Author: Vidya Saras

“Notably, a number of the incidents Rapid7 teams observed in 2024 where vulnerability exploitation was initially thought to be in scope turned out to instead stem from adversaries’ use of compromised credentials, rather than CVE exploitation,” Caitlin Condon, director of vulnerability intelligence at Rapid7, told CSO. Where vulnerabilities did lead to breaches, according to Rapid7’s managed detection and response (MDR) team, this resulted from older bugs rather than 0-days. “A slim majority of vulnerabilities Rapid7 MDR and incident response teams saw exploited in real-world production environments last year were CVEs that were new in 2024 and had known exploits available,”…

In a red Preen by Thornton Bregazz dress with a diamond maple leaf brooch on the 2016 Canadian tour. Chris Jackson/Getty Images After Kensington Palace declared they would no longer share the details of Princess Kate Middleton’s wardrobe, it led to a real-life royal fashion emergency. In an article in The Sunday Times UK published on Saturday, February 1, a spokesperson for the Palace said the decision stemmed from the princess’ desire to shift the focus away from her clothing to the “important issues, the people and the causes she is spotlighting.” This report sparked immediate backlash, with many arguing…

Unparalleled excellence continues as The Retreat Spa secures its third consecutive 5-Star recognition Okada Manila continues to redefine extraordinary as it upholds its Forbes Travel Guide 5-Star Integrated Resort distinction for the sixth consecutive year. As the largest Forbes 5-star resort in the Philippines and the property with the greatest number of five-star rooms in the country, Okada Manila continues to redefine premium hospitality, offering world-class service, innovation, and spectacular resort experiences that go beyond expectations. Adding to this remarkable achievement, The Retreat Spa at Okada Manila celebrates its own milestone, receiving its Forbes 5-Star Rating for the third consecutive…

Solana started a fresh decline from the $210 zone. SOL price is consolidating and might aim for a fresh move above the $200 resistance zone. SOL price started a fresh decline below the $205 and $200 levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $200 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $198 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if the bulls clear the $200 zone. Solana Price Faces Hurdles Solana price struggled to…

Schoolteacher Marc Fogel returned to the US on Feb. 11 as part of a deal with Russian authorities that will reportedly include the release of Alexander Vinnik.

Bill Stettner(Credit: Bill Stettner)A new exhibition of more than 200 photographs charts 300 years of image-making in the US, showing how the country’s history and photography have run in parallel.Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington (DCSelf-portrait (1840) by Henry Fitz Jnr (Credit: Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington (DC))In 1840, using a self-made copper plate, Henry Fitz Jnr produced one of the world’s first selfies, his eyes gently closed to prevent any blinking from spoiling the result. In creating this striking blue image, he was doing more than record his appearance; he was also documenting America’s first essays…

A federal judge ordered pages that were deleted from websites of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal health agencies to be restored. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jessica McGowan/Getty Images A federal judge has ordered federal health agencies to restore websites and datasets that were abruptly pulled down beginning in late January, prompting an outcry from medical and public health communities. The temporary restraining order was granted in response to a lawsuit filed against the federal government by Doctors for America (DFA), a progressive advocacy group representing physicians, and the nonprofit Public Citizen, a…

Important Update On July 21, 2021, a consensus issue was identified on the Ropsten network, where the go-ethereum, Erigon and Nethermind implementations had different transaction validation logic than Besu and OpenEthereum. New versions of the affected clients have been released and are linked in the “Client Versions” table below. The block number for London is unchanged, and still is 12 965 000. Node operators using an affected client MUST upgrade to the latest version. An overview of the issue is provided in the “Ropsten Consensus Issue” section. London After a successful testnet deployement, the London upgrade is now ready to…

In this article, we’ll explore strategies to improve rendering performance without sacrificing graphical quality, based on the SINGULARITY demo I built with Fiber + Drei. (If you’re using Vanilla Three.js, don’t worry—you might still find something useful!) Model Planning and Selection Not all objects in a scene require the same level of detail. Distant objects can have simplified models and low-resolution textures without significantly impacting the visual experience. Therefore, it is crucial to first understand how objects will be positioned relative to the camera. Low-poly models reduce the number of triangles processed, decreasing the load on the CPU and GPU.…

Astronomers have imaged a spectacular thread in the cosmic web, connecting two actively forming galaxies that existed when the universe was just 2 billion years old. Both galaxies at hand are home feeding supermassive black holes.The cosmic web stretches for an incredible 3 million light-years, making it about 30 times longer than the Milky Way. It is the vast scaffold upon which the structure of the visible universe is formed. Gas had flowed along its filaments, providing galaxies with the raw material needed for star formation and, thus, for their growth.That makes the study of the cosmic web crucial for…