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HPE starts Hybrid Cloud push, will herd users into GreenLake subs service 25/10/2023 at 15:32 By Dan Robinson Unit aims to ‘take share in storage, scale private cloud, and expand into infrastructure software’ HPE’s Hybrid Cloud unit starts operations next month, yet it is unclear if the hardware giant can persuade more customers that its […]

Leaders chat security in times of permacrisis at SECURITY 500 Conference 25/10/2023 at 15:16 By In a panel discussion, security leaders will share how teams have responded to risks associated with simultaneous and prolonged geopolitical tensions and global crises. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

AWS says it wants in on the European sovereign cloud game 25/10/2023 at 15:03 By Dan Robinson Appealing to growing crowd that wants data outside US jurisdiction Amazon is planning to launch a dedicated sovereign cloud for customers in Europe with stringent data residency requirements, and claims this will be physically and logically separate from

The Rise of S3 Ransomware: How to Identify and Combat It 25/10/2023 at 15:02 By In today’s digital landscape, around 60% of corporate data now resides in the cloud, with Amazon S3 standing as the backbone of data storage for many major corporations.  Despite S3 being a secure service from a reputable provider, its pivotal role in

Act Now: VMware Releases Patch for Critical vCenter Server RCE Vulnerability 25/10/2023 at 14:16 By VMware has released security updates to address a critical flaw in the vCenter Server that could result in remote code execution on affected systems. The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-34048 (CVSS score: 9.8), has been described as an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the

Brits sign Axiom Space deal for human spaceflight in name of science 25/10/2023 at 14:02 By Richard Speed The things the kingdom will do to get away from Europe… The UK Space Agency and Axiom Space are signing an agreement to send more Brits into space on a commercially sponsored mission.… This article is an

UK to crack down on imported Chinese optical fiber cables 25/10/2023 at 13:05 By Jude Karabus 5.7 million fiber kilometers of the stuff could be worth £88M to Brit players, claims government The UK is cracking down on Chinese imports to protect its optical fiber cable market, which translated to a length of approximately “5.7

Malvertising Campaign Targets Brazil’s PIX Payment System with GoPIX Malware 25/10/2023 at 12:46 By The popularity of Brazil’s PIX instant payment system has made it a lucrative target for threat actors looking to generate illicit profits using a new malware called GoPIX. Kaspersky, which has been tracking the active campaign since December 2022, said the attacks are pulled off using

The Raspberry Pi 5 is now available … if you pre-ordered 25/10/2023 at 12:18 By Richard Speed Will there be tinkering under the Christmas tree? The Raspberry Pi 5 has started shipping, but with pre-orders likely to snap up the first batch, will the faithful have a merry or miserable Christmas?… This article is an

Hunters International leaks pre-op plastic surgery pics in negotiation no-no 25/10/2023 at 11:47 By Connor Jones No honor among thieves as group denies Hive ransomware links A newly emerged ransomware gang claims to have successfully gained access to the systems of a US plastic surgeon’s clinic, leaking patients’ pre-operation pictures in an attempt to hurry

It’s 2023, so Lenovo made a bendy smartphone concept all about hybrid cloud AI 25/10/2023 at 10:32 By Simon Sharwood Had to kiss Nvidia’s ring to make its vision real Lenovo has kicked off its Tech World gabfest by bending a flexible smartphone concept into its AI vision, which goes from the cloud to the

Spanish phisherfolk caught in cops’ net in multi-million-euro catch 25/10/2023 at 09:33 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Crooks swindled about €3 million from victims Spain’s National Police say they have busted a €3 million ($3.2 million) cyber crime ring, arresting 34 miscreants allegedly responsible for phishing, stealing personal data belonging to about four million individuals.… This

Alert: PoC Exploits Released for Citrix and VMware Vulnerabilities 25/10/2023 at 09:32 By Virtualization services provider VMware has alerted customers to the existence of a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a recently patched security flaw in Aria Operations for Logs. Tracked as CVE-2023-34051 (CVSS score: 8.1), the high-severity vulnerability relates to a case of authentication bypass

VMware reveals critical vCenter vuln that you may have patched already without knowing it 25/10/2023 at 07:54 By Simon Sharwood Takes rare step of issuing patches for end-of-life versions, as some staff report end-of-career letters VMware has disclosed a critical vulnerability in its vCenter Server – and that it issued an update to fix it

Google Cloud misses revenue estimates – and it’s your fault, wanting smaller bills 25/10/2023 at 05:49 By Simon Sharwood Keeping old servers alive is more lucrative than the G-Cloud Google Cloud remains profitable, but the search and ads giant’s rent-a-server side-hustle has struggled as customers seek to reduce costs.… This article is an excerpt from

Former IBM Canada worker wins six-figure payout for wrongful dismissal 25/10/2023 at 03:32 By Thomas Claburn Worked 38 years and was stiffed at the end, tells El Reg age was a probably factor IBM Canada has lost its bid to challenge a judgment that it wrongfully dismissed a former employee.… This article is an excerpt

Uncle Sam orders Nvidia to cease most AI chip sales in China ‘immediately’ 25/10/2023 at 02:33 By Tobias Mann Chipmaker thought it had 30 days to get last few orders out the door Restrictions on the export high-performance AI accelerators to China have already gone into effect, Nvidia informed investors in a Monday regulatory filing.…

AI luminaries call for urgent regulation to head off future threats, but Meta’s brainbox boss disagrees 25/10/2023 at 01:48 By Brandon Vigliarolo Suggest developers spend ‘at least one-third of their R&D budget’ on safety A group of 24 AI luminaries have published a paper and open letter calling for stronger regulation of, and safeguards for,

Hot fuzz: Cascade finds dozens of RISC-V chip bugs using random data storm 25/10/2023 at 00:47 By Thomas Claburn ETH Zurich boffins say they’ve devised a better CPU fuzzer to find flaws Video  Boffins from ETH Zurich have devised a novel fuzzer for finding bugs in RISC-V chips and have used it to find more

Citrix urges ‘immediate; patch for critical NetScaler bug as exploit POC made public 25/10/2023 at 00:02 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle At this point, just assume your kit is compromised Citrix has urged admins to “immediately” apply a fix for CVE-2023-4966, a critical information disclosure bug that affects NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, admitting it has