Xiaomi 17, Poco F8 Series and Redmi Note 15 Listed on IMDA Certification Website Hinting at Imminent Global Launch

Xiaomi and its subbrands are gearing up to launch a slew of smartphones in global markets soon. Ahead of the official announcement, they have been spotted on the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) certification site. The purported listing suggests the model numbers and a few connectivity options of the phones. The devices spotted include a […]

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CISA and NSA Issue Urgent Guidance to Secure WSUS and Microsoft Exchange Servers

Oct 31, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Threat Intelligence The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and National Security Agency (NSA), along with international partners from Australia and Canada, have released guidance to harden on-premise Microsoft Exchange Server instances from potential exploitation. “By restricting administrative access, implementing multi-factor authentication, enforcing strict transport security configurations, and adopting […]

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Google Pixel 10 Pro, Galaxy Z Fold 7 Offer Better Scam, Fraud Protection Than iPhone 17 Pro: Study

Google Pixel 10 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, and Razr+ (2025) offer higher levels of security than Apple’s iPhone 17, according to a Leviathan Security Group report, which was commissioned by Google. The cybersecurity firm tested the phones on 33 parameters, such as their “Advanced protection programs”, password managers, account change protection features, and […]

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CISA Flags VMware Zero-Day Exploited by China-Linked Hackers in Active Attacks

Oct 31, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cyber Attack The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a high-severity security flaw impacting Broadcom VMware Tools and VMware Aria Operations to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-41244 (CVSS score: 7.8), which […]

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WhatsApp Announces Passkey-Encrypted Chat Backups With Biometric Authentication for Extra Security

Meta Platforms on Friday announced a new security measure for keeping WhatsApp chat backups safe by encrypting them with passkeys. With passkey-encrypted chat backups, users will not be required to memorise a password or a 64-digit encryption key anymore. Instead, they can utilise the handset’s buil-in security methods, such as fingerprints or facial recognition, or […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Forecasts Holiday Quarter iPhone Sales That Top Wall Street Estimates

Apple CEO Tim Cook announced holiday quarter forecasts that beat Wall Street expectations, driven by strong demand for iPhone 17 models despite supply constraints and shipping delays to China. Although iPhone sales missed fiscal Q4 targets, Apple compensated with robust performance in other areas, including AI-powered AirPods that translate languages. Overall revenue …

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Apple CEO Reportedly Confirms Partnership Plans Beyond OpenAI; Revamped Siri Expected to Launch in 2026

Apple has intentions of integrating with more artificial intelligence (AI) companies beyond OpenAI, CEO Tim Cook said in a conversation with a publication on Thursday. The Cupertino-based tech giant has long been rumoured to form partnerships with AI firms to have their large language models (LLMs) power features on iPhone and other Apple devices. The […]

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Palantir communications chief calls the company’s political shift ‘concerning’

CEO of Palantir Technologies Alex Karp attends the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Palantir‘s head of global communications said Wednesday that the company’s political shift toward the Trump administration is “concerning.” “I think it’s […]

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