Security Updates Released by Apache, Adobe, Trend Micro, Firefox, Intel

Top tech giants—Apache, Adobe, DLL, Firefox, and Intel—have patched vulnerabilities in their respective systems. At Apache, researchers have identified faults in two dozen Apache Struts security advisories, which caution users of susceptibilities in the current open-source web app development framework. They say that the security advisories listed inappropriate versions affected Continue Reading

Researchers warn Android users of flaws in Qualcomm chipsets

Security researchers from Tencent’s Blade Team have cautioned Android smartphone and tablet users of vulnerabilities in Qualcomm chipsets, called QualPwn. The bugs together let hackers affect Android devices remotely just by sending malicious packets over-the-air, with no user interaction. Three bugs—CVE-2019-10539, CVE-2019-10540 and CVE-2019-10538—constitute QualPwn. The precondition for the attack Continue Reading

Cybersecurity and the Role of Artificial Intelligence

What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Contrary to the natural intelligence showed by humans, Artificial intelligence (AI), occasionally called machine intelligence, is intelligence established by machines. The term “artificial intelligence” is often used to define machines (or computers) that imitate “cognitive” functions that humans associate with the human mind, such as “learning” and “problem solving”. Components of AI Artificial Continue Reading