers have found hundreds of vulnerabilities that allow a hacker to trick Intel's microprocessors into unauthorized data access. As the flaws have been exposed, …
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Average Cost To Recover From Ransomware Skyrockets To Over $84,000
A new report from Coveware claims that the average cost to recover from ransomware now stands at just over $84,000, over double the previous figure of $41,000. Coveware's report stated that the sharp …
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FBI Releases Alert on Iranian Hackers’ Defacement Techniques
A flash security alert was issued by the FBI's Cyber Division earlier this month, including an indication of compromise from recent defacement attacks perpetrated by Iranian threat actors. The …
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Japan tourism company faces 20,000 cancellations from coronavirus outbreak
A Tokyo based travel agency that works to provide tour opportunities for Chinese travelers, has received over 20,000 cancellation notifications as coronavirus infects almost 3,000. On Sunday, China …
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AI and disinformation join nukes in the race for armageddon
Analysts have reported that China is ahead of the US and other countries with the development of artificial intelligence, dominating the field. However, Huawei's founder Ren Zhengfei has stated that …
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