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16 January 2023

Microsoft Defender ASR rules strip icons, app shortcuts from Taskbar, Start Menu Happy Friday 13th sysadmins! Techies find workarounds but Redmond still 'investigating'

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Microsoft applies coat of Rust to Azure Sphere IoT platform

The hope? To grease the security skids for internet-connected devices – and they need all the help they can get

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Twitter's Singapore landlord says avian network still a tenant, despite eviction reports

This time last year the plan was for lots more hires. Then came Elon

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On-Prem

Apple just cut Tim Cook's pay by 40%. How ever will he get by on that $50m?

Something something shareholders unhappy with the heft of CEO's package

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Self-driving car computers may be 'as bad' for emissions as datacenters

Oh, great – another source of carbon fumes we forgot to factor in

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SpaceX tells astronomers: Fine, we'll try to stop Starlink spoiling stargazing sessions

Agrees measures to prevent streaks of light across the night sky in time-lapse observations

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Half of environmental claims about products are full of crap, says EU

Draft paper calls out businesses for vagueness

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HPE to face lawsuit for allegedly misleading DXC investors

Failed to persuade a judge to ditch legal spat this week

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Cisco warns it won't fix critical flaw in small business routers despite known exploit

Software support ended in 2021, so we’re relying on SMBs knowing how to block ports

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NSA asks Congress to let it get on with that warrantless data harvesting, again

Also: That Pokemon is actually a RAT, Uncle Sam fails a password audit

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Russians say they can grab software from Intel again

And Windows updates from Microsoft, too

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Canadian owes bosses for 'time theft' after work-tracking app sinks tribunal bid

She hoped to score thousands but laptop app had other ideas

27 Comments

Microsoft Defender ASR rules strip icons, app shortcuts from Taskbar, Start Menu

Happy Friday 13th sysadmins! Techies find workarounds but Redmond still 'investigating'

30 Comments

Long data privacy notices aren't foolproof, Euro watchdog tells Meta

As Meta reels from €390 million EU fine, the 'personalized ads' case might not be over, Max Schrem’s legal group says

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This can’t be a real bomb threat: You've called a modem, not a phone

Security was nonetheless very, very, interested in hearing this comms engineer tell his tale

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Euro-cops shut down crypto scam that bilked millions from unwitting punters

If the investment opportunity sounds too good to be true …

23 Comments

Microsoft fumbles zero trust upgrade for some Asian customers

Enhanced access privileges for partners choke on double-byte characters, contribute to global delays

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Cyberthreats Racing Ahead of Your Defenses?

Security-Driven Networking Can Put a Stop to That

Software

AWS adds Superapp Grab's Asia-centric maps to its cloudy location service

PLUS ServiceNow makes Japan a discrete region; Alibaba Cloud’s Singapore hub; US snipes at Korean network policy; and more

Third-party Twitter apps stopped dead with no explanation from El Musko

Sorry, when exactly are you going to sod off to Mars, mate?

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Surely you can't be serious: Airbus close to landing fully automated passenger jets

DragonFly designed to land and taxi when the pilot is incapacitated, or just busy

147 Comments

NASA overspent $15m on Oracle software because it was afraid an audit could cost more

Houston, we have a problem: Millions wasted on license penalties

38 Comments

Offbeat

Software engineer accused of stealing $300k from employer was 'inspired by Office Space'

We know it's an influential film but that doesn't mean it's an instruction manual

26 Comments

Ex-Twitter Brits launch legal challenge against dismissal

How to conduct a UK redundancy process: Not the way the US social media company is doing it, say sacked employees

29 Comments

BOFH: It's 4ft tall, heavyset, has optional fax. No they didn't take the toner!

PFY and Simon do some of their best work: outsmarting thieves, drinking beer and reading the fine print

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{* Daily Headlines *}

Microsoft Defender ASR rules strip icons, app shortcuts from Taskbar, Start Menu

Off-Prem

Microsoft applies coat of Rust to Azure Sphere IoT platform

Twitter's Singapore landlord says avian network still a tenant, despite eviction reports

Future-Focus: Be a Secured, Digital-First Bank

2022 1H Global Threat Landscape Report

On-Prem

Apple just cut Tim Cook's pay by 40%. How ever will he get by on that $50m?

Self-driving car computers may be 'as bad' for emissions as datacenters

SpaceX tells astronomers: Fine, we'll try to stop Starlink spoiling stargazing sessions

Half of environmental claims about products are full of crap, says EU

HPE to face lawsuit for allegedly misleading DXC investors

Cisco warns it won't fix critical flaw in small business routers despite known exploit

Protect your healthcare organization from ransomware attacks

2022 Cloud Security Report

Security

NSA asks Congress to let it get on with that warrantless data harvesting, again

Russians say they can grab software from Intel again

Canadian owes bosses for 'time theft' after work-tracking app sinks tribunal bid

Microsoft Defender ASR rules strip icons, app shortcuts from Taskbar, Start Menu

Long data privacy notices aren't foolproof, Euro watchdog tells Meta

This can’t be a real bomb threat: You've called a modem, not a phone

Euro-cops shut down crypto scam that bilked millions from unwitting punters

Microsoft fumbles zero trust upgrade for some Asian customers

Cyberthreats Racing Ahead of Your Defenses?

Software

AWS adds Superapp Grab's Asia-centric maps to its cloudy location service

Third-party Twitter apps stopped dead with no explanation from El Musko

Surely you can't be serious: Airbus close to landing fully automated passenger jets

NASA overspent $15m on Oracle software because it was afraid an audit could cost more

Offbeat

Software engineer accused of stealing $300k from employer was 'inspired by Office Space'

Ex-Twitter Brits launch legal challenge against dismissal

BOFH: It's 4ft tall, heavyset, has optional fax. No they didn't take the toner!

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