Executive interview: DNS designer Eric Holtzman discusses net security
The domain name system (DNS), which enables any computer on the internet to be identified in a human-readable form, is often regarded as the modern equivalent to the classic...
Why we need a secure side door for encrypted apps, not a back door
There has been a significant uptick in interest in e2e encryption as the UK Government tries to establish "back doors" for messaging apps through the controversial Online Safety Bill....
Microsoft is scanning the inside of password-protected zip files for malware
Microsoft cloud services are scanning for malware by peeking inside users’ zip files, even when they’re protected by a password, several users reported on Mastodon on Monday. Compressing file contents...
As AI-generated fakes proliferate, Google plans to fight back
Enlarge / Photorealistic AI-generated images like this one may distort our sense of history. Google wants to fix that.Midjourney On Wednesday at Google I/O 2023, Google announced three new features...
Everything you need to know
Verification on social media has been commodified. Verification is when a social media user proves their identity to the social media provider and receives a verified label in return,...
DE-CIX teams with Connected Nation, Newby Ventures to close digital divide in US
With the connectivity gap between the most serviced and the least served areas still stubbornly wide, internet exchange (IXs) operator DE-CIX has announced a strategic partnership with Connected Nation...
Online sales suffer as consumers hit shops for bargains
The cost of living is having an impact on online sales as consumers seek out better prices in stores, according to data from the BRC-KPMG Retail sales monitor. Figures...
Passkeys may not be for you, but they are safe and easy—here’s why
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images My recent feature on passkeys attracted significant interest, and a number of the 1,100+ comments raised questions about how the passkey system actually works and...
Cisco accelerates observability strategy with customer digital experience monitoring
With user experience increasingly being a key performance indicator at the boardroom level and claiming to be uniquely positioned to deliver industry-leading Full-Stack Observability to customers, Cisco has announced...
Anthropic’s Claude AI can now digest an entire book like The Great Gatsby in seconds
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a robot reading a book.Benj Edwards / Stable Diffusion On Thursday, AI company Anthropic announced it has given its ChatGPT-like Claude AI language model...