January 2024

Retired Akamai CEO sues daughter’s ex-husband over unpaid millions 2024-01-03 at 21:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo And you thought your in-laws were bad The next time someone accuses you of being a bad son-in-law, you can counter with the case of retired Akamai chairman and CEO George Conrades, who just sued his daughter’s ex-husband in an […]

MIPS snags top SiFive brains to amp up RISC-V business 2024-01-03 at 20:31 By Dan Robinson Drew Barbier and Brad Burgess join after restructure at former employer Chip designer MIPS has picked up two former execs from SiFive in a bid to boost its RISC-V development efforts.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

European parking app announces data breach 2024-01-03 at 20:16 By Cyberattacks, data breaches and newly exploited vulnerabilities across the globe were analyzed in a recent report by Check Point Research.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

SpaceX sends first direct-to-cell Starlinks to orbit 2024-01-03 at 19:48 By Richard Speed It’s like a cell tower… in spaaaaace SpaceX has put the first six Direct to Cell-capable Starlink satellites into orbit following a successful Jan 3, 2023 launch.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Open source PostgreSQL named DBMS of the year by DB-Engines 2024-01-03 at 19:16 By Lindsay Clark Already more than 37 years old, the relational system continues to gain popularity Open source PostgreSQL was today named database management system of the year by popular ranking site DB-Engines.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

European parking app announced data breach 2024-01-03 at 19:16 By Cyberattacks, data breaches and newly exploited vulnerabilities across the globe were analyzed in a recent report by Check Point Research.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Microsoft prepares Visual Studio 2013 for retirement 2024-01-03 at 18:31 By Richard Speed Tick-tock, developers: End of the road comes on April 9, 2024 Microsoft is warning developers that only months remain before extended support for Visual Studio 2013 is pulled on April 9.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Atos confirms talks with Airbus over cybersecurity wing sale 2024-01-03 at 17:46 By Connor Jones IT service company’s latest move to clear its maturing debts French IT services provider Atos has entered talks with Airbus to sell its tech security division in an effort to ease its financial burdens.… This article is an excerpt from

Japan to test datacenter powered by reused hydrogen fuel cells 2024-01-03 at 16:47 By Dan Robinson The source? Repurposed parts from electric vehicles Honda and Mitsubishi are to test the feasibility of powering a datacenter with fuel cells taken from electric vehicles, using hydrogen produced as a byproduct of an industrial process.… This article is

Windows boss takes on taskbar turmoil, pledges to ‘make Start menu great again’ 2024-01-03 at 16:17 By Richard Speed Users aren’t the only ones questioning the Windows 11 feature’s utility Windows boss Mikhail Parakhin has admitted that the Start menu needs a bit of work.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

5 New Year’s resolutions for CISOs 2024-01-03 at 16:17 By In an ever-evolving digital age, how can CISOs prepare themselves and their employees? What should they take into consideration for the new year? This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Copy that? Xerox confirms ‘security incident’ at subsidiary 2024-01-03 at 15:31 By Connor Jones Company’s removal from ransomware gang’s leak blog could mean negotiations underway Xerox has officially confirmed that a cyber baddie broke into the systems of its US subsidiary – a week after INC Ransom claimed to have exfiltrated data from the copier

Malware Using Google MultiLogin Exploit to Maintain Access Despite Password Reset 2024-01-03 at 15:31 By Information stealing malware are actively taking advantage of an undocumented Google OAuth endpoint named MultiLogin to hijack user sessions and allow continuous access to Google services even after a password reset. According to CloudSEK, the critical exploit facilitates session persistence and cookie

Mobile vehicle barriers: Long-term security solution for temporary events 2024-01-03 at 15:16 By Even without terroristic intent, crash-rated mobile vehicle barriers offer a proven solution against vehicle ramming incidents, like the one experienced in Waukesha to those caused by simple error.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original