2024

Datacenters guzzled more than a fifth of Ireland’s electricity in 2023 2024-07-25 at 12:46 By Dan Robinson Bit barns binge on Emerald Isle power Datacenters consumed more than a fifth of Ireland’s electricity supply during 2023, according to the latest figures from the republic’s Central Statistics Office (CSO). The news comes amid growing concerns over […]

OpenBSD enthusiast cooks up guide for the technically timid 2024-07-25 at 11:46 By Liam Proven If you want a simple step-by-step, this is the best we’ve seen French BSD enthusiast Joel Carnat has written a how-to guide on setting up a laptop with OpenBSD for general use. It’s worth a go for the Unix-curious.… This

Patch management still seemingly abysmal because no one wants the job 2024-07-25 at 10:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo Are your security and ops teams fighting to pass the buck? Comment  Patching: The bane of every IT professional’s existence. It’s a thankless, laborious job that no one wants to do, goes unappreciated when it interrupts work, and

You’re not hallucinating: generative AI is helping IBM’s mainframes grow 2024-07-25 at 09:46 By Simon Sharwood Big Blue brings in more cash and profit than predicted Generative AI’s powers extend to helping the ancient concept of a proprietary enterprise OS and hardware stack to thrive, if IBM’s Q2 2024 results are any guide.… This article

Critical Docker Engine Flaw Allows Attackers to Bypass Authorization Plugins 2024-07-25 at 09:01 By Docker is warning of a critical flaw impacting certain versions of Docker Engine that could allow an attacker to sidestep authorization plugins (AuthZ) under specific circumstances. Tracked as CVE-2024-41110, the bypass and privilege escalation vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0,

New Chrome Feature Scans Password-Protected Files for Malicious Content 2024-07-25 at 09:01 By Google said it’s adding new security warnings when downloading potentially suspicious and malicious files via its Chrome web browser. “We have replaced our previous warning messages with more detailed ones that convey more nuance about the nature of the danger and can

India ditches its ‘Google Tax’ after US waved a big stick 2024-07-25 at 08:16 By Laura Dobberstein Stakeholders found it an ‘ambiguous’ compliance burden and the world has moved on – or tried to who retained her position despite her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) losing its outright majority and forming a coalition after recent elections

ServiceNow president leaves after policy breach related to public sector boss hire 2024-07-25 at 07:31 By Simon Sharwood But the books look good, because of real AI ServiceNow has parted ways with president and chief operating officer Chirantan “CJ” Desai after an internal investigation found he had violated company policy when hiring the former CIO

12.9 million individuals affected by MediSecure cyber breach 2024-07-25 at 07:17 By Sensitive data, including personal and health information, was exposed in a cyber incident against MediSecure.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Things are going Z-shaped at Huawei: Chinese giant preps three-screen folding smartphone 2024-07-25 at 06:47 By Laura Dobberstein Reports hint they’ll be here by Christmas Huawei has reportedly developed a tri-fold smartphone that can be formed into a Z-shape, and will mass produce the machine before the end of 2024.… This article is an excerpt