eBay makes technology to control head-controlled devices open source available
eBay has unveiled a new technology that allows people with disabilities to control their devices by moving their heads. The technology called HeadGaze uses Apple's ARKit and the iPhone X camera to do so.
HeadGaze follows the movements of the user's head so that it is possible to navigate the screen ...
European Parliament brings ‘link tax’ and ‘upload filter’ a step closer
The European Parliament today voted in favour of an adaptation of online copyright. The guideline is controversial because, according to critics, it introduces an undesirable 'link load' and 'upload filter'.
The so-called Copyright Directive has been in the making for two years now and has to adapt ...
Interoperability key factor for stimulation of smart communities
Consumers see interoperability and cyber security as crucial pillars for the development of 'smart communities'. This is the conclusion of an international market survey carried out by Juniper Networks in collaboration with YouGov and 2,000 Dutch respondents.
Smart communities are smart communities ...
“Dropbox is considering adding electronic signature feature.
Dropbox would consider adding an electronic signature feature to Dropbox Professional. This is shown by a survey that the company has sent out to its users. That investigation should, inter alia, show the likelihood of users using such a product.
The function is now simply called "E-Signature from D...
Careless server configuration by Veeam exposed 200GB of data
Veeam, which specializes in data management related to the cloud, is the next company to expose consumer data by misconfiguring a cloud instance. It turns out that roughly 200 gigabytes of data from more than 440 million customers could be seen.
That's what security researcher Bob Diachenko writes ...
Microsoft patches zero-day leak only two weeks after discovery
At the end of last month, someone had just dumped a zero-day leak on Twitter to give users access to Windows 10 systems. The find was confirmed later that day, but it was only today that Microsoft released an update to close the leak.
On August 29, someone had just thrown a zero-day leak for Windows...
EU wants tech companies to remove extremist content within one hour
The European Union has proposed that large Internet platforms should be fined if they fail to filter out extremist content within one hour. These services include Facebook, Google and Twitter. This is still a proposal, not a policy.
Last March, the European Union asked Internet companies to indicate...
British Airways was hacked by Magecart, the group that also attacked Ticketmaster…
Researchers from British Airways have discovered that the group that recently performed a large hack is the same one that attacked Ticketmaster. The Magecard Group has been active since 2015, when it was first discovered by researchers from RisqIQ and ClearSky.
The group regularly attacks webshops a...
Plex Cloud will be discontinued at the end of November due to insurmountable technical challenges
Plex announced today that it will stop using its troubled Plex Cloud Service. The company did not put that decision on the public record and instead chose to give as little attention as possible to the choice.
Plex Cloud was made available to the company's customers in 2016 and served as a way for P...
Hackers increasingly abuse public cloud services for DDoS attacks
Hackers are increasingly abusing public cloud services to carry out DDoS attacks. More than a quarter of DDoS attacks take advantage of this. The most abused public cloud service is Microsoft Azure.
The public cloud is increasingly being used by hackers to carry out DDoS attacks. A quarter of the cr...
Facebook developed AI for analysis of text on images
Facebooks more than 2.2 billion users share an incredible amount of photos every day. The social media giant needs to organize it every day, add it to search results and scan for potentially harmful content. A large part of these images also contain text, which also needs to be analysed.
In order to...
WordPress phishing campaign steals with fake database upgrade login details
Researchers from Sucuri have come across a new phishing campaign that focuses on WordPress sites. This involves sending fake messages about database upgrades in order to eventually cause major problems for website owners and operators.
The attack campaign distinguishes itself from previous phishing ...