Amazon‘s remake of the 1980s classic Road House might have proven divisive among fans and critics alike, but there’s no denying it’s been incredibly popular.
The Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor-fronted film reboot, which made its Prime Video on March 21, has not only fought its way to the top of the streamer’s movie charts, but also into its record books. Indeed, as revealed on Prime Video’s various social media channels yesterday (April 1), Road House has amassed 50 million views in its first two weeks on the service. That’s enough to make it the most-watched Amazon Original movie in the e-commerce giant’s streaming-based history.
Road House has become Amazon MGM Studios’ most-watched produced film debut ever on a worldwide basis. pic.twitter.com/TXeBObt8MyApril 1, 2024
See more
In a statement (per Deadline), Amazon MGM Studios chief Jennifer Salke was gushing in her praise for Road House‘s record-breaking performance. Salke didn’t, however, mention director Doug Liman as part of her appreciation-laden response – a decision that might have something to do with theRoad House remake’s director lashing out at Amazon after the company apparently walked back on a promise to release it in theaters first.
“The ground-breaking, successful debut of Road House is a testament to the hard work and commitment from the entire Road House filmmaking team and the film’s cast led by the phenomenal Jake Gyllenhaal,” Salke said.
“The world is absolutely loving this entertaining, action-packed ride anchored by the performances of Jake, Conor McGregor, Daniela Melchior, Darren Barnet, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, Lukas Gage, Arturo Castro, JD Pardo and the rest of our stellar cast. It’s great to see the film taking off with both fans of the iconic original as well as a huge turnout from new audiences. This incredible film is really giving everyone something to talk about, and we couldn’t be more proud!”
All roads lead to success, apparently
2024’s Road House wasn’t received well by critics (Image credit: Marlee Chizari/Prime Video)
Road House‘s success is all the more impressive when you take its reviews into account. One of March’s new Prime Video movies has, at the time of writing, racked up some of the most average scores we’ve seen on famed review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes in a long time. Indeed, a cursory glance at the R-rated action film’s critics and audience ratings – which sit at 59% and 54% respectively – serve as proof of how middling it is. Based on those scores alone, you shouldn’t expect to see Road House‘s remake secure a spot on our best Prime Video movies list.
Of course, those Rotten Tomatoes ratings shouldn’t be viewed as the be-all and end-all. With just 184 reviews from critics and 2,500-plus opinions from general viewers, that contingent is but a tiny fraction of the tens of millions of people who have watched the flick – many of whom probably enjoyed what they saw. A quick glance at threads on other prominent online communities, such as Reddit and ResetEra, reveals that people were entertained by it, with Redditor Reload86 labeling it “an entertaining dumb-fun action flick” and ResetEra user Amagon calling it a “solid popcorn movie, surprisingly enough”.
Get the hottest deals available in your inbox plus news, reviews, opinion, analysis, deals and more from the TechRadar team.
Rotten Tomatoes, then, should only be used a gauge to see whether a movie is worth watching. My advice? You’re best checking it out on one of the world’s best streaming services to see if it deserves its mixed reception it’s been met with or not.
Arguably one of the most eye-catching things to come from the annual minefield that is April Fools’ Day was Hollow Knight Silksong‘s brand new page on the Xbox Store.
The store page itself is fairly unremarkable, containing no new information outside of an age rating that hadn’t previously been confirmed. It’s also quite bare bones, featuring just a brief product description and a handful of screenshots that we’ve seen before.
What is notable, though, is that the existence of Hollow Knight Silksong’s new Xbox store page is indeed real, and is still live today after April Fools’ Day, as Xbox product marketing manager Tao Sila points out on X / Twitter.
No this isn’t an April Fools Joke. The #HollowKnightSilksong Wishlist page really is up on Xbox https://t.co/cjL1X3M4ZgApril 1, 2024
See more
Should we get our hopes up?
Now, as mentioned, there is one new bit of information on this store page, that being Hollow Knight Silksong’s age rating of E10+ / PEGI 7. This is, however, nothing too groundbreaking, as it’s the exact same age rating that was awarded to the original Hollow Knight back in 2017.
But an age rating usually means that a game isn’t too far from release, right? Well, not necessarily. As GamesRadar points out, an entry for Hollow Knight Silksong has yet to appear on the ESRB’s official website, suggesting that any age rating has yet to be finalized.
To further dampen your spirits, store pages for Hollow Knight Silksong aren’t anything new. You can head over to Steam, the PlayStation Store or indeed the Nintendo Switch eShop to find listings for the game; they’ve just yet to be updated with the game’s tentative age rating.
So, is Hollow Knight Silksong approaching its fabled release or is this just a bit of housekeeping on developer Team Cherry’s part to ensure the product is visible on all supported storefronts? It’s most likely the latter, but hey, any rumblings about one of the most anticipated upcoming games is welcome in my book.
Get the hottest deals available in your inbox plus news, reviews, opinion, analysis, deals and more from the TechRadar team.
The rapid rise and expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) use cases in recent years has led to companies sharply increasing experimentation and adoption of facial recognition and other biometric technology in their consumer-facing products and services. Apple pioneered this when the company introduced Face ID, allowing users to open their iPhones with a simple scan of their face, transitioning the use of biometric data from innovation to normalization.
Now, biometric data is a common form of personal currency, a firewall entirely unique to the individual. Use cases have expanded to airports with biometric boarding, mobile banking and e-commerce to facilitate and authenticate transactions, and even with various branches of law enforcement using it for surveillance purposes.
The benefits of AI-powered facial recognition technology are off the charts, with potential for dramatic increases in efficiency, security and ease of use across industries. But with upside comes an equally compelling downside, as organizations need to consider the privacy risks and concerns associated with collecting and using biometric data at scale.
Consumer trust
Firstly, consumer trust isn’t where it should be for technology vendors: according to the Pew Research Center, only 36% of survey respondents claimed they trusted technology vendors to use facial recognition technology responsibly. Technology vendors need to consider what negative implications a shift to biometric data may have on consumer consent, data governance and compliance with the various data privacy rules and regulations to avoid fines and penalties for misuse. Early returns on companies like Rite Aid attempting to walk that line have ended poorly, and with support for data privacy legislation increasing as society prepares for more AI, biometric data remains a key playing field for the hearts and minds of the public.
This is compounded by the fact that the adoption and evolution of facial recognition technology is moving faster than regulators and vendors can keep up with. The EU’s upcoming AI Act has placed facial recognition technology in the “unacceptable risk” category, but without a clear path to enforce AI regulation, the first wave of laws will have less impact on safe widespread rollout of the technology than developers themselves will have.
Gal Ringel
CEO and Co-Founder, Mine.
Risk management and user privacy
When it comes to risk management and user privacy, it’s crucial for businesses to understand how facial recognition technology and other expanded use cases for AI extend beyond the surface:
Threat to individual privacy and personal rights: With the scale of facial recognition used in public places, soon users and citizens will not be able to go virtually anywhere in public without surveillance, posing a major threat to privacy when many already feel vulnerable.
Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed!
Expanded risk surface for data vulnerabilities: Organizations are collecting more personal identifiable information (PII) than ever, but an increase in biometric data will exponentially increase that amount, creating more data than nearly any company is equipped to safely handle.
Increases opportunity for fraud and identity theft: PII is incredibly sensitive and, when compromised, can provide criminals with a wide range of access to high-profile bank accounts or health records and other valuable data caches. There are already cases of iPhones being hacked through face ID, and unimaginably large databases of biometric data only make future incidents all the likelier.
Programming biases and imperfections: Because AI-fueled facial recognition technology identifies facial characteristics based on how the models are trained and how databases are populated, it holds inherent bias and can misidentify certain groups, leading to privacy harms and the perpetuation of entrenched social biases.
With these potential issues in mind, companies developing facial recognition technology must approach the process with a holistic view of the impacts of the day-to-day user experience alongside the long-term customer journey and individual well-being. Social media developers likely could not have foreseen that their platforms would lead to universal drops in people’s attention spans or sharp rises in anxiety among the population. As we venture further and further into technology that was once deemed futuristic, privacy harms and technological repercussions have to be mulled over and incorporated into the earliest stages of design.
Innovation and security
This is not said to fearmonger; when done right, AI-based facial recognition technology can offer an innovative and more secure approach to identification verification.
Since this is an emerging technology still in its early stages, there’s time for organizations to ensure they’re keeping pace with innovation, while protecting customer privacy and biometric data. Here are a few best practices to consider when creating and adopting facial recognition and AI in business models and consumer products:
Transparency and Communication: Scanning someone’s face when they’re not aware it’s happening, where the data’s going, or who will have access to it can not only be invasive, but illegal, if not conducted within proper guidelines. Most current data privacy laws operate on some form of consent models, and that will be a tricky path to take for facial recognition systems scanning thousands of people daily. That makes it critical for organizations to clearly but quickly educate consumers on the tech and to gain user consent in a transparent manner.
Ensure diversity and quality in dataset programming: AI-tools can only be as good as their algorithms and datasets. Organizations and tech vendors need to train facial recognition platforms with AI algorithms that are programmed with a widely diverse and ranging dataset that represents multiple subsets of people and faces to avoid bias and minimize harms for underrepresented groups.
Protect the data: After collecting biometric data on a mass scale for hundreds to thousands of users, it’s vital to use the right safeguards to protect the sensitive data you capture. Organizations must maintain a comprehensive data protection and security strategy to ensure maximum defenses are in place to avoid data breaches and leaks. I would argue current security frameworks will soon become inadequate, meaning companies developing AI and using data to train it must venture above and beyond current data security standards to ensure the technology of tomorrow is safe for consumers.
Summing up
User privacy needs to be prioritized when handling biometric data. This information is so sensitive and personal that any innovation it can drive must take a backseat to privacy, as the harms of poorly implemented facial recognition technology outweigh the benefits.
As biometrics continues to go mainstream, data discovery, data classification and the handling of sensitive information will become mainstay on IT task lists. But the key to not overwhelming IT is to incorporate data privacy principles and tactics at the start of development, so problems can be tackled proactively rather than reactively.
This will be tech’s main challenge in the coming years. With AI fever everywhere, users will soon expect to access facial recognition services and products in a more personalized, efficient way, without compromising on the privacy front. If companies fail to accomplish that and to keep users safe, there is little reason to invest in AI. But if companies can manage the task and protect privacy alongside innovation, then the future is now.
This article was produced as part of TechRadarPro’s Expert Insights channel where we feature the best and brightest minds in the technology industry today. The views expressed here are those of the author and are not necessarily those of TechRadarPro or Future plc. If you are interested in contributing find out more here: https://www.techradar.com/news/submit-your-story-to-techradar-pro
Apple could launch AirPods Lite — a more affordable version of its truly wireless stereo (TWS) earphones — later this year, alongside the second generation over the ears AirPods Max headphones, according to an investor note from a market analyst. Previous reports have also suggested that Apple is working on cheaper AirPods models alongside refreshed versions of the standard AirPods and AirPods Max, while the company is yet to disclose any plans to launch new wireless earphone models this year.
According to an investor note issued by Haitong International Securities analyst Jeff Pu seen by 9to5Mac, the iPhone maker will launch a cheaper AirPods Lite model in H2 2024. Apple is also planning to launch a new AirPods Max model later this year, to succeed the first-generation model that was introduced in December 2020, according to Pu, who didn’t provide any details on how much the device could cost, or what features it would offer.
Production of AirPods is expected to increase during the second half of the year, the analyst reportedly stated in the research note that also predicts a “muted demand for existing models” will result in the volume of the company’s TWS earphones falling to 55 million units this year — a drop of 4 percent year-on-year (YoY).
Last month, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Apple was preparing its “biggest AirPods launch to date”. The Cupertino firm is expected to launch the successor to the AirPods (3rd generation) in two models codenamed B768(E) and B768(M) — the E and M are said to stand for “entry” and “mid-tier”, respectively, and the latter could arrive with support for more features, such as active noise cancellation and external speakers for improved Find My support.
There’s no word on whether Apple will launch two new fourth generation AirPods models in addition to the rumoured AirPods Lite, or whether the cheaper AirPods 4 model could make its debut as the purported entry level AirPods Lite. Earlier reports suggest a third generation AirPods Pro is expected to arrive in H2 2025 with an improved H3 chip and a new earbud design. More details on the company’s upcoming AirPods models are likely to surface in the coming months, before they are rumoured to make their debut.
Affiliate links may be automatically generated – see our ethics statement for details.
In recent weeks, the frequency as well as intensity of geomagnetic storms has increased. This is perhaps due to the approaching peak of solar cycle 25 which is likely to boost solar activity. Thus, we may see more intense and frequent solar storms, geomagnetic storms, CMEs and solar flares. Now, forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm alert due to approaching solar winds.
According to a Space Weather report, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have revealed that a stream of solar wind is making its way towards Earth and it may graze the planet’s magnetic field. It is predicted to result in a G-1 geomagnetic storm on April 4. For the unaware, G-1 geomagnetic storms are considered to be minor storms and are weak in intensity. However, they may spark shortwave radio blackouts on certain occasions.
NOAA also says that the geomagnetic storm is likely to spark auroras. Stellar streaks of light across the sky may be seen around the Arctic Circle, while faint auroras might also stretch as far as the US-Canadian border.
The report states, “NOAA has issued a minor (G1-class) geomagnetic storm watch for April 4th when a stream of solar wind is expected to graze Earth’s magnetic field. The storm could cause bright naked-eye auroras around the Arctic Circle, with fainter photographic auroras as far south as the US-Canadian border.”
How do auroras form?
According to NASA, solar particles are released when a solar storm interacts with Earth’s magnetic field. These particles interact with the gases present in our atmosphere and form auroras, which are most frequent in places such as the Arctic Circle, Reykjavik in Iceland and Svalbard in Norway.
Scientists study aurora from multiple vantage points – below, above, and within. NASA missions such as THEMIS investigate what causes auroras to dramatically shift from slowly shimmering waves of light to wildly shifting streaks of colour from above. Meanwhile, ground-based telescopes and radar look upward to track what’s happening in the sky.
One more thing! We are now on WhatsApp Channels! Follow us there so you never miss any updates from the world of technology. To follow the HT Tech channel on WhatsApp, click here to join now!
Perplexity AI, the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search engine, is reportedly planning to show ads on its platform. The advertisers will be given space in the related questions part of the user flow, where the ads will be incorporated based on the relevance of the user query, as per the report. The company is said to show ads by the next financial quarter, which users might see starting in July. Notably, recently Perplexity partnered with Nothing to offer a free Perplexity Pro subscription on every purchase of Phone 2a.
The Chief Business Officer of Perplexity, Dmitry Shevelenko, spoke with Adweek to reveal the company’s plans to sell ads. As per the report, the plan is to integrate ads in a way that is not obstructive or intrusive to the user. For that, Perplexity will show ads in its related questions section that appear when a user makes a primary query on the platform.
Once a user asks a question, the AI chatbot scours the internet to find relevant information and presents it in a conversational style, while annotating the sources where it took the data from. Right underneath that, there is a ‘Related’ section which shows questions that delve deeper into the topic or questions related to the original query. Currently, the company claims these related questions to be organic and curated using the recommendation algorithm of AI. However, once the company starts selling ads, these will be a combination of organic and brand-sponsored questions.
However, the report stated that the company does not plan to show random ads, and will only place them where it is also relevant to the user. The Google Search rival told Adweek that the decision to include ads in the related question section was made as it accounts for 40 percent of the AI search platform’s total queries. In January, Perplexity’s CEO Aravind Srinivas said in a post that the platform has 10 million monthly active users (MAU).
The strong numbers also resulted in the platform raising $73.6 million (roughly Rs. 613 Crores) in its Series B funding led by IVP. Nvidia and Jeff Bezos were also onboarded as investors during the fundraising. Now, the company must convince advertisers that the ad space it is selling them can offer good visibility for their products.
Affiliate links may be automatically generated – see our ethics statement for details.
Sony has announced that the slimmer variant of the PlayStation 5 console, which first launched in the US in November last year, will be available in India, starting April 5. Both the disc and digital editions of PS5 slim will go on sale in the country this week, with stock availability at participating retailers confirmed. PS5 slim, a lighter and thinner version of the original console, retains much of the PlayStation 5 design language, but comes with a detachable disc drive and slightly bigger storage.
The PlayStation parent has also confirmed the pricing for PS5 slim in India, with the console selling at the same prices as the existing PS5. The disc version of the PS5 slim will sell at Rs. 54,990, while the digital edition is priced at Rs. 44,990. Customers who buy the digital edition of the console can purchase the PS5 slim disc drive separately.
The PS5 slim will be available at offline and online retailers in the country from April 5. Stocks of the new variant of the console should be available at Sony’s ShopatSC website, Amazon, Flipkart, Games The Shop and other participating retailers.
Sony refreshed the PS5 lineup in October last year, announcing a slimmer redesigned console, which comes with mostly the same hardware specifications as the original PS5. The design changes have led to an overall smaller form factor, with the PS5 slim seeing a reduction in volume by more than 30 percent, and weight by up to 24 percent compared to the standard PS5.
The PS5 slim comes with a detachable disc drive Photo Credit: Sony
The slimmer version of the PS5 also boasts slightly bigger internal storage, up from the standard PS5’s 825GB custom SSD to 1TB. Customers also get the option to add an external UHD Blu-ray disc drive to the PS5 slim digital edition console. The new variant’s processing power and graphical capabilities, however, remain the same as the original PS5.
Sony is also reportedly readying a “Pro” version of PS5 for launch later this year as the current console generation enters the latter half of its life cycle. Analysts said in February that the Japanese electronics giant was looking to get an updated PS5 Pro ready for the launch of Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto 6, set to arrive sometime in 2025.
Leaked specifications of the PS5 Pro hint at the updated console featuring 45 percent faster rendering and up to three times the compute power of PS5 — 33.5 teraflops of single-precision compute power compared to the PS5’s 10.28 teraflops.
Affiliate links may be automatically generated – see our ethics statement for details.
Samsung started rolling out its major One UI 6.1 update last week. The update that debuted with the Galaxy S24 series in January with several AI and Generative AI functionalities is rolling out to older models like the Galaxy S23 family and Galaxy Z Fold 5 now. The latest update seems to restore a feature for OLED screens that was missing from the previous One UI 6 update. This feature helps to extend the lifespan of OLED displays and was previously available in the One UI 5 version.
Persian publication Toranji spotted the burn-in protection feature in the latest One UI 6.1 update. Samsung has reportedly restored burn-in protection for the status bar in eligible devices including the Galaxy S23 Ultra after installation of One UI 6.1. The functionality shifts the icons in the status bar by a few pixels every few minutes.
The report includes a GIF showing the feature. In the GIF, the UI elements on the status bar and navigation bar move slightly at regular intervals instead of remaining fixed at an exact position. The functionality is designed to eliminate screen burn-in issues on OLED displays. This was absent in One UI 6.
The One UI 6.1 update is rolling out globally to last year’s Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Z Fold 5, and Galaxy Z Flip 5 smartphones. The Galaxy Tab S9 series is also r the receiving the update. Majority of the users are expected to get the update in April.
Samsung’s One UI 6.1 was announced in January with the launch of the Galaxy S24 series. It brings several AI-backed features as part of the Galaxy AI experience. These include Live Translate, Chat Assist, Note Assist, and Circle to Search.
Affiliate links may be automatically generated – see our ethics statement for details.
YouTube Music has started rolling out a new feature that allows desktop users to download music for offline listening. Previously, offline downloading was primarily accessible to mobile users through the YouTube Music app. However, with the latest update, desktop users can now download music directly from the website. This feature enables users to enjoy their favourite tracks without requiring an active internet connection, providing greater convenience and flexibility. The offline tracks can be accessed through a separate tab on the YouTube Music site.
Spotted first by 9to5Google, the YouTube Music support for offline downloads has started rolling out to users. Gadgets 360 was able to verify this feature. When you open the YouTube Music website on the desktop, a “New! Download music to listen offline” message appears on the screen beside the Library tab in the sidebar. Once you click on the tab, alongside the primary Library layout, there appears a Downloads tab.
Whatever file you choose to download can later be accessed via the Library > Downloads tab on the YouTube Music site and can be further navigated by its type. For instance, alongside singular music tracks, you can also download entire albums, playlists or podcasts, like on the YouTube Music application.
To save a file for later on the site, you can click on the download button. You will then find a “Downloading” indicator in the bottom left corner of the screen. Once the download is complete, you can find the file under the Downloads tab. YouTube Music also notes that “Downloads remain available as long as your device has an active internet connection at least once every 30 days.” This is a standard requirement, even on the mobile application.
A recent report claimed that the Song search feature from YouTube’s mobile application is rolling out to YouTube Music. This feature allows users to hum or sing a tune to help find the song faster and is particularly helpful when someone cannot remember the name of the song, the lyrics or even the artist.
Affiliate links may be automatically generated – see our ethics statement for details.
The future of mobile malware is here. For the first time, cybercriminals are infiltrating iOS and Android devices and stealing user face scans. Then, armed with the power of deepfakes and AI, they’re replicating the user’s likeness to break into their bank accounts.
Yes, you read that correctly. Today’s technology allows bad actors to spoof biometric safeguards and hijack your face. This hack is as novel as it is terrifying – and it warrants immediate action from enterprises and users alike.
The arrival of deepfake hacking
This is truly a brave new world of hacking. Believed to be developed by the Chinese-speaking crime group GoldFactory, this hack uses fake apps to trick users into performing biometric verification checks. Unwittingly, users then share the facial scans required to bypass the same checks employed by legitimate banking apps in Asia Pacific.
The hackers do this by – and here’s the real innovation – using AI-powered face-swapping platforms. With biometric data in hand, as well as the ability to intercept 2FA text messages, these cybercriminals create deepfake replicas of their victims, enabling unauthorized access to their banking accounts. The result is an app scam that researchers have never seen before.
In a way, this hack reminds me of Cherryblos, another threat I wrote about in November that uses mobile malware to extract passwords and sensitive information from images. Now, it seems, hackers are turning their efforts from static images to user faces.
Unfortunately, it’s understandable why hackers are going down this route. Facial biometrics are one of the most popular mobile access methods and are used at least once a day with an app by more than 130 million Americans. Up until this point, facial biometrics have been seen as a trusted alternative to passwords. The authentication method is quick, convenient, and difficult to falsify. This cunning attack shows that it’s indeed tough to crack – but not impossible.
Apu Pavithran
Founder and CEO, Hexnode.
Enterprises must fight fire with fire
This hack is only currently active in a specific region and a specific app vertical but don’t be fooled – it’s a sign of threats to come. The entry barrier for AI and deepfake technology is low and any hacking actor with a semblance of budget and know-how is looking at this case for inspiration. For enterprises, this means fighting fire with fire and building robust mobile malware and biometric identification protections today.
Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed!
This starts with getting a grip on the apps in your ecosystem. A good way to do this is by creating a custom “store” with approved apps for corporate endpoints. Think of it like your own Play Store or App Store. Here, you can also modify permissions to regulate the level of control the app has over target devices and remove anything resembling risky behavior. It’s also vital to have strict cybersecurity criteria when inspecting which apps do or don’t make your store. If something doesn’t meet your standards, blacklist it.
Next, adhere to best practices to combat mobile malware, beginning with maintaining up-to-date devices through effective patch management. Enable auto-updates, install updates promptly upon release, and automate software modifications outside of business hours. Similarly, prioritize security scans and device monitoring. Deploy a user session monitoring system to identify malware and block suspicious sessions before users share any personal data.
Finally, watch out for the telltale signs of malware infection. This includes things like device battery drain, unusual data storage, slow performance, and strange behavior. Regular audits with a unified endpoint protection software platform can help to uncover these device malfunctions. Additionally, so can another enterprise resource: employees.
Spotting and stopping social engineering attacks
In the “face” of this new threat – excuse the pun – employees are arguably the most important cybersecurity element for enterprises to get right. Why? Because social engineering is malware’s main infection avenue and this case is no different.
This hack isn’t capitalizing on Android or iOS vulnerabilities. Rather, for this facejacking malware to work, the victim must authorize relevant permissions, therefore requiring a multi-stage social engineering strategy to gain entry into the phone.
This point is worth repeating. The malware cannot rip official biometric data on Android or iOS since this information is – rightfully – encrypted and kept separate from running apps. The entire hack relies on tricking the user. Only once invited inside the device can the trojan horse then read incoming SMS messages, control background functions, and request to capture the victim’s face.
Now more than ever, users must understand how to stay safe for their own good and that of the enterprise. IT must spearhead cyber hygiene initiatives and instruct employees to avoid clicking suspicious links, use company-approved apps, and report device problems like failed software updates or irregular performance.
And, in this evermore complicated landscape of cybersecurity and AI, remind users to think twice whenever an app asks for a face scan.
This article was produced as part of TechRadarPro’s Expert Insights channel where we feature the best and brightest minds in the technology industry today. The views expressed here are those of the author and are not necessarily those of TechRadarPro or Future plc. If you are interested in contributing find out more here: https://www.techradar.com/news/submit-your-story-to-techradar-pro
