BadUSB exploits the USB standard’s versatility and allows an attacker to reprogram a USB drive to, for example, emulate a keyboard to create keystrokes and commands on a computer, install malware prior to the operating system booting, or to spoof a network card and redirect traffic. SEE: Your cybersecurity training needs improvement because hacking attacks are only getting worse While BadUSB attacks aren’t common, cyber criminals in 2020 posted BadUSB drives to targets in the post with a message claiming to be from BestBuy that urged recipients to insert a malicious USB thumb drive into a computer in order view products that could be redeemed from a supposed gift card....

The move to Debian 11 for Raspberry Pi OS took a little longer than expected and doesn’t bring a huge amount of changes from the Debian side. However, there are several changes that come from the RPi side. “Debian ‘bullseye’ has relatively few major changes which are visible to users – there are some under-the-hood changes to file systems and printing, but most of the changes are patches and upgrades to existing applications and features,” explains Raspberry Pi engineer, Simon Long....

The new Windows installer makes it easier to install the toolchain to begin developing for the Pi Pico and other RP2040-based boards. Those extra tools are necessary to use the Raspberry Pi Pico software development kit (SDK). Also: Finding Raspberry Pi: Where to buy the latest model and its alternatives As Raspberry Pi’s Gordon Hollingworth explains, installing the Linux-based toolchain for developing from a Raspberry Pi is simple, but installing the toolchain for macOS and Windows “has always been a little more difficult”, and particularly so for Windows....

So, it must have been a big moment at the company HQ when Razer decided to tinker with a DeathAdder formula that had been successful for longer than most gaming mice are even remembered. The new DeathAdder V3 Pro’s shape is designed to be more ergonomic for better performance. It reduces some of the more dramatic flares found at the front of the mouse, and makes shallower the comfort curves the DeathAdder’s buttons have always sported....

Cyclops Blink, a modular botnet, is suspected of being the creation of Sandworm/Voodoo Bear, a Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group. Several weeks ago, the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the United States’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), alongside the NSA and FBI, warned of the botnet’s existence. According to the agencies, the APT is supported by the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) and has been linked to the use of BlackEnergy malware against Ukraine’s electricity grid, Industroyer, NotPetya, and cyberattacks against Georgia....

Overall, Salesforce’s non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were 84 cents on revenue of $7.33 billion, up 26% year-over-year. Analysts expected earnings of 75 cents per share on revenue of $7.24 billion. Total fiscal 2022 revenue was $26.49 billion, up 25% year-over-year. “With our customers’ success driving our financial success, we’re generating disciplined, profitable growth at scale quarter after quarter,” co-CEO Bret Taylor said in a statement. “Our Customer 360 platform has never been more strategic or relevant in driving the growth and resilience of our customers around the world....

The cover screen is what’s used to show you relevant information and alerts and interacts with your phone while keeping it closed. Review: The Galaxy Z Flip 4 solves these two big problems for me But how you go about using the cover screen and its different features isn’t always an obvious task. Below, I’ll walk you through different ways to use the cover screen, so you can get more out of the Z Flip 4....

Knox Matrix wants to lock down all of the devices in your home, from your smartphone to your laptop to your air purifier to your vacuum cleaner to refrigerator to your other smart appliances. It’s going to start with Samsung devices – since Samsung makes all the devices just mentioned – but the vision is to connect other partner devices in a cross-platform network as well. And, Samsung will do it by creating a private blockchain in your house, using technology similar to what secures Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies....

The Dyson Animal 2 is a corded version of their signature vacuum line, but it also comes with the signature ball design, so you can turn the vacuum on the fly to get those nooks in your home. Plus, you’ll get self-adjusting cleaner heads so you can keep vacuuming without pausing to adjust for carpeted surfaces or wood floors. The vacuum cleaner uses HEPA filtration to clean your home of bacteria and pet allergens....

Under the hood of this laptop, there are a lot of specs that make this worthy of adding it to your cart right now. The processor features an Intel i7-12700H chip that can go up to 4.7GHz for boosted gameplay. 16GB of RAM also allows for powerful use, be it for creating spec-heavy content, streaming, or just gaming. The 15.6-inch screen was built with a thin bezel so you can get more out of your Full HD anti-glare display....

This award-winning smart scale not only measures your body fat percentage, but it also tracks fat loss and calculates BMI. To accurately measure your body composition, the scale features a handle bar as another point of contact for the sensors. The handlebar and footplate both use electrodes to calculate an accurate reading. Also: The 5 best Peloton alternatives The smart scale works incredibly fast, too. In as a little as ten seconds, you can get your scale results, and the data will sync to the accompanying smart app on your smartphone....

Security assessments like these can serve as a useful tool for understanding the relative security of the many different VPN services on the market. The Google One VPN apps for Android and iOS and its new Windows and macOS VPN apps stood up well to a security source code review by NCC Group, but the firm did find 24 issues of varying degrees of importance, some of which have now been fixed....

The Berlin-based Swarm64 will give ServiceNow a database model that combines analytics and transactional database functionality. ServiceNow said that it will be able to futureproof its Now Platform with the help of Swarm64 because customers will be able to query data sources faster. Swarm64 has three core products including the Swarm64 Database Accelerator, PG Nitrous, a PostgreSQL cloud database, and PostgreSQL performance engineering support. Pricing varies from free to monthly fees and by core per month....

DotWalk uses AI regression testing for business processes and creating automated tests. With DotWalk’s tools, customers can validate application changes without developers writing tests. ServiceNow said DotWalk runs natively on ServiceNow’s automated test framework already. DotWalk’s specialty is speeding up ServiceNow upgrades. The companies are trying to address the reality that most organizations will continuously deliver applications and automate deployment. In addition, there’s a looming developer shortage. ServiceNow said it has already completed the acquisition of DotWalk....

The messaging service said users would retain their messages, profile information, and groups. To initiate a move, users will need to head into account settings, hit the change phone number option, and complete a form with the old and new phone numbers. Signal warns in a support note that users will not be able undo the shift. Contacts of the shifting user will see an alert that states the user’s phone number has changed....

For now, the esports industry in markets such as Singapore remained in the infancy stage, said Zheng Le, CEO of Impunity Esports. Founded in 2019, the Singapore startup is an esports entertainment company that currently manages more than 100 esports players and talent. It also has presence in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam, and hires some 20 employees across the four Southeast Asian markets. Most of Impunity’s revenue are from sponsorships, advertising, and promotional activities, Zheng said in an interview with ZDNet....

Among 39% of SMBs in Singapore that are not considering or remain undecided about getting protection against cyber risks, half say it is because they are unlikely to experience cybersecurity or cybercrime issues. Another 54% say they do not store sensitive or personal data online and, hence, do not see a need for cyber insurance. Also: The best VPN services These findings were from a study commissioned by insurer QBE Insurance Group in Singapore and conducted by Creative Way Consultants, which polled 416 decision-makers from local SMBs....

On October 24, Tom Burt, Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Customer Security & Trust said in an advisory that the advanced persistent threat (APT) group, of Russian origin, has now pivoted to software and cloud service resellers in order to “piggyback on any direct access that resellers may have to their customers’ IT systems.” The Redmond giant says that Nobelium’s latest campaign was spotted in May this year and no less than 140 companies have been targeted, with 14 confirmed cases of compromise....

In a series of Tweets disclosing very little information about the new project, Dorsey shared that the new business will join Seller, Cash App and Tidal as one of the sub-units of Square, and will be somewhat mysteriously named “TBD”. Exactly what the company’s founder, who also doubles as the CEO of Twitter, has in mind remains equally as unclear, but Dorsey described TBD as a platform for developers to create open-source financial applications that are decentralized, permissionless and non-custodial, with a focus on bitcoin....

The bundle consists of three courses, all of which can be helpful at any skill level, so you need no prior experience or knowledge. “Enterprise Blockchain Bootcamp” teaches you how to generate more revenue using blockchain technology. This course is particularly useful for anyone who has to speak with the public as a blockchain expert, such as technical account managers and sales executives. It covers a comparison of the different enterprise blockchains, where you’ll find the most demand, Blockchains as a Service (BaaS) for AWS, IBM, Azure, and more....