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- Apple TV+ debut tarnished by dour 'Morning Show' reviews - Yahoo Finance
- Windows ‘BlueKeep’ Attack That U.S. Government Warned About Is Happening Right Now - Forbes
- Google wants to give doctors web-like searches for medical records - Engadget
| Apple TV+ debut tarnished by dour 'Morning Show' reviews - Yahoo Finance Posted: 03 Nov 2019 04:00 AM PST  Apple TV+ (AAPL) had a rough debut. " data-reactid="17">The platform officially entered the streaming wars on Friday, but lackluster reviews are dogging its flagship series, "The Morning Show." and "boring," while others took issue its high production price at a reported $15 million an episode. One Rolling Stone reviewer said the show is "a prime example of how throwing money at a problem…isn't inherently the best way to solve it."" data-reactid="18">Critics listed a litany of complaints about the Jennifer Aniston-led production, calling it "brutally dull" and "boring," while others took issue its high production price at a reported $15 million an episode. One Rolling Stone reviewer said the show is "a prime example of how throwing money at a problem…isn't inherently the best way to solve it." Apple previously revealed plans to spend $6 billion on original programming ahead of its launch — hoping A-list pros like Stephen Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey could deliver content to surpass the competition as the company looks to expand beyond just the iPhone. But although streaming appetite is at an all-time high — people don't want more subscriptions. The average American stills pays for fewer than 2 services, according to a new study from Limelight Networks. The survey shows a double edged sword: While there's lots of upside in a booming market, the growing number of providers may make it harder to break through the noise. Sizing up the competitionAn upside to Apple's service is its competitive price point at $4.99 a month — well below both Netflix (NFLX) and Amazon Prime Video (AMZN), both of which charge $8.99 a month for the most basic plan. Additionally, Apple is offering consumers a free, one-year subscription with the purchase of a new iPhone or tablet, which should help the tech giant monetize its 900+ million worldwide iPhone users. But its competitors also have a few tricks up their sleeves. Graphic by David Foster/Yahoo Finance Netflix announced on Friday it'd be rolling out 43 original series this month, which will include "a lot of Christmas titles." Meanwhile, NBC (CMCSA) is reportedly leaning toward making its Peacock streaming service free to everyone — a move that could change the game given its popular arsenal of content, including "The Office" and "Cheers." And Amazon Prime Video is looking to make a splash with Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn who will be hosting a new fashion-focused reality competition show in 2020. This marks an expansion for the platform when it comes to capitalizing on reality television — a space that's been profitable for Netflix, given the recent success of Queer Eye and The Great British Baking Show. Clothes from each episode will also be available to purchase directly on Amazon's website — another win for the tech giant as it aggressively pursues fashion and beauty. Recently, Amazon has pursued celebrity partnerships like Rihanna's Savage X Fenty lingerie line and Lady Gaga's Haus Laboratories makeup line. Alexandra Canal is a Producer at Yahoo Finance. Read more:
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| Windows ‘BlueKeep’ Attack That U.S. Government Warned About Is Happening Right Now - Forbes Posted: 03 Nov 2019 01:43 AM PST  Microsoft, the NSA and even the U.S. Government warned Windows users to update: now the inevitable ... [+] When Microsoft issued the first patch in years for Windows XP in May 2019, you knew that something big was brewing. That something was a wormable Windows vulnerability that security experts warned could have a similar impact as the WannaCry worm from 2017. The BlueKeep vulnerability exists in unpatched versions of Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2: and it's now been confirmed that a BlueKeep exploit attack is currently ongoing. A little bit of BlueKeep historyMicrosoft twice warned users to update vulnerable Windows systems, first on May 14, and then again with even more urgency on May 30. Those warnings appeared to go unheeded in enough numbers to warrant an escalation on the update alerts. On June 4, the National Security Agency (NSA) took the unusual step of publishing an advisory urging Microsoft Windows administrators to update their operating system or risk a "devastating" and "wide-ranging impact" in the face of a growing threat. This warning was given even more gravitas on June 17 when the U.S. Government, via the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), issued an "update now" activity alert. At much the same time, security researchers were predicting that a "devastating" BlueKeep exploit was only weeks away. The Windows BlueKeep exploit attackSecurity researchers, including Kevin Beaumont who originally named the vulnerability and Marcus Hutchins (also known as MalwareTech) who was responsible for hitting the kill switch that stopped the WannaCry, have confirmed that a widespread BlueKeep exploit attack is now currently underway. Hutchins told Wired that "BlueKeep has been out there for a while now. But this is the first instance where I've seen it being used on a mass scale." It would appear that rather than a wormable threat, where the BlueKeep exploit could spread itself from one machine to another, the attackers are searching for vulnerable unpatched Windows systems that have Remote Desktop Services (RDP) 3389 ports exposed to the internet. This dampens the panic that there could be another WannaCry about to happen, although the potential for such a scenario, albeit on a much smaller scale, certainly remains. For now though, this looks like being an attack campaign with a cryptocurrency miner payload. BlueKeep exploit attack mitigationWhile there is always the possibility that the threat actors behind this attack could drop more malicious payloads than a crypto-miner, for now, this acts as yet another warning for users of the 700,000 or so still vulnerable Windows systems to get patching. Cryptocurrency miners are resource hogs at best, and a roadmap that further malware installations could follow. In the case of this attack, though, there's another problem to be aware of: the exploit code isn't all that. It would appear that the attackers are using the demo exploit code released by the Metasploit team at Rapid7 in September 2019, but without enough coding skills to get this to work without it causing a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error. Seriously folks, if you are using one of the vulnerable versions of Windows, then what more is it going to take to get you to apply the update that fixes the BlueKeep vulnerability? I'd have thought that a wormable exploit, even if it hasn't been "wormed" on this occasion, that vampires your system resources or crashed your machine was warning enough. But, hey, what do I know? |
| Google wants to give doctors web-like searches for medical records - Engadget Posted: 03 Nov 2019 01:41 AM PST Sponsored Links Google made much ado of its recently created Health unit, but it didn't offer much insight into what that division would actually... well, do. Now, however, it's considerably clearer. Google Health lead David Feinberg and CNBC sources have outlined some of the ideas his team has, and they revolve around (surprise!) search for both you and your doctor. Feinberg envisions a search bar that would help doctors search medical records like they do the web. A doctor could search for "87" to find an 87-year-old patient instead of using the patient's name, as an example. An insider also claimed that Google is considering a Flights-style dedicated search experience for health. You could research conditions without wading through the regular web to find trustworthy info. It's not certain how close either idea is to fruition, and CNBC's tipster warned that it wasn't certain the Google search team would sign off on the dedicated health search. Google might have to ditch advertising on the health page. They do indicate how Google Health and Feinberg are thinking, however, and give you a hint of what to expect in the future. Whatever comes about, Feinberg may have been busy behind the scenes. Other CNBC sources claim he's been "building bridges" to improve health-related searches in Google and YouTube, such as downplaying videos that push anti-vaccination myths. The team could be very busy bolstering your healthcare experiences -- it just isn't particularly apparent yet.   143 |
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