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VMware warns of critical remote code execution flaw in vSphere HTML5 client
2021-02-23 23:35

VMware has revealed a critical-rated bug in the HTML5 client for its flagship vSphere hybrid cloud suite. "The vSphere Client contains a remote code execution vulnerability in a vCenter Server plugin," says VMware's notification.

Fusion Risk Management continues to expand its footprint in the financial services sector
2021-02-23 23:30

Fusion Risk Management announced it has recorded several significant client wins among multinational and global investment banks to start the calendar year as the company continues to expand its footprint in the financial services sector. More than 20 top financial services providers have selected the Fusion Framework System to drive their operational resilience efforts in the past year.

James Devine joins Aviatrix as a Principal Solutions Architect
2021-02-23 23:15

The company also recently added other cloud networking luminaries to its elite Solutions Architecture & Engineering team, including two former Microsoft Azure network specialists, with "Global Black Belt for Azure Networking," classification; Manny Calero and Bryan Ashley, along with John Gonsalves, Citigroup's former Global Head of Network Engineering. Members of the Aviatrix Solutions Architecture and Engineering team share a common passion for cloud networking, security, and operational simplicity.

Google Chrome rolls back FPS Meter changes after user complaints
2021-02-23 22:54

Google has brought the FPS, or frame rate, reading back to the Google Chrome FPS meter after users were upset about its removal. Google Chrome includes a tool called 'FPS Meter' that allowed users to see the frame rate of a web page they were visiting.

Google Chrome's FPS meter shows frame rate again after complaints
2021-02-23 22:54

Google has brought the FPS, or frame rate, reading back to the Google Chrome FPS meter after users were upset about its removal. Google Chrome includes a tool called 'FPS Meter' that allowed users to see the frame rate of a web page they were visiting.

They break into your network but do nothing themselves: 'Initial access brokers' resell stolen creds for $7k a pop
2021-02-23 22:53

A growing category of cyber-crime consists of breaking into corporate networks and doing nothing else - except selling that illicit access to others for about $7,000 a go, says infosec biz Digital Shadows. Research published today highlighted what the firm dubbed "Initial access brokers" in the delightful world of online criminality.

Experts Find a Way to Learn What You're Typing During Video Calls
2021-02-23 22:37

A new attack framework aims to infer keystrokes typed by a target user at the opposite end of a video conference call by simply leveraging the video feed to correlate observable body movements to the text being typed. To achieve this, the recorded video is fed into a video-based keystroke inference framework that goes through three stages -.

Texas power outage highlights need for better use of data analytics, modeling and policy making
2021-02-23 22:20

Rob Robinson, client partner in utilities practice for Capgemini, talks with TechRepublic about what the catastrophic outages in Texas should teach us about predicting threats to U.S. the power grid.

Texas power outage: Data analytics, modeling and policy making will be key to preventing similar disasters
2021-02-23 22:20

I think what you're going to see is that in the normal band of operation, I think, not just in Texas, but around the country, there's a lot of scenario planning, there's a lot of analytics that are present and used up from real-time, what they call, state estimation and situational wellness to situational awareness all the way to 20-year modeling to keep this grid stable. I think it's going to be a combination of modeling, not just the power grid, but the gas grid, of that water infrastructure-there's a whole huge behavioral modeling frontier that's going to be opened up.

Top 5 things to know about network attacks
2021-02-23 21:35

DDoS, SQL injection and man-in-the-middle are just a few of the attacks that can compromise your network. Tom Merritt lists five things to know about network attacks.