February 2024

JetBrains urges swift patching of latest critical TeamCity flaw 2024-02-07 at 14:47 By Connor Jones Cloud version is safe, but no assurances offered about possible on-prem exploits JetBrains is encouraging all users of TeamCity (on-prem) to upgrade to the latest version following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in the CI/CD tool.… This article is

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Bank boss has pay slashed after presiding over tech outages in 2023 2024-02-07 at 14:16 By Laura Dobberstein Singapore’s DBS wants accountability for digital dropouts Singapore banking group DBS has slashed its CEO’s variable pay by 30 percent as an accountability measure after digital disruptions hit the organization in 2023.… This article is an excerpt

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HoRNDIS MacGyvers your Mac to get online with Androids 2024-02-07 at 13:17 By Liam Proven Apple makes this harder every macOS release, but there are ways nonetheless FOSS Fest  These days, Macs will only talk to Apple phones to get online out of the box, but you can get around the restrictions if you’re determined

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New Webinar: 5 Steps to vCISO Success for MSPs and MSSPs 2024-02-07 at 12:46 By 2024 will be the year of the vCISO. An incredible 45% of MSPs and MSSPs are planning to start offering vCISO services in 2024. As an MSP/MSSP providing vCISO services, you own the organization’s cybersecurity infrastructure and strategy. But you also need

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Global Coalition and Tech Giants Unite Against Commercial Spyware Abuse 2024-02-07 at 12:46 By A coalition of dozens of countries, including France, the U.K., and the U.S., along with tech companies such as Google, MDSec, Meta, and Microsoft, have signed a joint agreement to curb the abuse of commercial spyware to commit human rights abuses.

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UK government plans to spend over £100M on AI … but copyright code is held up 2024-02-07 at 12:31 By Richard Speed ‘Pro-innovation’ but perhaps not for the folks whose data was trained on The UK government is to spend over £100 million ($125 million) to support regulators and researchers as it publishes its response

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How Neuraspace aims to clean up orbital clutter with AI 2024-02-07 at 11:46 By Richard Speed Can tech and regulations beat the great satellite landgrab? Interview  Debris speeding along in orbit is becoming an increasing hazard for spacecraft. We can either ignore the problem and hope it resolves itself or accept there is an issue

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The spyware business is booming despite government crackdowns 2024-02-07 at 10:47 By Jessica Lyons ‘Almost zero data being shared across the industry on this particular threat,’ we’re told The commercial spyware economy – despite government and big tech’s efforts to crack down – appears to be booming.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

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Alaska Airlines’ door-dropping flight was missing bolts 2024-02-07 at 09:48 By Thomas Claburn Preliminary investigation confirms pilot chat was overwritten but doesn’t mention attempts to recover data The door plug that fell out of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 last month wasn’t properly bolted into place, according to a preliminary investigation.… This article is an excerpt

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