October 2024

One-year countdown to ‘biggest Ctrl-Alt-Delete in history’ as Windows 10 approaches end of support 2024-10-14 at 20:33 By Richard Speed Microsoft’s hardware compatibility gamble still hasn’t paid off Windows 10 is now just a year from its end of support date, and it is clear that Microsoft’s hardware compatibility gamble has yet to pay off.… […]

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NASA’s Europa Clipper leaves for Jupiter’s moon atop Falcon Heavy 2024-10-14 at 20:17 By Richard Speed Liftoff after dodging hurricanes and paranoia scrub SpaceX has sent NASA’s Europa Clipper on its mission to the Jupiter moon atop its Falcon Heavy rocket.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this

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Trump campaign arms up with ‘unhackable’ phones after Iranian intrusion 2024-10-14 at 17:32 By Iain Thomson Florida man gets his hands on ‘the best ever’ With less than a month to go before American voters head to the polls to choose their next president, the Trump campaign has been investing in secure tech to make

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AI’s thirst for power keeps coal fires burning bright 2024-10-14 at 16:17 By Dan Robinson So much for reducing our reliance on fossil fuels More evidence has emerged that AI-driven demand for energy to power datacenters is prolonging the life of coal-fired plants in the US.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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Thousands of Fortinet instances vulnerable to actively exploited flaw 2024-10-14 at 15:32 By Connor Jones No excuses for not patching this nine-month-old issue More than 86,000 Fortinet instances remain vulnerable to the critical flaw that attackers started exploiting last week, according to Shadowserver’s data.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

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Fidelity Investments data breach impacts more than 77,000 customers 2024-10-14 at 15:16 By Fidelity Investments announced it experienced a data breach. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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39% of consumers admit to using generative AI on a weekly basis 2024-10-14 at 15:16 By Twenty-seven percent of employed survey respondents use privacy tools and settings to protect workplace information when using generative AI. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Nation-State Attackers Exploiting Ivanti CSA Flaws for Network Infiltration 2024-10-14 at 15:16 By A suspected nation-state adversary has been observed weaponizing three security flaws in Ivanti Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) a zero-day to perform a series of malicious actions. That’s according to findings from Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, which said the vulnerabilities were abused to gain

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5 Steps to Boost Detection and Response in a Multi-Layered Cloud 2024-10-14 at 15:16 By The link between detection and response (DR) practices and cloud security has historically been weak. As global organizations increasingly adopt cloud environments, security strategies have largely focused on “shift-left” practices—securing code, ensuring proper cloud posture, and fixing misconfigurations. However, this

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Supply Chain Attacks Exploit Entry Points in Python, npm, and Open-Source Ecosystems 2024-10-14 at 15:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have found that entry points could be abused across multiple programming ecosystems like PyPI, npm, Ruby Gems, NuGet, Dart Pub, and Rust Crates to stage software supply chain attacks. “Attackers can leverage these entry points to execute

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THN Cybersecurity Recap: Top Threats, Tools and Trends (Oct 7 – Oct 13) 2024-10-14 at 15:16 By Hey there, it’s your weekly dose of “what the heck is going on in cybersecurity land” – and trust me, you NEED to be in the loop this time. We’ve got everything from zero-day exploits and AI gone

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The best use for those latest manycore chips? AI, say server vendors 2024-10-14 at 15:03 By Dan Robinson PC makers might not be able to sell the idea – big iron has a better chance Analysis  Anyone wondering what the target market is for manycore monster chips – like AMD’s newly unveiled 5th Gen Epyc

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Get more licenses for less with SAP price tiering, advise experts 2024-10-14 at 14:32 By Lindsay Clark German ERP vendor entices users to cloud, but be aware of how the system works, ITAM experts warn SAP’s tiered pricing sometimes means it is cheaper for users to buy more software licenses than they need under its

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UK ponders USB-C as common charging standard 2024-10-14 at 13:11 By Dan Robinson Will it also plug into some common sense? UK government has kicked off a consultation on whether the country should have a common standard for charging electrical devices, and if this needs to be the same as the USB-C connector the EU

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