A CPR report – Check Point Research – reveals an increase in 8% in weekly cyberattacks globally in the second quarter of the year. According to experts, this is the most significant increase in two years.
Ademar Days
Journalist
Radio Horizonte Algarve / Tavira
In Portugal, the average number of ransomware attacks per organization in the first half of the year was 1.095, in an increase of 9% compared to the same period in 2022.
Beyond ransomware attacks, hacktivism also increased, with politically motivated groups launching attacks against selected targets.
Check Point Research details that USB devices have once again become a significant threat and that the misuse of artificial intelligence has also increased.
New data from Google shows that, in Portugal, research into artificial intelligence is on the rise. Second technological giant, trends among Portuguese internet users show that, this year, interest in this topic has increased 290% face a 2022 and 500% compared to the last five years.
Among the most popular questions are “How does artificial intelligence work?", which registered growth of 7.580% since last year. Searches for “When did artificial intelligence appear??†increased by more than 5.000%. It also includes “What is artificial intelligence?", that grew 2.620%, and “Where artificial intelligence is used?", an increase of 270%.
Google adds that the Portuguese also searched for ways to use technology to increase productivity, give free rein to your imagination and develop your professional careers.
The use of Internet-connected televisions in the European Union has increased to 52%, between 2020 and 2022, an increase of nine percentage points, released Eurostat.
The study looked at the age range of 16 to 74 years and indicates that, beyond televisions, also the use of smart portable devices rose nine points, To the 26%. This includes watches, fitness bracelets, glasses or headphones, among others.
Game consoles connected to the Internet, for your side, were used by 20% of people, while 10% used solutions for energy management, such as mains-connected thermostats or lights.
However, in 2022, 41% of people in the age group in question have never used any devices connected to the Internet.
Google announced that it is testing a new feature on YouTube, which can make it easier to find exactly the songs you are looking for.
This feature allows you to search on YouTube just by humming or humming the song you have in your head..
The test is currently only taking place on a “small percentage†of Android devices with the YouTube app and, to present results, There must be at least three minutes of audio to be able to proceed with a search.
There is still no information or forecast for the launch of this YouTube feature.
And in film, highlight for an action film.
“The Equalizer 3†marks the return of Robert McCall who, since abandoning his career as a government assassin, strives to make peace with the acts of his past and finds some comfort in executing justice on behalf of the oppressed. After moving to southern Italy, discovers that his new friends are under the control of the local crime boss. When events become life or death, McCall knows what he has to do: Become the protector of your friends and face the Mafia.
Denzel Washington is the protagonist, with Dakota Fanning and David Denman among other cast highlights. Antoine Fuqua is the director.
Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEyQ1Hi4yOg
