Today, all businesses are at risk of cyberattack, and that risk is constantly growing. Digital transformations are resulting in more sensitive and valuable data being moved onto online systems capable of exploitation, thus increasing the profitability of a successful breach. Furthermore, launching a cyberattack is becoming more accessible. Exploit kits and malware-as-a-service offerings are becoming
Just about every online service requires visitors to create an account, and that typically means more passwords than you can possibly remember. With repetitive passwords considered a poor security practice, using password managers becomes imperative as they help to generate and store complex, unique passwords for each of your accounts. Among the top password managers
Tarlogic team giving their presentation during RootedCON. Image: Tarlogic Billions of devices worldwide rely on a widely used Bluetooth-Wi-Fi chip that contains undocumented “hidden commands.” Researchers warn these commands could be exploited to manipulate memory, impersonate devices, and bypass security controls. ESP32, manufactured by a Chinese company called Espressif, is a microcontroller that enables Bluetooth
Apple has reportedly scrapped a project to create new augmented reality glasses that would fit closely within the rest of its device ecosystem. The team working on the project was informed of the decision in the last week of January, according to sources familiar with the decision and reported by Bloomberg. What would Apple’s AR
Screenshot of Apple’s Xcode development environment running on a MacBook. Image: Apple On June 9, Apple staged its Platforms State of the Union as part of its 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference. This serves as a secondary keynote presentation, intended for app developers, that delves into some of the announcements in greater depth. SEE: Apple’s WWDC
Organizations including Qualcomm and Wiliot have announced the formation of the Ambient IoT Alliance, a multi-standard ecosystem of ambient IoT manufacturers, suppliers, integrators, operators, users, and customers. Ambient IoT is an ecosystem for devices that draw energy from ambient radio waves, light, motion, heat, or any other widely available, pervasive source. Bluetooth, 5G Advanced, and
Google is taking another swing at the smart glasses market, determined to leave the missteps of Google Glass in the past. On Dec. 12, the company unveiled Android XR, a new, cutting-edge operating system for headsets and smart glasses. With the competition heating up from the Meta Quest series and Apple Vision Pro leading the
Image: Apple Since October 2024, Apple users have been able to use Apple Intelligence, the new suite of generative AI features now available on certain iPhones, iPads, and macOS. These tools aim to deliver on Siri’s original promise of a humanlike assistant that makes device interactions more intuitive. Additionally, they introduce popular generative AI functions,
Image: Javen/Adobe Stock Las Vegas, working with NTT—an IT infrastructure and service company—announced the deployment of the most extensive 5G private network in the U.S. The announcement was made during the Mobile World Congress 2022 in Las Vegas. NTT also presented a full-stack Net-Zero Action offering to help companies reach carbon zero goals with data-driven
Android 16 adds smarter notifications and real-time updates. Image: Google Google has begun rolling out Android 16, delivering one of its earliest major OS releases in recent years. The update is now available for supported Pixel phones, with broader availability for other devices expected this year. Announcing the release in a blog post, Seang Chau,