A newly documented Linux botnet named SSHStalker is using the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) operations. The protocol was invented in 1988, and its ...

Following a Dec. 13 mass shooting at Brown University — which killed two undergraduate students, Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov and Ella Cook, and seriously wounded Kendall Turner, a graduate of Durham ...

Why the proliferation of wireless protocols is creating headaches for engineers. How multiprotocol wireless SoCs simplify IoT complexity and integration challenges. How innovations are tackling ...

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open-source and universal communication protocol that allows AI models to connect to external data sources. MCP has been developed by Anthropic, and Google, OpenAI, ...

This article is a WTF explainer, in which we break down media and marketing’s most confusing terms. More from the series → Ad tech has a new acronym, dubbed “AdCP,” and it’s one backed by some of the ...

Google has launched a new open-source payment system intended to help AI apps move money around, as per Fortune. The open-source payment service includes payment options using credit cards, debit ...

For decades, the military has relied on large, multi-ton satellites for global communications from geostationary orbit (GEO), a prime location 35,000 kilometers above Earth that provides unique ...

In today’s geopolitical environment, data is no longer just an operational input. It’s become a strategic language—one that shapes alliances, triggers crises and carries national intent. For ...

The Matrix Foundation has released patches and mitigation details for two vulnerabilities that use its open standard communications protocol to transmit sensitive information. The nonprofit Matrix ...

Once again, too many standards are vying for dominance in solving a relatively simple problem. The IT industry needs to break this counterproductive pattern. You know the routine: The IT industry, ...