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AI spending spree continues as Microsoft commits $80B for 2025 2025-01-06 at 16:12 By Dan Robinson With those whopping returns who could argue with the premis… oh wait The AI datacenter spending splurge looks likely to continue in 2025, with Microsoft alone saying it will invest $80 billion this year on building out infrastructure to […]

The new cybersecurity accountability: SEC takes action 2025-01-06 at 16:12 By As cyberattacks grow more systemic and continue to mature, regulators have increased their focus on transparency and accountability. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

SpaceX will try satellite deployment on next Starship test 2025-01-06 at 14:33 By Richard Speed Ten suborbital Starlink simulators to be flung from Musk’s spacecraft SpaceX is pressing ahead with the next Starship test and has outlined the mission’s goals, including deploying ten Starlink simulators.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

FireScam Android Malware Poses as Telegram Premium to Steal Data and Control Devices 2025-01-06 at 14:18 By An Android information stealing malware named FireScam has been found masquerading as a premium version of the Telegram messaging app to steal data and maintain persistent remote control over compromised devices. “Disguised as a fake ‘Telegram Premium’ app,

From $22M in Ransom to +100M Stolen Records: 2025’s All-Star SaaS Threat Actors to Watch 2025-01-06 at 14:18 By In 2024, cyber threats targeting SaaS surged, with 7,000 password attacks blocked per second (just in Entra ID)—a 75% increase from last year—and phishing attempts up by 58%, causing $3.5 billion in losses (source: Microsoft Digital

⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [6 Jan] 2025-01-06 at 14:18 By Every tap, click, and swipe we make online shapes our digital lives, but it also opens doors—some we never meant to unlock. Extensions we trust, assistants we rely on, and even the codes we scan are turning into tools

Google’s 10-year Chromebook lifeline leaves old laptops headed for silicon cemetery 2025-01-06 at 13:49 By Dan Robinson Longer support for newer models won’t save prior versions from scrapheap Google promised a decade of updates for its Chromebooks in 2023 to stop them being binned so soon after purchase, but many are still set to reach

Looming energy crunch makes future uncertain for datacenters 2025-01-06 at 13:04 By Dan Robinson But investors still betting big on bit barns thanks to AI and cloud demand Datacenter operators are facing a paradoxical crisis – demand for their services is greater than ever before, just as access to power, environmental concerns, rising costs and

Russian-Speaking Attackers Target Ethereum Devs with Fake Hardhat npm Packages 2025-01-06 at 13:04 By Cybersecurity researchers have revealed several malicious packages on the npm registry that have been found impersonating the Nomic Foundation’s Hardhat tool in order to steal sensitive data from developer systems. “By exploiting trust in open source plugins, attackers have infiltrated these

Microsoft’s spat with ValueLicensing limps toward 2026 showdown 2025-01-06 at 12:31 By Richard Speed Legal tussle over resale of on-prem perpetual licenses kicked off four years ago The legal saga involving reseller ValueLicensing, Microsoft, and perpetual licenses continued through 2024 and is set for trial in 2026.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

After China’s Salt Typhoon, the reconstruction starts now 2025-01-06 at 11:38 By Rupert Goodwins If 40 years of faulty building gets blown down, don’t rebuild with the rubble Opinion  When a typhoon devastates a land, it takes a while to understand the scale of the destruction. Disaster relief kicks in, communications rebuilt, and news flows

Broadcom filing mentions major VMware Cloud Foundation releases in March and July 2025-01-06 at 07:38 By Simon Sharwood Will they make price rises palatable? Or bring more of what new Netflix lawsuit calls Broadcom’s ‘Buy. Chop up. Raise prices’ business plan? Broadcom’s annual report reveals two items of note for VMware customers: two planned major

The Salary of a Chief Security Officer 2025-01-06 at 07:02 By The 23rd annual Security and Compliance Compensation report gives industry professionals insight into what their peers are earning. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

An era of conflict: Navigating a ‘fragmenting world’ in 2025 2025-01-06 at 07:02 By In 2025, organizations will be more vulnerable to the second and third order effects of seemingly esoteric, distant or unrelated phenomena.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Taiwan reportedly claims China-linked ship damaged one of its submarine cables 2025-01-06 at 05:34 By Simon Sharwood More evidence of Beijing’s liking for grey zone warfare, or a murky claim with odd African entanglements? Taiwanese authorities have asserted that a China-linked ship entered its waters and damaged a submarine cable.… This article is an excerpt

Telemetry data from 800K VW Group EVs exposed online 2025-01-06 at 03:35 By Brandon Vigliarolo PLUS: DoJ bans data sale to enemy nations; Do Kwon extradited to US; Tenable CEO passes away; and more Infosec in Brief  Welcome to 2025: hopefully you enjoyed a pleasant holiday season and returned to the security operations center without

Pornhub pulls out of Florida, VPN demand ‘surges 1150%’ 2025-01-06 at 01:18 By Jessica Lyons State masks up finally – its IP addresses, that is Florida witnessed a massive rise in VPN demand on New Year’s Day after Pornhub began prohibiting people from accessing its site from within the Sunshine State, it is claimed.… This

How the OS/2 flop went on to shape modern software 2025-01-06 at 00:21 By Liam Proven Even Microsoft’s lead architect misunderstood the failure Opinion  The resurfacing of a 1995 Usenet post earlier this month prompted The Reg FOSS desk to re-examine a pivotal operating system flop … and its long-term consequences.… This article is an

The real reason that OS/2 flopped went on to shape modern software 2025-01-05 at 15:33 By Liam Proven Even Microsoft’s lead architect misunderstood the failure Opinion  The resurfacing of a 1995 Usenet post earlier this month prompted The Reg FOSS desk to re-examine a pivotal operating system flop … and its long-term consequences.… This article