Tag Archives: Security

More stimulus checks are on the way through direct deposit and the mail. The Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury said Monday that the next batch of Economic Impact Payments will be issued this week with many coming as paper checks or prepaid debit cards. Some direct deposits began processing Friday with an official pay date of Wednesday, March 24. Additional payments are expected to be released on a weekly basis going forward, the IRS said in a news release. “The IRS continues to send… Source link

Yandex (NASDAQ and MOEX: YNDX), one of Europe’s largest internet companies and the leading search and ride-hailing provider in Russia, today announced that a data breach had been discovered during routine screening by Yandex’s security team. An internal investigation revealed that an employee had been providing unauthorized access to users’ mailboxes for personal gain. The employee was one of three system administrators with the necessary access rights to… Source link

(Bloomberg) — A group of hackers say they breached a massive trove of security-camera data collected by Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc., gaining access to live feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras inside hospitals, companies, police departments, prisons and schools. Companies whose footage was exposed include carmaker Tesla Inc. and software provider Cloudflare Inc. In addition, hackers were able to view video from inside women’s health clinics, psychiatric hospitals and the offices… Source link

The global financial services group BBVA and Google announced a partnership on Feb. 23 to develop an artificial intelligence platform to predict and prevent cyberattacks. The announcement comes on the heels of a potential breach in which credit card customers of the bank and other card issuers reported widespread fraudulent charges. Key Takeaways BBVA and Google are collaborating on Chronicle, a platform that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect and stop… Source link

InvestorPlace 7 Electric Vehicle Stocks With Big Products for 2021 In the last few days, electric vehicle stocks have witnessed some sharp correction. I am not surprised given the fact that EV stocks went ballistic during the last year. There is also no reason to panic with various estimates pointing to an inflection point in the EV industry. I see the correction as a good opportunity to accumulate some quality stocks. Stock-price action aside, the electric vehicle industry is in top-gear. To… Source link

Chinese Tech giant Huawei marked a milestone in its ambitions to become the world’s leading smartphone maker this week, launching its first device powered by HarmonyOS, an operating system developed in-house. But Andy Purdy, chief security officer of Huawei USA, said the company is still hoping for a reunion with Google’s (GOOG) Android operating system. “Our commitment is that we want to be able to go back to Google,” Purdy told Yahoo Finance Live. “But we are doubling down to try… Source link

Two developers, sponsored by Google, will dedicate their time to addressing vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel as part of a wider effort to improve the security of open-source software. Google will sponsor a pair of developers to work full-time on bolstering the security of Linux. The developers in question, Gustavo Silva and Nathan Chancellor,… Source link

MADRID and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BBVA and Google Cloud today announced a new strategic partnership to transform the bank’s security strategy by optimizing and improving its security infrastructure. As part of this global agreement, BBVA will collaborate with Google Cloud in the development of groundbreaking new artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models to predict and prevent cyberattacks against its banking infrastructure, providing a more… Source link

Apple just gave users a brilliant security reason to choose its own ecosystem over its rival Google. Apple just gave users a brilliant security reason to choose its own ecosystem over its rival Google. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Apple has been making a number of brilliant security and privacy moves over the last few weeks. The iPhone maker’s soon-to-launch iOS 14.5 update includes a way to open your phone using your Apple Watch while… Source link

Some of Google’s apps were prompting updates, when updates haven’t been available for two months. James Martin/CNET … Source link