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Asda security chief replaced, retailer sheds jobs during Walmart tech divorce 2024-11-14 at 11:33 By Lindsay Clark British grocer’s workers called back to office as clock ticks for contractors The head of tech security at Asda, the UK’s third-largest food retailer, has left amid an ongoing tech divorce from US grocery giant Walmart.… This article […]

Five Eyes infosec agencies list 2024’s most exploited software flaws 2024-11-14 at 10:46 By Iain Thomson Slack patching remains a problem – which is worrying as crooks increasingly target zero-day vulns The cyber security agencies of the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have issued their annual list of the 15 most exploited vulnerabilities,

Academic papers yanked after authors found to have used unlicensed software 2024-11-14 at 09:31 By Thomas Claburn Dam, the consequences An academic journal has retracted two papers because it determined their authors used unlicensed software.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Apple hit with £3 billion claim over iCloud pricing and packaging practices 2024-11-14 at 08:33 By Richard Speed Consumer champion Which? not amused by fruit-based giant’s alleged preference for its own cloud storage service UK consumer group Which? has filed a £3 billion action against Apple over alleged competition law breaches related to its iCloud

Russian Hackers Exploit New NTLM Flaw to Deploy RAT Malware via Phishing Emails 2024-11-14 at 08:33 By A newly patched security flaw impacting Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) was exploited as a zero-day by a suspected Russia-linked actor as part of cyber attacks targeting Ukraine. The vulnerability in question, CVE-2024-43451 (CVSS score: 6.5), refers to

TSMC confirms ‘unexploded ordnance’ removed from wafer fab construction site 2024-11-14 at 07:33 By Laura Dobberstein Probably a relic of a Japanese WWII naval site TSMC has confirmed that workers were evacuated from one of its construction sites in Taiwan after discovery of an unexploded bomb.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Supply chain security: A key career skill 2024-11-14 at 07:15 By Today’s security executive must be conversant in key aspects of their organization’s supply chain resiliency. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Security Complexities of the Remote Workforce 2024-11-14 at 07:15 By As the remote workforce movement becomes more and more commonplace, security leaders must adapt to the new security complexities this workforce will bring. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Starlink finally files proper paperwork to operate in India 2024-11-14 at 06:45 By Laura Dobberstein Government both excited and cautious about benefits of Muskband Starlink is in the process of procuring clearances for operation in India according to the nation’s telecom minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Amazon leaves Snowcone data migration boxes and older Snowball edge kit out to melt 2024-11-14 at 05:35 By Tobias Mann Don’t worry, existing users have another year to use ’em or lose ’em Amazon Web Services is pulling the plug on its Snowcone data migration devices and will sunset all but the latest crop of

China-backed crews compromised ‘multiple’ US telcos in ‘significant cyber espionage campaign’ 2024-11-14 at 04:03 By Jessica Lyons Feds don’t name Salt Typhoon, but describe Beijing band’s alleged deeds The US government has detected “a broad and significant cyber espionage campaign” conducted by China-linked attackers and directed at “multiple” US telecommunications providers’ networks.… This article is

All bark, no bite? Musk’s DOGE unlikely to have any real power 2024-11-14 at 03:00 By Brandon Vigliarolo ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ expected to do little more than suggest changes, Congress will still decide Comment  Well, it’s official(ish): US president-elect Donald Trump has made good on a campaign promise to appoint Elon Musk to the

ShrinkLocker ransomware scrambled your files? Free decryption tool to the rescue 2024-11-14 at 02:18 By Jessica Lyons Plus: CISA’s ScubaGear dives deep to fix M365 misconfigs Bitdefender has released a free decryption tool that can unlock data encrypted by the ShrinkLocker ransomware.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Here’s how a Trump presidency could change the tech industry 2024-11-14 at 01:35 By Iain Thomson Anything could happen in the next half … decade Kettle  Despite countless warnings that the US presidential election would lead to a months-long battle, with a decisive win by Donald Trump and his party, we can immediately look ahead

TSMC’s US operations threatened with employee discrimination class action 2024-11-14 at 00:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo Allegedly it’s hard to get ahead at the chipmaker unless you speak Mandarin Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has been accused of “pervasive discrimination” against some of its workers in the USA.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Data broker amasses 100M+ records on people – then someone snatches, sells it 2024-11-13 at 23:48 By Jessica Lyons We call this lead degeneration What’s claimed to be more than 183 million records of people’s contact details and employment info has been stolen or otherwise obtained from a data broker and put up for sale

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to eject hundreds more workers 2024-11-13 at 23:34 By Richard Speed Budget constraints result in ‘painful but necessary adjustments’ NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will need to lose hundreds more workers as managers seek to meet the current FY’25 budget allocation.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

Snowflake opens chat-driven access to enterprise and third-party data 2024-11-13 at 21:34 By Lindsay Clark Cortex-powered front end for easier access to insights across multiple sources Snowflake is set to preview a new platform it claims will help organizations build chatbots that can serve up data from its own analytics systems and those external to

Ransomware fiends boast they’ve stolen 1.4TB from US pharmacy network 2024-11-13 at 21:18 By Connor Jones American Associated Pharmacies yet to officially confirm infection American Associated Pharmacies (AAP) is the latest US healthcare organization to have had its data stolen and encrypted by cyber-crooks, it is feared.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

DOGE dynamic duo Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy could slash government jobs with private sector methods 2024-11-13 at 21:03 By Charles Gasparino One move under consideration is doling out severance packages. Businesses do this all the time. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source