Sam Varghese has been writing for iTWire since 2006, a year after the site came into existence. For nearly a decade thereafter, he wrote mostly about free and open source software, based on his own use of this genre of software. Since May 2016, he has been writing across many areas of technology. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years in India (Indian Express and Deccan Herald), the UAE (Khaleej Times) and Australia (Daily Commercial News (now defunct) and The Age). His personal blog is titled Irregular Expression.
Microsoft has patched 49 CVEs in its June 2024 Patch Tuesday release, with this being the second successive month in which less than 60 CVEs were patched.
Security firm Mandiant says attackers have used stolen credentials to steal the data of as many as 165 organisations from storage provider Snowflake.
Australia's eSafety Commissioner has dropped legal action against social media site X (formerly Twitter) over the posting of videos of a stabbing in Sydney.