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Biden tackles trade loophole used by cheap Chinese e-tailers 2024-09-17 at 02:46 By Laura Dobberstein Removing de minimis exemption could stymie Beijing’s plans to grow its cyber-bazaar abroad The Biden administration announced on Friday it was cracking down on a tax loophole that has enabled Chinese web souks like Shein and Temu to thrive.… This […]

Hybrid working is toast at Amazon: CEO wants everyone back in the office full time 2024-09-17 at 00:02 By Iain Thomson And Jassy hints at reorg and cuts: 15% boost in employee-to-manager ratio to ‘flatten’ the ranks The COVID-19 work-from-home era is over, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has told staff in a Monday memo, signaling

The empire of C++ strikes back with Safe C++ blueprint 2024-09-16 at 23:41 By Thomas Claburn You pipsqueaks want memory safety? We’ll show you memory safety! We’ll borrow that borrow checker After two years of being beaten with the memory-safety stick, the C++ community has published a proposal to help developers write less vulnerable code.…

Ellison declares Oracle ‘all in’ on AI mass surveillance 2024-09-16 at 21:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo Eyes on everyone: From cops to the public AI is on the verge of ushering in a new era of mass surveillance, says Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison, and his juggernaut is rip-roaring, ready to serve as the technological backbone for

Snowflake slams ‘more MFA’ button again – months after Ticketmaster, Santander breaches 2024-09-16 at 20:01 By Connor Jones Now it’s the default for all new accounts Snowflake continues to push forward in strengthening its users’ cybersecurity posture by making multi-factor authentication the default for all new accounts.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Elon Musk’s assassination joke bombs, internet responds with calls for his deportation 2024-09-16 at 19:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo ‘No one is trying’ to kill Biden or Harris, mogul says after alleged second attempt on Trump’s life Calls to deport Elon Musk from the US are trending on the billionaire’s very own social media platform after

Cyberattacks against manufacturing sector increased 105% in H1 of 2024 2024-09-16 at 19:17 By New research shows how the cyber threat landscape is evolving, requiring greater proactive security strategies from organizations. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Microsoft’s Copilot ‘Wave 2’ is a tsunami of unanswered questions 2024-09-16 at 18:16 By Richard Speed What the next few months hold for the productivity chatbot Microsoft’s Copilot Wave 2 has arrived, bringing agents and unanswered questions.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

86% of organizations allow data compliance exemptions in non-production 2024-09-16 at 18:01 By A recent report also reveals that the challenge of protecting sensitive data will only get more complex with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Germany’s CDU still struggling to restore data months after June cyberattack 2024-09-16 at 17:47 By Connor Jones Putting a spanner in work for plans of opposition party to launch a comeback during next year’s elections One of Germany’s major political parties is still struggling to restore member data more than three months after a June

Snowflake’s Unistore still on ice years after announcement 2024-09-16 at 17:01 By Lindsay Clark Cloud unicorn struggles to make database that can do everything ‘margin positive’ Two years after announcing a database that can do analytics and transactions in the same system, Snowflake has yet to commercially launch Unistore, its CFO admitted.… This article is

Google Fixes GCP Composer Flaw That Could’ve Led to Remote Code Execution 2024-09-16 at 16:31 By A now-patched critical security flaw impacting Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Composer could have been exploited to achieve remote code execution on cloud servers by means of a supply chain attack technique called dependency confusion. The vulnerability has been codenamed

North Korean Hackers Target Cryptocurrency Users on LinkedIn with RustDoor Malware 2024-09-16 at 16:31 By Cybersecurity researchers are continuing to warn about North Korean threat actors’ attempts to target prospective victims on LinkedIn to deliver malware called RustDoor. The latest advisory comes from Jamf Threat Labs, which said it spotted an attack attempt in which

HPE CEO: ‘Best interest of shareholders’ to pursue $4B damages from Lynch estate 2024-09-16 at 16:04 By Paul Kunert ‘These are difficult decisions,’ says Antonio Neri Antonio Neri, the former engineer turned chief executive at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, says the company has to pursue its $4 billion claim against former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch’s estate

Prison just got rougher as band of heinously violent cybercrims sentenced to lengthy stints 2024-09-16 at 15:32 By Connor Jones Orchestrators of abductions, torture, crypto thefts, and more get their comeuppance One cybercriminal of the most violent kind will spend his best years behind bars, as will 11 of his thug pals for a string

From Breach to Recovery: Designing an Identity-Focused Incident Response Playbook 2024-09-16 at 15:32 By Imagine this… You arrive at work to a chaotic scene. Systems are down, panic is in the air. The culprit? Not a rogue virus, but a compromised identity. The attacker is inside your walls, masquerading as a trusted user. This isn’t

Master Your PCI DSS v4 Compliance with Innovative Smart Approvals 2024-09-16 at 15:32 By The PCI DSS landscape is evolving rapidly. With the Q1 2025 deadline looming ever larger, businesses are scrambling to meet the stringent new requirements of PCI DSS v4.0. Two sections in particular, 6.4.3 and 11.6.1, are troublesome as they demand that

North Korean hacker group using false coding tests to spread malware 2024-09-16 at 15:16 By Research has identified malicious software packages associated with the North Korean hacking group, Lazarus Group.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

ESA and Neuraspace ink 2-year deal for Space Traffic wrangling 2024-09-16 at 14:46 By Richard Speed Multi-million euro package to control satellite swerving and debris dodging Neuraspace and the European Space Agency have signed a multi-million Euro contract spanning two years for the Portuguese company’s skills in space traffic management (STM).… This article is an

The future of software? Imagine a bot, stamping on a human face – forever 2024-09-16 at 14:01 By Liam Proven Automation is driving the next wave of commoditization, threatening to replace skilled workers Part 1  As we have said before, the software industry has a decades-long history of cost-cutting, commoditization, and a successful sales model