Yes, your network is down – you annoyed us so much we crashed it [Mon Oct 21 2024]

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Yes, your network is down – you annoyed us so much we crashed it

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AWS boss: Don't want to come back to the office? Go work somewhere else

It's our way or the highway

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White Paper Empowering Mobile Device Security Through PKI and MDM Integration

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A1 Telekom Austria Group and Amdocs showcase live end-to-end 5G network orchestration

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X to allow third parties to train their AI models with social media users' data

Another raft of reasons to ponder your social media presence

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Tech giants set to pay through the nose for nuclear power that's still years away

Google, Amazon, Microsoft dive into costly deals that aren't generating anything yet

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Yes, your network is down – you annoyed us so much we crashed it

If you bluff your way out of unpaid bills, there's a chance someone could call you on it

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Fast procurement and deployment. Innovate faster with the tools you need.

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Reclaim Your Time

Your guide to reducing admin work

Security

Internet Archive exposed again – this time through Zendesk

Org turns its woes into a fundraising opportunity

Open source LLM tool primed to sniff out Python zero-days

The static analyzer uses Claude AI to identify vulns and suggest exploit code

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Jetpack fixes 8-year-old flaw affecting millions of WordPress sites

Also, new EU cyber reporting rules are live, exploiters hit the gas pedal, free PDNS for UK schools, and more

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Intel hits back at China's accusations it bakes in NSA backdoors

Chipzilla says it obeys the law wherever it is, which is nice

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Google named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI Infrastructure Solutions, Q1 2024

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Software

AI 'bubble' will burst 99 percent of players, says Baidu CEO

Plus: Australian bank glitch empties accounts; China online slang crackdown; Toshiba teams with Airbus; and more

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WinAmp's woes will pass, but its wonders will be here forever

Not as clumsy or random as a streamer, an elegant player for a more civilized age

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Someone's finally taking on £10M Hull City Council ERP deal to replace Oracle

Step forward Workday after mega long procurement to support system that went live 22 years ago

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HashiCorp unveils 'Terraform 2.0' while tiptoeing around Big Blue elephant in the room

HashiConf shindig oddly reluctant to mention impending IBM acquisition

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Special Features

Spectre flaws continue to haunt Intel and AMD as researchers find fresh attack method

The indirect branch predictor barrier is less of a barrier than hoped

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Alleged Bitcoin crook faces 5 years after SEC's X account pwned

SIM swappers strike again, warping cryptocurrency prices

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ESET denies it was compromised as Israeli orgs targeted with 'ESET-branded' wipers

Says 'limited' incident isolated to 'partner company'

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Biz hired, and fired, a fake North Korean IT worker – then the ransom demands began

'My webcam isn't working today' is the new 'The dog ate my network'

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Someone's tried sneaking semiconductor secrets out of South Korea's patent office

Government hardens up infosec to stop this - as you would when Samsung and SK hynix are massive parts of your economy

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Healthcare Services Group discloses 'cybersecurity incident' in SEC filing

Laundry and dining provider still investigating cause and scope

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California cops cuff suspect in deadly drone-assisted drug deal

‘Crany’ also captured with three 'ghost guns'

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Europa Clipper heads to Jupiter: Can its icy moon support life?

But first stop is Mars for a speed boost, then back to Earth for the final push

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Tesla FSD faces yet another probe after fatal low-visibility crash

Musk’s camera-only approach may not be a great idea after all?

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Richard Branson to take balloon ride to edge of space

No Zero-G shenanigans, but a fully stocked bar and spectacular views

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Server-maker Wiwynn expands $61M lawsuit against X

Finds two more reasons Musk should have known he was on the hook for datacenter kit

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