Cyber Security Today, Feb. 16, 2024 – US takes down Russian botnet of routers
U.S. takes down Russian botnet of routers. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, February 16th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. American authorities have neutralized a botnet of hundreds of compromised small and home office routers that Russia’s military cyber
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The recent unveiling of Check Point Software Technologies’ Infinity Platform represents a significant leap forward in AI-powered, cloud-delivered cybersecurity, offering comprehensive protection against the evolving threat landscape. Gil Shwed, CEO & Founder of Check Point Software Technologies, recently provided insights into the redefined Infinity Platform, marking its development as a
Read MoreIndian regulator extends Paytm Payments Bank restrictions deadline
India’s central bank has extended the deadline for some business restrictions on Paytm’s Payments Bank to March 15 in “larger public interest,” dashing hopes of any major concessions but allowing extra time to comply. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday that Paytm Payments Bank will be barred
Read MoreClubhouse’s new feature turns your texts into custom voice messages
Clubhouse, the once-popular live audio app, today announced users can now text their friends, and they’ll hear those texts in the sender’s custom voice. To stay relevant amid user drop-off, Clubhouse debuted group voice chats where members can send asynchronous voice messages to each other, and they would appear in
Read MoreAnthropic takes steps to prevent election misinformation
Ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Anthropic, the well-funded AI startup, is testing a technology to detect when users of its GenAI chatbot ask about political topics and redirect those users to “authoritative” sources of voting information. Called Prompt Shield, the technology, which relies on a combination of AI
Read MoreSigenStor : The AI 5-in-1 energy storage system
Red Energy, a commercial solar energy specialist, is introducing a game-changing solar solution to South Africa: SigenStor, an AI-optimized 5-in-1 energy storage system, the first of its kind in Africa. Selected as one of the few approved installers for SigenStor, Red Energy reaffirms its dedication to delivering cutting-edge solar solutions
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Read MoreIndia may block Proton Mail
Proton, the Swiss privacy-focused software maker, says it has received a notice of a “possible block” of Proton Mail in India after the service was used in sending bomb threats to schools in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In a statement, a Proton spokesperson told Indian daily Hindustan
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Salesforce introduces Slack AI, an integrated AI experience in Slack, empowering users with guided AI search, channel recaps, thread summaries, and upcoming digests. The Significance: With almost half of digital workers struggling to find necessary information for efficient task execution, as reported by Gartner, the need for streamlined access to
Read MoreEuropean digital rights group say the future of online privacy is on a knife edge
A coalition of more than two dozen digital and democratic rights groups, NGOs and not-for-profits, including noyb and Wikimedia Europe, have written to the European Union’s regulatory body for data protection urging it to reject a tactic that’s been controversially seized upon by Meta in its latest bid to circumvent
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