However, this increasing reliance has not come without the notice of cybercriminals. According to an IBM X-Force report in February 2020, cybercriminals executed 2,000 percent more attempts to manipulate or degrade ICS, cyber-physical systems and operational (OT) assets between 2018 and 2020. Research firm Gartner predicts that with these attacks, we could soon see these sorts of attacks begin to go beyond online disruptions to eventually include risk to human life and property damage....

Google has now fear of updating their platform whenever they see fit, and since they have the means to issue updates at a rapid pace when they believe they need to, we get situations like we see today. It hasn’t been long since Android 4.4.3 was released, but here we are looking at Android 4.4.4. Google has officially published the factory images and binaries for several Nexus-branded devices, all showcasing an update to Android 4....

Google has released the Android 7.1.1 Developer Preview 2 images for the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, and the Pixel C. The latest developer preview of the OS carries the build number NPF26F for the Nexus devices, with the Pixel C version carrying the build number NPF26H. Google had earlier indicated that it would be adding support for the Nexus 6 and the Nexus Player to its Android 7.1 Developer Preview program with the release of the second preview release, but the company has now removed any such references from its website....

Each week, we round up all the major software updates to hit the Android ecosystem, including phones tablets on U.S. carriers, unlocked phones, smartwatches, Android TV devices. Making sure your device is running the latest available software is a good housekeeping practice, ensuring you have the latest features with fewer bugs security holes. Oneus Oneus 3: An update for the Nougat beta build is rolling out now. You can grab Open Beta 9, which also adds the ability to exp upon a screenshot the usual round of performance stability improvements....

The official change log of the second Developer Preview of Android N from Google led many to believe that it only packed a handful of changes and bug fixes. Turns out, the second Developer Preview of Android N packs in plenty of other minor changes as well. Firstly, the menu that pops up when you long-press on any item is now more contextual in nature. In Marshmallow, the pop-up comes up right in the middle of the screen, but in the latest developer preview, they are slightly off-centre, with the title having the same color as the app....

This new feature was first spotted by EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation), which says this development is a victory for privacy protection. It may sound like a small change, but it has some severe effect, and you must consider switching it off on your device. Android 12 Adds an Option to Disable 2G Modem According to the reports, 2G is the second generation of mobile communication created in 1991. Many vulnerabilities have been found in it, and it uses weak encryption between the tower and the device that can be easily cracked in real-time by the attacker to attack calls and text messages....

For now, the store offers parts and tools for repairs on the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups and iPhone SE (3rd generation). There are more than 200 individual parts and tools available to fix components like the display, battery, and camera. Later this year, it’ll offer manuals, parts, and tools to perform repairs on Mac computers with Apple silicon. Apple has faced scrutiny for years for its resistance to the Right to Repair movement, as Adrian Kingsley-Hughes noted for ZDNet, and pressure from the Biden administration likely only intensified this....

Consequently, malicious parties have used the device in some cases to keep tabs on people, prompting Apple to take measures to alert its customers when an AirTag is detected in one’s presence that could be planted there by a malicious party, such as dropped into a book bag. Also: She didn’t trust her movers. A single Apple AirTag proved she was right I have experienced a curious and related phenomenon in recent weeks: Apple mistakenly thinks my stuff is tracking me....

Let’s go over what’s changed between the two models to help you decide whether you should get your order for a new Apple Watch SE in ASAP, or you should just snag the original model while it’s still on store shelves. Specifications You should buy the Apple Watch SE 2022 if… 1. You want the fastest budget-friendly Apple Watch The revamped Apple Watch SE uses a modified version of the same S8 chip used in Apple’s just-launched Series 8 Apple Watch....

NASA’s Artemis 1 mission management team on Sunday gave the all clear for the giant Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to proceed with the next launch attempt on Wednesday, November 16. NASA has a two-hour launch window at 1:04 AM EST Wednesday, and a very long to-do list before it can get the giant rocket launched. Meanwhile, NASA confirmed its 55-pound CubeSat, which is part of the Capstone (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) mission, reached its near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) at 7:39 PM EST on Sunday evening after its thrusters assisted with last-minute manoeuvring into that special orbit....

ASAP Launcher does things in a bit quirkier way – There are no widgets, wave goodbye to expandable homepages, not even folders and there aren’t even icons on the home screen itself. On the contrary, ASAP launcher tucks everything away on the edges with a quick access drawer on the left, toggles for settings on the right and an array of most used applications are accessible from the bottom dock....

In Summary Asus is one of the first brands in India to jump on the Intel 12th generation bandwagon. The Asus Zenbook 14 is the latest addition to the Asus catalogue of laptops. The laptop features a 12th generation Intel core i7 chipset, an OLED display, a 75WH battery, and a lot more. We are reviewing the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED in this article to help you make the right purchase decision....

Car recalls are more common than you might think. Manufacturers sometimes discover massive threats that could put you at risk only after they’ve sold hundreds of models. Tap or click here to be the first to know when there is a product recall. This recall affects 79,017 trucks in total. Keep reading to find out if you’re in danger when you drive. Drive safely. Otherwise, your protection could shatter Watch out for flying windshields....

Battery-life Of Smartphones Getting Worse With Each Generation Smartphones’ battery capacity is not always a feature that users of the current generation do not consider when buying any smartphone. However, later, the device’s autonomy is essential, forcing even the user to manage a set of actions to reduce the device’s power consumption. With new smartphone models coming to market every day, some of them at a good price, manufacturers do not want to bet heavily on their autonomy?...

The malware campaign has been detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Trend Micro who’ve dubbed it DawDropper and say it delivers four types of banking trojan – TeaBot, Octo, Hydra and Ermac – in what’s described as a dropper-as-a-service (DaaS) attack because the payload is only dropped after the app has been downloaded. Each of the four kinds of malware are designed to steal bank account information along with usernames and passwords....

The smartphone scene has changed drastically over the years, and so has the third-party development scene. However, one thing that has remained constant is the popularity of CyanogenMod. The massively popular and most used custom ROM across the world continues to soar in popularity, thanks to the team behind the ROM making a somewhat successful transition to develop a ROM for consumer devices. One of the reasons why I love CyanogenMod is their theme engine....

While a variety of different companies have events planned for February 26, one day ahead of the start of Mobile World Congress, BlackBerry is looking to get ahead of the curve. The official BlackBerry Twitter account has tweeted out a brief look at their upcoming Android-based device, codenamed the Mercury, which it debuted earlier this month at the Consumer Electronics Show. The company is apparently ready to announce all of the key details for the upcoming handset, as the big reveal date is set for February 25....

This article will shed some light on the inner working of the last variant of this botnet, how malwares keep changing their structure in order to evade automatic analysis systems, and to frustrate the malware analysts. The loader has both anti-VM and anti-debug features. It will inject into trusted processes to hide itself. It has some persistence techniques. The interaction between its twin injected malicious processes and its communication protocol with the command and control server is encrypted....

Yesterday the rumor spread that according to a report in The Telegraph newspaper, Apple could be working on a new tool to facilitate the transfer of users from iOS to Android, like its “Move to iOS” in Google Play Store Vise-Versa. Citing a “Industry Source,” the source said that Apple had approved the development of the tool under pressure from mobile operators in the USA, Europe, Asia, and Australia, which have submitted complaints because users rarely iPhone ever decide to move to a new platform as Android, and partly the reason for this is that there is no easy way to export your data from the iOS operating system to Android OS....

While the app titled “TRAI DND – Do Not Disturb”, which helps curb unwanted calls and text messages was available for Android devices on the Google Play Store from way back in 2016, Apple did not permit TRAI to push its app to the App Store due to some privacy concerns as the app required the users’ call and message logs to be shared with government authorities. According to reports, an average individual in the country receives up to 10 unwanted calls and messages in a day which is undoubtedly a nuisance....