2024

Feel free to ignore GenAI for now – a new kind of software developer is being born 2024-09-23 at 14:31 By Richard Speed Kubernetes whizz says devs can redefine their roles and capitalize on coding ML rewards Interview  Software industry veteran and developer advocate Kelsey Hightower, well known for his contributions to the Kubernetes community, […]

Critical Flaw in Microchip ASF Exposes IoT Devices to Remote Code Execution Risk 2024-09-23 at 14:01 By A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Microchip Advanced Software Framework (ASF) that, if successfully exploited, could lead to remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7490, carries a CVSS score of 9.5 out of a

Discord Introduces DAVE Protocol for End-to-End Encryption in Audio and Video Calls 2024-09-23 at 14:01 By Popular social messaging platform Discord has announced that it’s rolling out a new custom end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) protocol to secure audio and video calls. The protocol has been dubbed DAVE, short for Discord’s audio and video end-to-end encryption (“E2EE

Axiom Space puts a brave face on claims of dire finances 2024-09-23 at 13:31 By Richard Speed Losing money on missions, space station delayed, but ‘we will not be deterred’ Axiom Space CEO Dr Kam Ghaffarian is attempting to reassure customers after an interview that did not go entirely to plan.… This article is an

NHS drops another billion on tech in the hope of finally going digital 2024-09-23 at 12:46 By Lindsay Clark Framework promised last year set to reach value of up to £2.5B after chat with supply chain The UK’s health system has added £1 billion to a tech deal for software and infrastructure after an “engagement”

AI to power the corporate Windows 11 refresh? Nobody’s buying that 2024-09-23 at 11:46 By Rupert Goodwins Microsoft should look to Apple for lessons in flogging dead horses Opinion  In the early 2010s, Intel’s PR did the tech press rounds with a hot story. We’re so far ahead in chip fab, they said, that nobody

Did you hear the one about the help desk chap who abused privileges to prank his mate? 2024-09-23 at 10:51 By Matthew JC Powell The result was no joke, thanks to a Microsoft glitch Who, Me?  Welcome, dear reader, to another instalment of Who, Me? in which Reg readers share tales of techie woe to

Chinese server-maker Inspur claims it’s on track for better liquid cooling with ‘railway sleeper’ design 2024-09-23 at 10:31 By Laura Dobberstein Beijing is happy at surging sales and production capacity, falling energy requirements Chinese server-maker and contract manufacturer Inspur has detailed a memory cooling tech it claims doubles the heat dissipation efficiency of traditional air

New PondRAT Malware Hidden in Python Packages Targets Software Developers 2024-09-23 at 10:31 By Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed using poisoned Python packages as a way to deliver a new malware called PondRAT as part of an ongoing campaign. PondRAT, according to new findings from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42,

Move over, Cobalt Strike. Splinter’s the new post-exploit menace in town 2024-09-23 at 10:01 By Jessica Lyons No malware crew linked to this latest red-teaming tool yet Attackers are using Splinter, a new post-exploitation tool, to wreak havoc in victims’ IT environments after initial infiltration, utilizing capabilities such as executing Windows commands, stealing files, collecting

Chinese Hackers Exploit GeoServer Flaw to Target APAC Nations with EAGLEDOOR Malware 2024-09-23 at 09:16 By A suspected advanced persistent threat (APT) originating from China targeted a government organization in Taiwan, and possibly other countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, by exploiting a recently patched critical security flaw impacting OSGeo GeoServer GeoTools. The intrusion activity,

AT&T intends to quit VMware, Broadcom claims in legal broadside 2024-09-23 at 08:16 By Simon Sharwood Counter-arguments in support spat paint unflattering picture of telco giant’s IT estate Broadcom has claimed that AT&T plans to stop using VMware software, but has been tardy about making the move.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

SaaS governance is improving, but AI presents new challenges 2024-09-23 at 07:19 By What can leaders within the enterprise do to ensure they don’t lose their grip on governance? This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source