January 2024

NHS England published heavily redacted Palantir contract as festivities began 2024-01-02 at 15:01 By Lindsay Clark Health org that previously promised it learned its lesson on transparency will ███, ███, and ███ NHS England picked the last working day before Christmas to publish a heavily redacted contract for the controversial Federated Data Platform, which it […]

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Mozilla CEO pockets a packet, asks biz to pick up pace the ‘Mozilla way’ 2024-01-02 at 14:01 By Richard Speed Which is all about privacy and encryption, apparently Mozilla closed out 2023 with a report that dodges its flatlining browser market share and Mozilla.social beta in favor of calls for a faster pace from its

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2024 sure looks like an exciting year for datacenter silicon 2024-01-02 at 12:46 By Tobias Mann Loads of chips from Nvidia, AMD, Intel on the way – and very probably some surprises along the way as well Comment  The new year is already shaping up to be one of the most significant in terms of

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The Definitive Enterprise Browser Buyer’s Guide 2024-01-02 at 12:46 By Security stakeholders have come to realize that the prominent role the browser has in the modern corporate environment requires a re-evaluation of how it is managed and protected. While not long-ago web-borne risks were still addressed by a patchwork of endpoint, network, and cloud solutions,

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Google Settles $5 Billion Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking Users in ‘Incognito Mode’ 2024-01-02 at 12:46 By Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed in June 2020 that alleged that the company misled users by tracking their surfing activity who thought that their internet use remained private when using the “incognito” or “private” mode on web browsers.

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Navigating the truth maze in a world of clever machines and cleverer marketers 2024-01-02 at 11:46 By Rupert Goodwins Recognizing what’s unique about AI will give us the tools to keep it in check Opinion  All the worries and fears about AI boil down to one. How do we know how well it’s working?… This

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UK government lays out plan to divert people’s broken gizmos from landfill 2024-01-02 at 10:32 By Richard Speed Right to repair meets right to recycle The UK government hopes to make it easier for folks to reuse and recycle electrical goods rather than consign old gear to the landfill.… This article is an excerpt from

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Crypto-crook Sam Bankman-Fried spared a second trial 2024-01-02 at 09:47 By Laura Dobberstein Eighth charge related to campaign contributions would just take too dang long US prosecutors do not plan to proceed with a second trial of convicted and imprisoned crypto-villain Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), according to a Southern District of New York court letter filed

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While you holidayed, Microsoft brought Copilot to mobile devices, again 2024-01-02 at 08:46 By Simon Sharwood Redmond’s AI assistant bounds onto Android and iOS without Bing branding First Look  While many readers enjoyed holiday downtime, Microsoft was busy bringing its Copilot AI to Android and iOS.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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Huawei bets its 2024 on datacenter infrastructure 2024-01-02 at 06:32 By Simon Sharwood Compute, networking and storage are key, and global sales are still possible – despite, y’know, controversy Huawei chair Hu Houkun has prepared the Chinese tech giant for 2024 by suggesting its datacenter offerings are the key to success in the new year.…

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A ship carrying 800 tonnes of Li-Ion batteries caught fire. What could possibly go wrong? 2024-01-02 at 03:02 By Simon Sharwood Less than you might imagine, thankfully The US Coast Guard has advised that a ship carrying around 800 tonnes of Lithium-Ion batteries – some of which caught fire – is out of danger after

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New Variant of DLL Search Order Hijacking Bypasses Windows 10 and 11 Protections 2024-01-01 at 16:17 By Security researchers have detailed a new variant of a dynamic link library (DLL) search order hijacking technique that could be used by threat actors to bypass security mechanisms and achieve execution of malicious code on systems running Microsoft

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New Terrapin Flaw Could Let Attackers Downgrade SSH Protocol Security 2024-01-01 at 11:47 By Security researchers from Ruhr University Bochum have discovered a vulnerability in the Secure Shell (SSH) cryptographic network protocol that could allow an attacker to downgrade the connection’s security by breaking the integrity of the secure channel. Called Terrapin (CVE-2023-48795, CVSS score: 5.9), the

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New JinxLoader Targeting Users with Formbook and XLoader Malware 2024-01-01 at 09:02 By A new Go-based malware loader called JinxLoader is being used by threat actors to deliver next-stage payloads such as Formbook and its successor XLoader. The disclosure comes from cybersecurity firms Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 and Symantec, both of which highlighted multi-step attack sequences that led to

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