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Broadcom ditches VMware Cloud Service Providers 2024-01-10 at 19:47 By Dan Robinson ‘How can they cancel a major program affecting hundreds, perhaps thousands of customers, with zero notice?’ Exclusive  Broadcom is tossing the majority of VMware’s Cloud Services Providers as part of its shakeup of the virtualization pioneer’s partner programs, say sources, leaving customers unclear

Cybercrooks play dress-up as ‘helpful’ researchers in latest ransomware ruse 2024-01-10 at 19:18 By Connor Jones Posing as cyber samaritans, scumbags are kicking folks when they’re down Ransomware victims already reeling from potential biz disruption and the cost of resolving the matter are now being subjected to follow-on extortion attempts by criminals posing as helpful

Jadee Hanson hired as Chief Information Security Officer at Vanta 2024-01-10 at 19:18 By Jadee Hanson has been hired as CISO at Vanta. Hanson will oversee security, enterprise engineering, privacy and governance, risk and compliance. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Data wrangler Zuckerberg becomes world’s least likely cattle rancher 2024-01-10 at 18:46 By Paul Kunert What a cowboy! More used to farming data via his social media empire, Mark Zuckerberg is expanding his horizons to raise cattle at his Ko’olau Ranch in Hawaii – the one where he’s also preparing for the end of the

NoaBot: Latest Mirai-Based Botnet Targeting SSH Servers for Crypto Mining 2024-01-10 at 18:46 By A new Mirai-based botnet called NoaBot is being used by threat actors as part of a crypto mining campaign since the beginning of 2023. “The capabilities of the new botnet, NoaBot, include a wormable self-spreader and an SSH key backdoor to download and

The Hobbes OS/2 Archive logs off permanently in April 2024-01-10 at 18:04 By Richard Speed Fans of the tech dinosaur have a few months to fill their drives with software Bad news for OS/2 fans: the Hobbes OS/2 software archive is to be shuttered once and for all in April.… This article is an excerpt

ShinyHunters chief phisherman gets 3 years, must cough up $5M 2024-01-10 at 17:34 By Connor Jones Sebastien Raoult developed various credential-harvesting websites over more than 2 years A key member of the ShinyHunters cybercrime group is facing three years in the slammer and being forced to return $5 million in criminal proceeds.… This article is

44-year-old Voyager 2 data sheds light on solar system’s magnetic personalities 2024-01-10 at 17:02 By Lindsay Clark Magnetosheath jets found around Earth may be present on other planets after Jupiter discovery Researchers, after discovering magnetosheath jets around Jupiter, now believe these phenomena may exist on all solar system planets.… This article is an excerpt from

SAP reshuffles leadership as cloud crusade continues 2024-01-10 at 16:47 By Lindsay Clark New moves follow year where customers complained it broke their trust Global ERP giant SAP has announced two changes to its executive board in order to spur its quest to shift customers to the cloud.… This article is an excerpt from The

STMicroelectronics slims to be lean, mean, chipmaking machine 2024-01-10 at 16:17 By Dan Robinson Streamlines from 3 product groups to 2 as Automotive chief leaves the building Euro chipmaker STMicroelectronics is reorganizing into two product groups, down from three, saying it wants to boost efficiency and get closer to customers in a decision that will

Biggest Linux kernel release ever welcomes bcachefs file system, jettisons Itanium 2024-01-10 at 15:48 By Liam Proven Farewell IA64, hello snapshots and Rusty refinements The latest stable Linux kernel, 6.7, is out and finally includes the new next-gen copy-on-write (COW) bcachefs file system.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Boffins demo self-eating rocket engine in Scotland 2024-01-10 at 15:17 By Richard Speed Roll up, roll up. See Ouroboros-3 eating its own fuselage Interview  The concept of a self-eating rocket is rearing its head once again as engineers showcase their work at the AIAA SciTech Forum.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Top large language models struggle to make accurate legal arguments 2024-01-10 at 14:48 By Katyanna Quach AI can’t cite cases, fully grok the law, or reason about it effectively study finds Interview  Top large language models tend to generate inaccurate legal information and should not be relied upon for litigation, according to new research.… This

Getting off the Attack Surface Hamster Wheel: Identity Can Help 2024-01-10 at 14:17 By IT professionals have developed a sophisticated understanding of the enterprise attack surface – what it is, how to quantify it and how to manage it.  The process is simple: begin by thoroughly assessing the attack surface, encompassing the entire IT environment.

Google’s TPUs could end up costing it a billion-plus, thanks to this patent challenge 2024-01-10 at 13:47 By Tobias Mann Singular alleges AI accelerators built from ripped-off blueprints Allegations that Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) were developed using stolen designs are being put to the test as a jury trial brought against the search giant

Free Decryptor Released for Black Basta and Babuk’s Tortilla Ransomware Victims 2024-01-10 at 13:33 By A decryptor for the Tortilla variant of the Babuk ransomware has been released by Cisco Talos, allowing victims targeted by the malware to regain access to their files. The cybersecurity firm said the threat intelligence it shared with Dutch law enforcement authorities

NASA’s Artemis Moon missions take a rain check until 2025 and beyond 2024-01-10 at 13:17 By Laura Dobberstein Agency still needs to figure out astronaut fashion, among other technical woes NASA’s Moon mission launch dates have slid by about a year – Artemis II to September 2025 and Artemis III to September 2026. Artemis IV,

Next BT CEO Allison Kirkby takes the wheel from next month 2024-01-10 at 12:32 By Dan Robinson Jansen can let someone else worry about nationwide fiber rollout now UK telco giant BT is confirming a start date for Allison Kirkby, who will become its chief executive on February 1, facing down the challenge of the

Former Post Office boss returns CBE to sender over computer system scandal 2024-01-10 at 11:47 By Lindsay Clark Minister says Fujitsu could be ‘on the hook’ for compensation pending inquiry Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells, at the center of a media storm in recent days, is returning her CBE* following multiple calls for her