t More and more organizations are falling to ransomware – will you be next? By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:00:08 GMT Tune in online this month to find out how to protect your business from data extortionists Webcast It's been "the year of ransomware" for about the past three years. And while you may be tired of hearing about the trend and just getting used to the reality, you may also like to remember: instances of attacks are climbing – quickly – and we’re now reaching a level where more than half of ransomware schemes result in a business paying out.… Full Article
t A lot has changed since Android 11 was but a twinkle in Google's eye – so mobile OS has been delayed a month By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:45:06 GMT 'Extra time for you to test,' you lucky, lucky developers Google has applied the brakes to Android 11, pushing things out by a month as it grapples with a world that is much changed since planning for the release began.… Full Article
t As coronavirus catches tech CEOs with their pants down, IBM's Ginni Rometty warns of IT's new role post-pandemic By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:35:05 GMT Middle management is about to learn just how necessary they are Last night, one of the most senior figures in the IT industry from one of the biggest companies gave the strongest indication that when COVID-19 lockdowns gradually begin to lift, people will not return to the jobs they once had. That means both tech jobs, and how technology supports other business roles.… Full Article
t Surge in Zoom support requests was 'unexpected', says tool team as it turns taps down By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:25:09 GMT John Cena!* Online resources only for free and end users due to the 'unprecedented period' Video conferencing darling of the hour, Zoom, has tightened up support rules in order to "better serve" users.… Full Article
t GitHub Codespaces: VS Code was 'designed from the get-go' for this, says Microsoft architect By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 20:21:08 GMT A compelling addition to repo house – but is the Redmond flavour too strong? GitHub had a lot to say about its plans at its virtual Satellite event yesterday, but the most far-reaching was the advent of Codespaces, the ability to edit code online, integrated into the GitHub user interface.… Full Article
t FYI: Your browser can pick up ultrasonic signals you can't hear, and that sounds like a privacy nightmare to some By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:24:21 GMT High-frequency audio could be used to stealthily track netizens Technical folks looking to improve web privacy haven't been able to decide whether sound beyond the range of human hearing poses enough of a privacy risk to merit restriction.… Full Article
t Bored at home? Cisco has just the thing: A shed-load of security fixes to install, from a Kerberos bypass to crashes By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 23:13:21 GMT Switchzilla issues a whopping 30+ patches in time for the long UK weekend Cisco has emitted a fresh round of software updates to address nearly three dozen security holes in its products.… Full Article
t If it feels like the software world is held together by string and a prayer, we don't blame you: Facebook SDK snafu breaks top iOS apps By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:13:07 GMT Update used wrong data type, causing Tinder to Spotify to fall over A change in the Facebook SDK backend managed to crash many popular iOS apps that integrated the code library, used for implementing various Facebook services.… Full Article
t Go on, hit Reply All. We dare you. We double dare you. Because Office 365 will defeat your server-slamming ways By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 01:12:06 GMT Even Exchange’s marketing bod reckons tests of new Reply-All-stopper could be a career-defining moment Microsoft may just have made Reply All storms a thing of the past, by adding a suitable blocker to Exchange in Office 365 environments.… Full Article
t Equinix says Zoom bought plenty more stuff in Q1. Which is just what Oracle said, too By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 02:59:12 GMT Despite you know what, little evidence of a rush to new racks Equinix has posted its Q1 FY2020 results for the period ending March 31st, along with some interesting insights into how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted data centre consumption.… Full Article
t Samsung to launch debit card and financial-health-as-a-service service By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 03:58:06 GMT There's revenue to be had with being a participant in the payments web, and the Apple experience to measure up against Samsung has announced it will launch a debit card.… Full Article
t India’s Jio Platforms scores third US cash injection in three weeks - this time $1.5bn from Vista Equity Partners By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 04:59:13 GMT It's like three buses showing up at once carrying $8bn India’s largest mobile carrier, Jio, has just scored a third new investor in three weeks!… Full Article
t The point of containers is they aren't VMs, yet Microsoft licenses SQL Server in containers as if they were VMs By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 06:01:11 GMT And now to avoid container sprawl costing you plenty Microsoft has slipped out licensing details for SQL Server running in containers and it will likely encourage developers to be pretty diligent in their use of Redmond’s database.… Full Article
t Source code for seminal adventure game Zork circa-1977 exhumed from MIT tapes, plonked on GitHub By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 06:58:08 GMT Revisit what it’s like to run a PDP-10 and be eaten by a grue Source code for seminal adventure game Zork, dating back to 1977 and recovered from MIT tapes, was published this week on GitHub.… Full Article
t Behold: The ghastly, preening, lesser-spotted Incredible Bullsh*tting Customer By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:58:45 GMT If you listen closely, you can hear how the creatures' full-throated call increases in volume when you are on holiday On Call Friday is here! How is your weekend looking? Same as the last one, and the one before that? Never mind – before breaking into the lockdown lagers, join us for another entry in The Register's tales of those brave souls who are On Call.… Full Article
t Microsoft claims AWS has used new JEDI mind trick with secret contract objection filing By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:01:10 GMT It's over, Amazon, we have the high ground (and all you had was a high price) says Redmond Updated Amazon.com has filed a second, secret, appeal against the decision to award Microsoft the Pentagon's $10bn Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract.… Full Article
t If you miss the happier times of the 2000s, just look up today's SCADA gear which still has Stuxnet-style holes By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:56:08 GMT Schneider Electric patches vulns after Trustwave raises alarm Two Schneider Electric SCADA products had vulnerabilities similar to the ones exploited in the Iran-bothering Stuxnet worm, an infosec outfit has claimed.… Full Article
t Apple owes us big time for bungled display-killing cable design in MacBook Pro kit, lawsuit claims By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:04:05 GMT iGiant not only screwed up the wiring, it knew it was shipping dodgy gear, it is claimed Apple is potentially facing a class-action lawsuit over the failure of displays on its MacBook Pro line.… Full Article
t Backup and restore on AWS is a nightmare – is there a way to speed it up? By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:00:13 GMT Apparently. But we’re so incredulous, we’re gonna test those claims on live internet TV… Webcast “The journey to cloud” echoes through all organisations. It’s a Bildungsroman – a story of empowerment and betterment. A shiny, towering cityscape of gleaming edifices and elegant spires. It’s like an ascension into the actual clouds. Like dying and waking up in heaven.… Full Article
t DEF CON is canceled... No, for real. The in-person event is canceled. We're not joking. It's canceled. We mean it By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:18:35 GMT Virus knocks hackers online: Show will try going virtual amid pandemic Annual Las Vegas hacker gathering DEF CON has officially called off its physical conference for this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.… Full Article
t We dunno what's more wild: This vid of Japan's probe bouncing off an asteroid to collect a sample – or that the rock was sun-burnt By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:36:30 GMT Hayabusa 2 expected to return with out-of-this-world material in December Video Close-up footage of asteroid Ryugu, taken by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft as it touched down to retrieve a sample, reveals the near-Earth object’s surface may have been torched by the Sun as its orbit changed over time.… Full Article
t One malicious MMS is all it takes to pwn a Samsung smartphone: Bug squashed amid Android patch batch By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 23:42:33 GMT Zero-click remote-code exec hole found by Googler, updates emitted Samsung has patched a serious security hole in its smartphones that can be exploited by maliciously crafted text messages to hijack devices.… Full Article
t Need some weekend reading? How about the source code for UK, Australia's coronavirus contact-tracing apps By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:29:41 GMT Problems aside, no one is sure how useful phone-based tracking will be The NHSX, a technology group within the UK government's National Health Service, has released the source code for its Android and iOS COVID-19 coronavirus contact-tracing apps in an effort to allay privacy concerns and improve the code.… Full Article
t I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Spacecraft with graphene sails powered by starlight and lasers By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:03:13 GMT Nice way to get to Alpha Centauri though boffin tells us: 'Such a laser system could be used as a weapon' Coin-sized pieces of graphene can be accelerated by firing low-powered lasers at them in micro-gravity conditions, say scientists. The technology could be a stepping stone to graphene solar sails, which could propel future spacecraft using starlight or a laser array.… Full Article
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