– Warning of 16 serious vulnerabilities in Microsoft products
Microsoft has released a patch list (April) with 147 information security vulnerabilities in its products. This month’s release specifically focuses on 16 high impact and severe information security vulnerabilities…
The Department of Information Security, Ministry of Information and Communications issued official dispatch No. 608/CATTT-NCSC dated April 17, 2024 warning about high impact and serious information security vulnerabilities in announced Microsoft products. April 2024…
Accordingly, on April 9, 2024, Microsoft released a patch list (April) with 147 information security vulnerabilities in its products, focusing on 16 high-impact information security vulnerabilities. high and serious impact, allowing attackers to execute remote code, bypass protection mechanisms, spoofing attacks…
The Department of Information Security recommends: Agencies and businesses check, review and identify computers using potentially affected Windows operating systems; Make timely patch updates to avoid the risk of being attacked.
– From now on, people can track the route and enter departure and destination points when catching the bus in Ho Chi Minh City
On April 19, 2024, the application providing public passenger transport information on mobile devices (GoBus Ho Chi Minh City) was approved by the Public Transport Management Center – Department of Transport of Ho Chi Minh City. HCM (Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport) launched on the Zalo platform.
With the launch of this mini app, the City Department of Transport. Ho Chi Minh City has affirmed its efforts to develop the transportation industry in the direction of promoting the application and development of information technology, to help people have the best experience when using public transportation. People do not need to download additional external applications but can still use GoBus utilities easily and quickly with Zalo – a “national” application of Vietnamese people.
Sharing about the reason for developing “GoBus City. HCM” on Zalo Mini App, Mr. Le Hoan – Deputy Director of Public Transport Management Center – City Department of Transport. HCM believes that Zalo is a popular application in Vietnam because it is easy to use and close to Vietnamese people’s behavior. Therefore, releasing a mini app on this platform will take advantage of the popularity of Zalo, combined with the useful features of GoBus, which will help bring state agency services, specifically here, convenience. public transportation benefits in the city. Ho Chi Minh City to the people quickly and widely.
– Apple was forced to delete WhatsApp, Threads in China
This is a request of the Chinese government after initiating a bill to clean up the Internet and control cyberspace in the country.
Apple has removed two social networks WhatsApp and Threads, both owned by Meta, from the App Store in China. According to CNN, this move is in response to a request from the Chinese government.
According to experts, the iPhone manufacturer has also removed other messaging services such as Telegram and Signal. As a technology company that always complies with China’s strictest Internet censorship regime in the world, Apple said the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered the removal of these applications due to national security concerns.
“We have an obligation to comply with the laws in the countries where we operate, even when we disagree,” the Apple representative affirmed.
– Two US technology companies may face an EU antitrust investigation
EU regulators are preparing for an antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s $13 billion investment in technology company OpenAI, owner of the ChatGPT app.
Sources familiar with the matter recently said that European Union (EU) regulatory agencies are preparing for an antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s $13 billion investment in technology company OpenAI, the owner of the OpenAI technology company. owns the popular ChatGPT application.
Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership, alongside those between Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Amazon and Anthropic, has sparked calls for tighter oversight in both the US and Europe, as enforcement agencies Antitrust studies how these agreements affect competition.
The EU’s antitrust regulator has decided not to investigate the partnership under the bloc’s merger rules, a source said. But Microsoft could still face an antitrust investigation here.
Such an investigation could consider whether the partnership restricts or distorts competition in the EU’s internal market, or whether Microsoft’s market power distorts the market through some means. certain activity or not.
