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Chinese espionage tools deployed in RA World ransomware attack
A China-based threat actor, tracked as Emperor Dragonfly and commonly associated with cybercriminal endeavors, has been observed using in a ransomware attack a toolset previously attributed to espionage actors. The hackers deployed the RA World ransomware against an Asian software and services company and demanded an initial ransom payment of $2 million. Researchers from Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team observed the activity in late 2024…
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Best Pet Hair Remover Tools
Performance: If you can have only one pet hair remover tool in your cleaning toolbox, this is the one. The ChomChom was a favorite with my at-home evaluators and the best performing in our formal lab tests. What sets this tool apart is that it’s the only tool that gathers and picks up all of the pet hair it touches.…
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3 exceptional text expansion tools for Windows – Computerworld
Autocorrect: Built right into Office apps It’s worth noting that Office apps like Microsoft Word, Excel, OneNote, and Outlook have a text-expansion-style feature built right into them. It will only work inside those Office apps. But, if you only need this feature while working in those specific applications, it’s perfect. And it might be the only solution for workers who…
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Top 8 Penetration Testing Tools to Enhance Your Security
As technology advances, ensuring the security of computer systems, networks, and applications becomes increasingly critical. One of the ways in which security professionals can assess the security posture of an entire digital ecosystem is by carrying out penetration testing, or pen testing for short. Penetration testing is the authorized simulation of a real-world cyber-attack. This allows organizations to evaluate how…
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Workers are warming to agentic AI tools, but concerns over accuracy linger
Most workers in the US and UK are using AI agents at work, according to new research, despite the fact that a third don’t trust their reliability or quality. Nearly six-in-ten are using AI agents on a daily basis, and told YouGov researchers commissioned by Pegasystems that they’re seeing useful results. Four-in-ten highlighted the automation of tedious tasks as the…
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Apple will add AI Mail tools to Macs and iPads this spring – Computerworld
Had you noticed? Apple has equipped email with a tool that lets you dig more deeply into the categories active on your device. Open Mail and tap the three dots icon at top right. Here you can switch between Categories and the traditional List view and also tap the About Categories item. When you do, you’ll be taken to an…
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Shadow AI is creeping its way into software development – more than half of developers admit to using unauthorized AI tools at work, and it’s putting companies at risk
With software developers increasingly flocking to AI tools to support daily activities, new research suggests a concerning portion are using unauthorized solutions. Findings from Harness’ State of Software Delivery Report show that more than half (52%) of developers don’t use IT-approved tools, raising significant compliance and intellectual property concerns. “Perhaps the most alarming observation was around the use of company-approved…
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Third-party AI tools are muddying sustainability metrics
Nearly three-quarters (74%) of executives find measuring generative AI sustainability a challenge due to limited transparency from AI providers, according to research from Capgemini. A lack of transparency in disclosure and reporting on generative AI’s environmental impact has become a major obstacle to businesses measuring and reporting on sustainability, the report found. This was the most cited reason execs gave…
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AI coding tools aren’t the solution to the unfolding ‘developer crisis’ – teams think they can boost productivity and delivery times, but end up bogged down by manual remediation and unsafe code
Despite its efficiency benefits, AI code generation and similar solutions may not be the panacea to the ongoing ‘developer crisis’, new research warns. AI code generation tools may have helped increase velocity, but deployment errors mean devs are becoming increasingly bogged down in manual tasks remediating the systems’ various failings. A new report from Harness interviewed 500 engineering leaders and…
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OpenAI still hasn’t released tools to deny data collection – Computerworld
OpenAI has failed to release the tool to opt-out or customize data collection the company promised to make available by 2025, according to Techcrunch. OpenAI is one of several generative AI (genAI) companies that have faced criticism for training their AI models on copyrighted material without permission from the owners. The companies have instead argued that the AI training should be…
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