The new app is called watchGPT and as I tipped off already, it gives you access to ChatGPT from your Apple Watch. Now the $10,000 question (or more accurately the $3.99 question, as that is the one-time cost of the app) is why having ChatGPT on your wrist is remotely necessary, so let’s dive into what exactly the app can do.
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cPanel Plugin Contains Log4j Vulnerability via @sejournal, @martinibuster
The popular cPanel web hosting server control panel software recently issued a patch to fix a critical flaw in the log4j Java library discovered in part of the software used for email. The vulnerability itself is named, Log4Shell.
Log4j Critical Log4Shell Vulnerability
Log4j is a Java library that adds a drop-in functionality to many online software products. For an end user it’s not something they would generally download and use.
It’s a Java library that would be included as part of the software. Because of that, end users aren’t generally aware if the software they use contain the vulnerability.
The log4j vulnerability is rated at 10 on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 representing the most dangerous level of vulnerability.
The vulnerability was described by a security researcher as catastrophic:
This rather catastrophic vulnerability affects anything that uses log4j to log anything that includes user input. And that means it affects nearly every Java application that accepts input from the Web.
— Wordfence (@wordfence) December 10, 2021
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The United States Department of Homeland Security urged fast action:
All organizations should upgrade to Log4j version 2.15.0 or apply appropriate vendor-recommended mitigations immediately.
Read more from @CISAgov about how to protect your organization ⬇️ https://t.co/5HJ72gQ1C9
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) December 12, 2021
cPanel Web Host Control Panel
cPanel is a control panel that makes it easy for a website operator to manage their website hosting environment.
cPanel offers a graphical user interface (GUI) that looks similar to a desktop interface. It makes it easy perform tasks like update the version of PHP used by websites, control the firewall and add a security certificate, among many things.
According to the business intelligence company BuiltWith, there are over three million customers who use cPanel.
United States Government Statement on Log4Shell Vulnerability
The United States government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a statement on Saturday Novemember 11, 2021 urging software developers and vendors that use the log4j library in their products to immediately patch their products and for the vendors to notify customers.
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The Director of CISA, Jen Easterly, wrote:
“CISA is working closely with our public and private sector partners to proactively address a critical vulnerability affecting products containing the log4j software library.
…End users will be reliant on their vendors, and the vendor community must immediately identify, mitigate, and patch the wide array of products using this software.
Vendors should also be communicating with their customers to ensure end users know that their product contains this vulnerability and should prioritize software updates.”
The statement says that the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, National Security Agency and the FBI are also coordinating their proactive stance toward creating awareness of the problem and mitigating vulnerabilities.
The statement adds:
“We continue to urge all organizations to review the latest CISA current activity alert and upgrade to log4j version 2.15.0, or apply their appropriate vendor recommended mitigations immediately.
To be clear, this vulnerability poses a severe risk. We will only minimize potential impacts through collaborative efforts between government and the private sector. We urge all organizations to join us in this essential effort and take action.”
cPanel Plugin Log4Shell Vulnerability
The vulnerable Log4j Java library was discovered in an essential cPanel plugin called cPanel Dovecot Solr plugin.
The plugin is an essential component of the IMAP email protocol.
cPanel describes it as:
“The cPanel Solr plugin enables Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) Full-Text Search (FTS) Indexing (powered by Apache Solr™), which provides fast search capabilities for IMAP mailboxes.”
An official cPanel forum discussion was among the first to identify that cPanel contained the log4j library and therefore may pose a security risk.
Within hours a cPanel technical analyst announced that a patch has been released.
“We have published an update with the mitigation for CVE-2021-44228 to the cpanel-dovecot-solr RPM.
Obtaining the Mitigation for CVE-2021-44228
You can run a cPanel Update which will update the cpanel-dovecot-solr RPM for you:
How to update cPanel/WHM”If you previously uninstalled cPanel Solr, you may install it again with the steps in this guide
How to Install cPanel Solr“
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Citations
cPanel Forum Discussion
log4j CVE-2021-44228, does it affect Cpanel?
United States Government Statement
Statement From CISA Director Easterly on “Log4j” Vulnerability
Facebook Faces Yet Another Outage: Platform Encounters Technical Issues Again
Uppdated: It seems that today’s issues with Facebook haven’t affected as many users as the last time. A smaller group of people appears to be impacted this time around, which is a relief compared to the larger incident before. Nevertheless, it’s still frustrating for those affected, and hopefully, the issues will be resolved soon by the Facebook team.
Facebook had another problem today (March 20, 2024). According to Downdetector, a website that shows when other websites are not working, many people had trouble using Facebook.
This isn’t the first time Facebook has had issues. Just a little while ago, there was another problem that stopped people from using the site. Today, when people tried to use Facebook, it didn’t work like it should. People couldn’t see their friends’ posts, and sometimes the website wouldn’t even load.
Downdetector, which watches out for problems on websites, showed that lots of people were having trouble with Facebook. People from all over the world said they couldn’t use the site, and they were not happy about it.
When websites like Facebook have problems, it affects a lot of people. It’s not just about not being able to see posts or chat with friends. It can also impact businesses that use Facebook to reach customers.
Since Facebook owns Messenger and Instagram, the problems with Facebook also meant that people had trouble using these apps. It made the situation even more frustrating for many users, who rely on these apps to stay connected with others.
During this recent problem, one thing is obvious: the internet is always changing, and even big websites like Facebook can have problems. While people wait for Facebook to fix the issue, it shows us how easily things online can go wrong. It’s a good reminder that we should have backup plans for staying connected online, just in case something like this happens again.
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We asked ChatGPT what will be Google (GOOG) stock price for 2030
Investors who have invested in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) stock have reaped significant benefits from the company’s robust financial performance over the last five years. Google’s dominance in the online advertising market has been a key driver of the company’s consistent revenue growth and impressive profit margins.
In addition, Google has expanded its operations into related fields such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence. These areas show great promise as future growth drivers, making them increasingly attractive to investors. Notably, Alphabet’s stock price has been rising due to investor interest in the company’s recent initiatives in the fast-developing field of artificial intelligence (AI), adding generative AI features to Gmail and Google Docs.
However, when it comes to predicting the future pricing of a corporation like Google, there are many factors to consider. With this in mind, Finbold turned to the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to suggest a likely pricing range for GOOG stock by 2030. Although the tool was unable to give a definitive price range, it did note the following:
“Over the long term, Google has a track record of strong financial performance and has shown an ability to adapt to changing market conditions. As such, it’s reasonable to expect that Google’s stock price may continue to appreciate over time.”
GOOG stock price prediction
While attempting to estimate the price range of future transactions, it is essential to consider a variety of measures in addition to the AI chat tool, which includes deep learning algorithms and stock market experts.
Finbold collected forecasts provided by CoinPriceForecast, a finance prediction tool that utilizes machine self-learning technology, to anticipate Google stock price by the end of 2030 to compare with ChatGPT’s projection.
According to the most recent long-term estimate, which Finbold obtained on March 20, the price of Google will rise beyond $200 in 2030 and touch $247 by the end of the year, which would indicate a 141% gain from today to the end of the year.
Google has been assigned a recommendation of ‘strong buy’ by the majority of analysts working on Wall Street for a more near-term time frame. Significantly, 36 analysts of the 48 have recommended a “strong buy,” while seven people have advocated a “buy.” The remaining five analysts had given a ‘hold’ rating.
The average price projection for Alphabet stock over the last three months has been $125.32; this objective represents a 22.31% upside from its current price. It’s interesting to note that the maximum price forecast for the next year is $160, representing a gain of 56.16% from the stock’s current price of $102.46.
While the outlook for Google stock may be positive, it’s important to keep in mind that some potential challenges and risks could impact its performance, including competition from ChatGPT itself, which could affect Google’s price.
Disclaimer: The content on this site should not be considered investment advice. Investing is speculative. When investing, your capital is at risk.
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This Apple Watch app brings ChatGPT to your wrist — here’s why you want it
ChatGPT feels like it is everywhere at the moment; the AI-powered tool is rapidly starting to feel like internet connected home devices where you are left wondering if your flower pot really needed Bluetooth. However, after hearing about a new Apple Watch app that brings ChatGPT to your favorite wrist computer, I’m actually convinced this one is worth checking out.
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