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Ransomware double-extortion attacks increased 72% 04/10/2023 at 18:01 By Malware, ransomware attacks and network security trends were analyzed in a recent report by WatchGuard, finding a rise in double-extortion attacks. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Red Planet roommates have been stuck on ‘Mars’ together for 100 days 04/10/2023 at 17:46 By Richard Speed Simulation milestone coincides with NASA’s 65th birthday – will it manage the real thing before its centenary? NASA has celebrated its 65th birthday by marking 100 days of its first attempt to simulate a yearlong mission Mars

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Microsoft attempts to woo governments with Cloud for Sovereignty preview 04/10/2023 at 17:05 By Richard Speed Sovereignty = you’ll run on Azure and you’ll be told when our engineers access your resources Microsoft has taken another step to address regulatory worries regarding its cloud ecosystem with a public preview of the Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty.…

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Dell jumps on personalized GenAI biz wagon with ‘customizable’ pitch 04/10/2023 at 16:17 By Dan Robinson Flags up enterprise customer adoption ‘hesitancy,’ though as data governance worries persist Dell is hoping to make hay while the Generative AI sun shines by cramming its portfolio with options for customizing enterprise AI models.… This article is an

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Boosting safety and efficiency: New VMS enhances Mississippi security 04/10/2023 at 15:47 By In the state of Mississippi, a new VMS is being installed throughout more than 150 state boards, commissions and agencies in order to help ensure safety for constituents. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original

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Wing Disrupts the Market by Introducing Affordable SaaS Security 04/10/2023 at 15:46 By Today, mid-sized companies and their CISOs are struggling to handle the growing threat of SaaS security with limited manpower and tight budgets. Now, this may be changing. By focusing on the critical SaaS security needs of these companies, a new approach has

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Rogue npm Package Deploys Open-Source Rootkit in New Supply Chain Attack 04/10/2023 at 15:46 By A new deceptive package hidden within the npm package registry has been uncovered deploying an open-source rootkit called r77, marking the first time a rogue package has delivered rootkit functionality. The package in question is node-hide-console-windows, which mimics the legitimate npm

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Airwave a ‘license to print money’ on legacy blue-light comms contract 04/10/2023 at 15:32 By Lindsay Clark Profits and revenue increase for Motorola subsidiary challenging regulator price cap ruling British emergency services comms supplier Airwave has posted increased earnings and profits after it challenged authorities seeking to cap its prices.… This article is an excerpt

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Collaboration between the CISO and other business leaders is critical 04/10/2023 at 15:02 By Fostering collaboration between the CISO and the C-suite can help organizations meet today’s most pressing security and compliance challenges. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Mint freshens up its Linux garden for Ubuntu and Debian fans 04/10/2023 at 14:33 By Liam Proven One version’s edgier than the other Whether you prefer your Cinnamon in Ubuntu or Debian flavor, the Mint developers have something new for you to try.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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Microsoft Warns of Cyber Attacks Attempting to Breach Cloud via SQL Server Instance 04/10/2023 at 14:01 By Microsoft has detailed a new campaign in which attackers unsuccessfully attempted to move laterally to a cloud environment through a SQL Server instance. “The attackers initially exploited a SQL injection vulnerability in an application within the target’s environment,”

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Kaluma squeezes JavaScript onto the Raspberry Pi Pico 04/10/2023 at 13:47 By Liam Proven Bringing the language of multi-gigabyte web browsers to a $4 computer Although JavaScript is responsible for some bloated Electron apps, apparently you can still usefully run it in 264kB of RAM.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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Big Brother is coming to a workplace near you, and the privacy regulator wants a word 04/10/2023 at 13:17 By Richard Speed Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has weighed in on the thorny issue of workplace monitoring with guidance to ensure employers stay on the right side of the law.…

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City council Oracle megaproject got a code red – and they went live anyway 04/10/2023 at 12:32 By Lindsay Clark Poor security and segregation of duties also worry auditors Massive local authority Birmingham City Council went live with new Oracle Fusion ERP software in April last year, knowing the system was likely to fail.… This article

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Ex-Microsoft maverick takes us on a trip through vintage Task Manager code 04/10/2023 at 11:32 By Richard Speed Plus: Have you updated to the latest version of Bloated Fetal Sacs? Former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer has taken viewers deep into the source code for Windows Task Manager while debunking a distressing Icelandic sobriquet for Microsoft’s

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North Korea’s Lazarus Group upgrades its main malware 04/10/2023 at 10:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo LightningCan evades infosec tools in new and interesting ways The Lazarus Group, the cybercrime gang linked to the North Korean government, has been named as the perpetrator of an attack against a Spanish aerospace firm, using a dangerous new piece of

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Looney Tunables: New Linux Flaw Enables Privilege Escalation on Major Distributions 04/10/2023 at 10:34 By A new Linux security vulnerability dubbed Looney Tunables has been discovered in the GNU C library’s ld.so dynamic loader that, if successfully exploited, could lead to a local privilege escalation and allow a threat actor to gain root privileges. Tracked

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Astronomers debate whether or not lightning strikes even once on Venus 04/10/2023 at 09:32 By Katyanna Quach Where are the bolts of light? Why are the low-frequency radio waves lightning makes going backwards? Contrary to a decades-old hypothesis, there may be very little lightning in the atmosphere of Venus – or even none at all

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Nukes, schmukes – fuel cells could power future datacenters 04/10/2023 at 09:02 By Laura Dobberstein At least in the tropics, say Equinix and the National University of Singapore Proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are more efficient than other alternative generator technologies as a way to provide backup power to datacenters in certain climates, according to

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Japan confirms ¥192 billion will flow to help Micron build Hiroshima plant 04/10/2023 at 08:32 By Simon Sharwood That’s $1.3 billion – pocket change compared to CHIPS Acts elsewhere Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, has confirmed it will fund Micron Technology’s planned memory plant in Hiroshima to the tune of ¥192 billion ($1.3

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