New machine learning and artificial intelligence features in Microsoft Corp.’s Teams promise to improve the sound quality of meetings and calls dramatically, even in challenging situations. The changes seek to address issues such as background noise, poor acoustics and quality when users are not using a headset. On that last in particular, problems often arise ...

A recently discovered form of malware that infects Linux systems uses sophisticated techniques to hide and steal credentials. As detailed today by researchers at BlackBerry Ltd., the previously undetectable “Symbiote” malware acts in a parasitic nature in that it needs to infect other running processes to inflict damage on infected machines. Symbiote is not a standalone ...

Terraform Labs Pte. Ltd., the company behind the algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD (UST), is now facing multiple investigations in two countries following the spectacular collapse of the coin in May. The Financial Times reported Wednesday that South Korean law enforcement agencies are investigating allegations that an employee of Terraform Labs embezzled an undisclosed amount of the company’s ...

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s investigation into Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot feature has been upgraded in a move that could potentially result in a recall. The NHTSA investigation into Telsa’s self-driving car feature was launched in August following 11 identified crashes where Tesla vehicles on Autopilot crashed into stational emergency vehicles. “Most incidents took ...

A new report today from artificial intelligence cybersecurity platform company Deep Instinct Ltd. details a rapid rise in Emotet malware this year, with new versions and campaigns emerging. Once described as “the world’s most dangerous malware,” Emotet has continued to reemerge since its debut in 2014 despite efforts to stop it. Emotet operates both as malware ...

Zero-trust security startup Xage Security Inc. has introduced a new distributed, multilayer multifactor authentication service designed for real-world operations. Xage’s multilayer MFA combines zero-trust access control with a defense-in-depth authentication strategy. Users reconfirm their identity as they are granted each layer of access privilege, allowing independent user verification at the level of a whole operation, ...

Salesforce Inc. is entering the nonfungible token business with the announcement of NFT Cloud, a service that lets brands create and sell NFTs, which represent virtual items such as artwork and game objects. NFT Cloud, announced alongside other new Customer 360 services, is being pitched as letting brands expand customer experiences to Web3 environments in ...

The U.S. government is warning that Chinese state-sponsored hackers continue to exploit publicly known vulnerabilities to gain access to network providers and devices. The joint Cybersecurity Advisory issued Tuesday by the National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation details how hackers target and compromise major telecommunications companies and network ...

Security training and penetration testing company Offensive Security today announced a new free streaming series to assist cybersecurity learning. OffSec Live: PEN-200 offers free streaming access to Offensive Security’s industry-leading Penetration Testing with Kali Linux (PEN-200/PWK) training course in an instructor-led series. The course lasts for 25 weeks and provides currently enrolled PEN-200/PWK students and as well as potential students ...

Former rivals Uber Technologies Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo LLC have signed a long-term, strategic partnership to bring autonomous trucking solutions to market. Announced today, the deal brings together Waymo Driver and Uber Freight in a bid to enable the safe and scalable implementation of Waymo Driver on U.S. roads. As part of the agreement, ...