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DuckDB promises greater stability with 1.0 release 2024-06-05 at 22:16 By Lindsay Clark In-process OLAP database flies the nest DuckDB has become a fully fledged database release with its 1.0 iteration, promising a new data model and greater stability to enhance backwards compatibility.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

After contentious Amazon datacenter fight, US county says it has learned a lesson 2024-06-05 at 21:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo ‘We love our farms’ says Culpeper, but we also like internet mega-souk and others setting up servers Interview  When we last checked in on Culpeper County, Virginia, folks there were contesting the construction of an Amazon

Boeing’s Starliner makes it into orbit at long last – with human crew aboard 2024-06-05 at 21:31 By Richard Speed Let’s get that brave duo to the ISS and then home to Earth safely Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule, at long last, successfully blasted off from a Florida launch pad today with two brave humans onboard.…

Emergency patches released for critical vulns impacting EOL Zyxel NAS boxes 2024-06-05 at 20:46 By Connor Jones That backdoor’s not meant to be there? Zyxel just released security fixes for two of its obsolete network-attached storage (NAS) devices after an intern at a security vendor reported critical flaws months ago.… This article is an excerpt

Hubble will transition to single-gyro mode to gain a few more years of operational life 2024-06-05 at 20:01 By Richard Speed So about that commercial servicing mission, hmm? NASA has confirmed that the time has come: the venerable Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is to run in one-gyro mode from now on.… This article is an

Fake Advanced IP Scanner Installer Delivers Dangerous CobaltStrike Backdoor 2024-06-05 at 19:46 By Rodel Mendrez During a recent client investigation, Trustwave SpiderLabs found a malicious version of the Advanced IP Scanner installer, which contained a backdoored DLL module. Our client had been searching for the Advanced IP Scanner tool online and inadvertently downloaded the compromised installer from

UK tribunal greenlights $17.4B advertising monopoly case against Google 2024-06-05 at 19:16 By Matthew Connatser Chocolate Factory entangled in yet another anti-competitive claim The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that a class action lawsuit accusing Google of anti-competitive practices can proceed.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Research reveals top 10 malware detections 2024-06-05 at 19:16 By The top 10 malware detections have been revealed in new research.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

OpenAI insiders demand the right to blow whistle without fear of retaliation 2024-06-05 at 18:31 By Richard Speed ‘Current and former employees should retain their freedom to report their concerns to the public’ open letter says Current and former Google DeepMind and OpenAI staff have signed an open letter calling for support and protection for

29% of organizations have added data security to their AI systems 2024-06-05 at 18:31 By Artificial intelligence (AI) security and employee preparation was analyzed in a recent survey by SHI International and Dell Technologies. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Microsoft expects further concessions for Teams amid EC antitrust probe 2024-06-05 at 17:46 By Paul Kunert Despite unbundling video and chat app from Office, Redmond ‘committed to find a resolution to regulators’ concerns’ Microsoft says it will likely take “additional steps” in a bid to resolve the European Commission antitrust investigation into its bundling of

HPE Q2 sales rise was brought to you by the letters A and I 2024-06-05 at 17:16 By Paul Kunert Shipments of servers used for artificial intelligence jump more than 100% to $900M, share price up double digits Two magical letters, A and I, helped lift Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s share price by as much as

Intel gets $11B from Apollo for joint venture at Irish chip fab 2024-06-05 at 16:46 By Dan Robinson Frees up some of the cash Chipzilla’s already sunk into Fab 34 Intel is to pocket $11 billion from private equity biz Apollo Global Management in exchange for 49 percent of a joint venture that will effectively

Databricks’ $1B Tabular buy raises questions around table format wars 2024-06-05 at 16:16 By Lindsay Clark Keeping things neutral will be harder, say critics, as tiny startup acquired In September last year it was a company with around 25 employees, all working remotely. Last night, Tabular was bought by analytics and machine learning platform Databricks

Microsoft revives Windows 10 Beta Channel even though OS doesn’t have long left 2024-06-05 at 15:46 By Richard Speed Windows Insiders set to get first hands on feature updates Microsoft is reopening the Windows 10 Beta Channel for Windows Insiders in a clear sign that there is still life in the old dog.… This article

4 cuffed following probe into holiday scheme for cybercrooks 2024-06-05 at 15:16 By Connor Jones Public officials allegedly bribed to allow extradition-dodging travel Four arrests were made this week as part of an international probe into two overlapping corruption schemes that allowed cybercrims on INTERPOL watch lists to travel freely without flagging any alerts.… This

83% of organizations faced at least one account takeover the past year 2024-06-05 at 15:16 By A new survey reveals that account takeovers are a prominent threat. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Unpacking 2024’s SaaS Threat Predictions 2024-06-05 at 15:03 By Early in 2024, Wing Security released its State of SaaS Security report, offering surprising insights into emerging threats and best practices in the SaaS domain. Now, halfway through the year, several SaaS threat predictions from the report have already proven accurate. Fortunately, SaaS Security Posture Management

Chinese State-Backed Cyber Espionage Targets Southeast Asian Government 2024-06-05 at 15:03 By An unnamed high-profile government organization in Southeast Asia emerged as the target of a “complex, long-running” Chinese state-sponsored cyber espionage operation codenamed Crimson Palace. “The overall goal behind the campaign was to maintain access to the target network for cyberespionage in support of

From meatballs to metaverse – IKEA’s flatpack fantasy lands on Roblox 2024-06-05 at 14:47 By Richard Currie Swedish furniture giant has 10 paid in-game jobs to fill First Ryanair, now flatpack chairs – IKEA is coming to Roblox.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source