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206,000 Honda Passport and Pilot SUVs Recalled to Fix Fire Risk
Vehicles recalled: 2023-2024 Honda Passport SUVs and 2023-2025 Honda Pilot SUVs. The problem: On some vehicles, the fuel filler neck tube and fuel filler pipe may not be properly connected. The fix: Honda dealerships will inspect and, if necessary, reconnect the parts. How to contact the manufacturer: Owners can go to recalls.honda.com or call 888-234-2138. NHTSA campaign number: NHTSA has…
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Tech supply chains at risk as the US launches probe into China’s legacy chip dominance
Unfair practices and strategic risks The Biden administration has alleged that China’s dominance stems from anti-competitive practices, including cyber intrusions, forced technology transfers, and underpricing chips by 30% to 50% — often below production costs. Katherine Tai, the US Trade Representative, explained that these artificially low prices are forcing out competitors and consolidating China’s control over the market. “China’s acts,…
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Heavy-Duty Ram Trucks Recalled Due to Risk of ABS Failure
The issue is with the hydraulic control unit (HCU), which has been found to be susceptible to malfunction, resulting in a reduction or other change in performance for these key safety systems. A failing HCU may be indicated by intermittent ABS and traction problems, leading up to a permanent failure. A warning light will illuminate in the instrument cluster when…
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The open source community relies on a loyal army of committed developers – but their security practices are putting the whole ecosystem at risk
Insufficient security on individual developer accounts maintaining some of the most popular packages poses a significant threat to the open source community and beyond, according to a report from the Linux Foundation. The Linux Foundation Census is the third report of its kind looking into the widespread use of free and open source software (FOSS), aggregating data from over 12…
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Canada orders TikTok to shut down over national risk concerns
The Canadian government has ordered the dissolution of TikTok Technology Canada following a multi-step review that provided information and evidence of the social media company posing a national risk. The decision also considered advice of Canada’s security and intelligence community as well as other government partners. It does not ban Canadian users’ access to the TikTok platform or block their ability…
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Warning issued after SharePoint flaw puts entire corporate networks at risk
Security researchers have issued an alert over threat actors exploiting a recently disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint, warning the weakness could allow attackers to compromise the entire network. Researchers from Rapid7’s incident response team have published findings from an investigation where hackers compromised a Microsoft Exchange service account by exploiting a vulnerability in a public-facing application. The attacker was able…
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Public Boards Seek a Balance Between Innovation and Risk
Public boards are bullish on artificial intelligence and generative AI as new key levers for growth and are taking measures to seize opportunities while mitigating mounting risks, a new survey finds. Directors realize “the full potential of technology deployment requires enhanced risk management, security, and compliance measures to safeguard their organizations and stakeholders,” according to the 2024 BDO Board Survey…
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How to Reduce the Risk of a Car Rollaway
When Consumer Reports began subtracting points from the Overall Score of vehicles that lacked rollaway protection, it pushed the industry to do better. Now, all new vehicles with electronic shifters come with it—a big win for consumers. Some of these vehicles shift automatically into Park if the door is opened, and others apply the electronic parking brake. Either way, these…
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UK Public sector at risk from supply chain attacks, new report warns
Limited visibility of their software supply chains is leaving UK public sector organizations vulnerable, with more than half exposed to cyberattacks in the last twelve months, according to research from Blackberry. Half (51%) of UK IT decision-makers across healthcare, education, and government organizations received notification of an attack or vulnerability in their software supply chain in the last twelve months…
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Are your cloud resources at risk?
Over a third (38%) of organizations are running at least one cloud workload that is highly at risk for multiple reasons, a report from Tenable has found. A combination of high privileges, critical vulnerabilities, and public exposure defines these high-risk workloads, with Tenable stating that they are prime attack targets for malicious actors. Tenable created the report by analyzing telemetry…
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