Peter Griffin, Editor. 13 May 2022, 3:09 pm Google’s I/O developers conference took place this week as its first physical conference in two years with the usual slew of updates to its Pixel line of devices that are still not available on the New Zealand market. But buried away in the presentation was a tantalising […]
Monthly Archives: May 2022
Zyxel silently patches command injection vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating
reader comments 2 with 2 posters participating Share this story Hardware manufacturer Zyxel quietly released an update fixing a critical vulnerability that gives hackers the ability to control tens of thousands of firewall devices remotely. The vulnerability, which allows remote command injection with no authentication required, carries a severity rating of 9.8 out of a […]
Transforming the automotive supply chain for the 21st century
For the JIT model to work, the quality and supply of raw materials, the production of goods, and the customer demand for them must remain in alignment. If any one of the links in the chain breaks, stalls, or falls out of sync, the impact on the supply chains that crisscross the world can be […]
This is the first image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy
The supermassive black hole at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy has been photographed for the first time, giving astronomers invaluable insight into how black holes interact with their surroundings. The object, known as Sagittarius A*, was captured by Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, the same global team who took the famous first-ever picture of […]
The Download: Google’s stalkerware ban failure, and a bet for climate catastrophe
According to research by mobile security firm Certo Software and confirmed by MIT Technology Review, Google Search queries related to tracking partners such as a wife or girlfriend commonly return ads for software and services that explicitly offer to spy on other individuals. Stalkerware, also referred to as spyware, is software designed to secretly monitor […]
Google is failing to enforce its own ban on ads for stalkerware
While it’s against the law in the US to install stalkerware on an adult’s phone without consent, marketing such apps is legal. Although many companies display disclaimers on their websites stating that their software is intended for legal purposes only, there have been a handful of convictions for installing spyware on unknowing adults’ devices. Last […]
Backdoor in public repository used new form of attack to target big firms
reader comments 10 with 9 posters participating Share this story A backdoor that researchers found hiding inside open source code targeting four German companies was the work of a professional penetration tester. The tester was checking clients’ resilience against a new class of attacks that exploits public repositories used by millions of software projects worldwide. […]
The 100 best Kiwi startups and tech companies to work for
Peter Griffin, Editor. 12 May 2022, 10:02 am Our tech start-up scene is thriving, attracting more talent and capital than ever before. But where are the best places to work? How do you find a company that has a meaningful mission and will help you gain incredible experience and develop new skills? There’s no one […]
The Download: Russia’s satellite hack, and Shanghai’s intensifying lockdown
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Russia hacked a US satellite company one hour before the Ukraine invasion What happened: Just an hour before Russian troops invaded Ukraine, Russian government hackers targeted the American satellite company Viasat, officials from the […]
What does the boarder reopening announcement mean for our industry?
Victoria MacLennan. 11 May 2022, 11:52 pm Today the Prime Minister and Minister of Immigration announced they are bringing the border reopening forward, along with some Immigration Rebalance changes. Here is some useful information the amazing MBIE team have put together to help our members to better understand how this will affect the digital technologies […]