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Google Has Quietly Banned Deepfake Training Projects On Its Colab Platform

In May 2022, Google's online platform "Colaboratory (Colab)" which can execute Python code directly through a browser was found to have secretly added a ban on the use of computing resources for deepfake creation. This is seen as a response to the increasing use of...

Gh0stCringe Malware Targets Microsoft SQL, MySQL Servers

Hackers target Microsoft SQL and MySQL database servers to deploy the Gh0stCringe remote access trojans on vulnerable devices. The recent Gh0stCringe (also known as CirenegRAT) variant of Gh0stRAT malware was most recently deployed in 2020 Chinese cyber-espionage operations but dates back to 2018. Security...

This Open-Source Browser Extension Verifies Code Authenticity on The Web

WhatsApp has long protected your messages with end-to-end encryption as they transit from sender to recipient. But now, security-conscious users need to be confident that when WhatsApp Web receives these encrypted messages, it is also protected - in contrast, what happens when people download...

Microsoft Introduces Microsoft Defender For Azure Cosmos DB

The evolution of databases gives developers and organizations a wide range of database types that can be tailored for their varying needs. In order to protect these sensitive data sets against common threats, customized security measures are required as well because each type has...