IBM's z/OS update for mainframes about to land – on last day of predicted launch window
Version 2.5 adds lots of love for hybrid cloud, Linux containers, and even a COBOL/Java combo
Feature
What is your greatest weakness? The definitive list of the many kinds of interviewer you will meet in Hell
You don't mind if we record this, do you?
Security
Here's a list of the flaws Russia, China, Iran and pals exploit most often, say Five Eyes infosec agencies
And you've patched them all, haven't you, diligent readers?
On-Prem
I'm feeling lucky: Google, Facebook say workers must be vaccinated before they return to offices
As web search giant stalls end to work-from-home to mid-October
Latest News
Personal Tech
Qualcomm's bumper Q3 growth comes with supply constraints warning, but Intel may ride to the rescue
Company confirms it's investigating adding Chipzilla to multi-source vendor list, alongside TSMC and Samsung
29 Jul 12:15 |
Applications
Microsoft's new 'power app converging model' hits public preview with Custom Pages
Aims to heal perplexing split between Canvas and Model-driven apps
29 Jul 11:28 |
Databases
Equiniti wins Northern Ireland Finance Department contract to build land revenue system... 4 years after project proposed
Now that's agile
29 Jul 10:43 | 1
Analysis
Hard drives at Autonomy offices were destroyed the same month CEO Lynch quit, extradition trial was told
Court finally hands down written ruling – and it's very bad news for UK exec
29 Jul 10:01 | 10
Offbeat
Beige pencil stockists on high alert as 'Colouring Book of Retro Computers' hits the crowdfunding circuit
YouTuber's project already well past its goal
29 Jul 09:15 | 9
Databases
Ex-health secretary said 'vast majority' were 'onside' with GP data grab. Consumer champion Which? reckons 20 million don't even know what it is
Guess what? When people find out about the scheme, trust in the NHS falls
29 Jul 08:30 | 28
Sponsored
Nine questions to ask when choosing a CDN provider
Here's your essential checklist for the future
29 Jul 07:30 |
Security
Israeli authorities investigate NSO Group over Pegasus spyware abuse claims
Reason for probe unknown, but CEO claims it will vindicate company's claims
29 Jul 07:00 | 10
Security
Here's a list of the flaws Russia, China, Iran and pals exploit most often, say Five Eyes infosec agencies
And you've patched them all, haven't you, diligent readers?
29 Jul 06:26 | 14
Offbeat
Hungarian tech store closed by World War II bomb
Please shop online instead while it's safely disposed of, says branch of CCTV specialist MASCO
29 Jul 06:01 | 8
Security
'Woefully insufficient': Biden administration's assessment of critical infrastructure infosec protection
Memorandum details plans to turn that around with rapid development of security baselines, not mandates
29 Jul 05:15 | 4
Security
Over 100 Taiwanese political figures' messages leaked outta LINE app
Attack turned off encryption function, which made snooping rather easier
29 Jul 04:34 | 5
Comment
AWS to retire EC2-Classic – the network connecting the compute service that started the IaaS rush
You've got a year to sort yourself out if you're still using 'em
29 Jul 01:11 | 3
On-Prem
I'm feeling lucky: Google, Facebook say workers must be vaccinated before they return to offices
As web search giant stalls end to work-from-home to mid-October
29 Jul 00:38 | 22
Personal Tech
Er, no, we would like to continue suing Facebook, US state AGs tell courts
Legal eagles determined to overturn decision to throw out antitrust lawsuit targeting Instagram, Whatsapp acquisitions
28 Jul 23:16 | 3
Devops
About half of Python libraries in PyPI have security issues, Finnish boffins claim
Coding lingo's community says it has a plan to mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities
28 Jul 22:14 | 7
Servers
Microsoft abandons semi-annual releases for Windows Server
Special capabilities on Azure leaving on-premises users behind
28 Jul 21:15 | 8
OSes
Are you a 1%er? Windows 11 turns up in the usage figures
Shrinking survey could signify decline of UWP
28 Jul 20:30 | 14
Security
Security breaches where working from home is involved are costlier, claims IBM report
Great, it's not like employers need more reasons to haul you back to the office
28 Jul 19:47 | 6
Ray 1.5 looks to simplify data exchanges, refactored architecture keeps jobs going
Apache Cassandra 4.0 crosses the finish line with virtual tables, additional logging tools
GitLab presents v14.1, introduces billing changes and Package Hunter
Break point: GraalVM, Crystal, cri-o, Google Cloud, and Jira
Software
Since it's the only way to differentiate in a Chromium-dominated market, Vivaldi 4.1 introduces 'Accordion' tabs
Do the browser polka
28 Jul 19:01 | 14
Science
Boeing and Rocket Lab hope for the best as both return to launchpad following failures
Space is hard
28 Jul 18:13 | 2
SaaS
Xero says accounting software users were locked out by login glitch, not nefarious deeds
Issue has been resolved and your data is 'secure', claims SaaS outfit
28 Jul 17:30 | 1
Security
Iranian state-backed hackers posed as flirty Scouser called Marcy to target workers in defence and aerospace
Recognise this one? Oh dear...
28 Jul 16:45 | 18
Popular
Security
Scam-baiting YouTube channel Tech Support Scams taken offline by tech support scam
'It was pretty convincing until the very end,' says host Jim Browning
Bootnotes
D'oh! Misplaced chair shuts down nuclear plant in Taiwan
Surprisingly a real-life scenario and not a plotline from The Simpsons
Security
Compsci student walks off with $50,000 after bug bounty report blows gaping hole in Shopify software repos
First-timer wins maximum payout through HackerOne programme
Comment
AWS to retire EC2-Classic – the network connecting the compute service that started the IaaS rush
You've got a year to sort yourself out if you're still using 'em
SaaS
'Login infrastructure issue' blamed as sustained Xero outage threatens payrolls
Accountancy software goes TITSUP* as biz users can't invoice customers nor see who's paid their bills
Column
Great reset? More like Fake Reset: Leaders need a reality check if they think their best staff will give up hybrid work
Fortune favours the flexible in the new normal
Security
eBay ex-security boss sent down for 18 months for cyber-stalking, witness tampering
Four others at online tat bazaar admit trying to silence newsletter couple, two senior execs fight charges
Security
Misconfigured Azure Blob at Raven Hengelsport exposed records of 246,000 anglers – and took months to tackle, claim infosec researchers
18GB of Dutch fishing supplier's data left in unsecured server
Servers
Microsoft abandons semi-annual releases for Windows Server
Special capabilities on Azure leaving on-premises users behind
Security
Tencent suspends signups to WeChat, citing 'security upgrade' and need to comply with Chinese laws
Promises everything will be back to normal sometime in early August
STORIES
Software
Mozilla ups its VPN game – and the price – with split tunneling for Android, iOS
Early birds really do get the worm, it would seem
28 Jul 16:00 | 7
Interview
DevOps still 'rarely done well at scale' concludes report after a decade of research
Puppet Field CTO Nigel Kersten speaks to the Reg about 10 years of studying DevOps adoption
28 Jul 15:15 | 14
Off-Prem
A global pandemic and ransomware explosion makes for a bumper quarter at Google parent Alphabet
Chief exec Pichai wants to 'help people get the information they need,' even as YouTube fingered for conspiracy guff
28 Jul 13:45 | 1
Bootnotes
D'oh! Misplaced chair shuts down nuclear plant in Taiwan
Surprisingly a real-life scenario and not a plotline from The Simpsons
28 Jul 13:01 | 45
SaaS
Workday shares slide following claims Amazon ditched company-wide HR system
Some customers have a 'unique set of needs' SaaSy vendor says
28 Jul 12:13 | 21
Personal Tech
Apple boasts of record quarter, but warns supply shortages will get worse before they get better
'The road to recovery will be a winding one' Cook predicts
28 Jul 11:29 | 3
Databases
Infor ERP kicked out at closing time for Fuller's brewery biz while Microsoft Dynamics is invited to stay for lock-in
Pandemic offers chance to change focus just four years after £10m deal
28 Jul 10:45 | 1
Offbeat
The UK is running on empty when it comes to electric vehicle charging points
Infrastructure needs to be increased tenfold before traditional motors banned in 2030, says market study
28 Jul 10:01 | 346
MODERN DEV
DevOps still 'rarely done well at scale' concludes report after a decade of research
Puppet Field CTO Nigel Kersten speaks to the Reg about 10 years of studying DevOps adoption
What is GitOps? This is the technical introduction you've been looking for
If you need to get your head around the concept of configuration-as-code, start here
NPM is Now Providing Malware – or was until recently
Password-stealing package outed by security firm evokes sense of déjà vu
Slacking off? It used to be there was pretty much one place to chat with your fellow developers: IRC
Reg tiptoes through the Zulip to review open source chat and collab software
Visual Studio 2022 Preview 2 adds C++ build and debugging in WSL2 distributions
Fancy a spot of weekend tinkering?
Review
Slacking off? It used to be there was pretty much one place to chat with your fellow developers: IRC
Reg tiptoes through the Zulip to review open source chat and collab software
28 Jul 09:15 | 23
Column
Great reset? More like Fake Reset: Leaders need a reality check if they think their best staff will give up hybrid work
Fortune favours the flexible in the new normal
28 Jul 08:30 | 69
Security
UK's National Cyber Security Centre needs its posh Westminster digs, says Cabinet Office, because of WannaCry
May need to upgrade 'bunfight' into 'cake-flinging war' over this one
28 Jul 07:30 | 17
Security
Google revamps bug bounty program
Announces that it's paid out for 11,000 bugs in under eleven years
28 Jul 06:58 | 8
Legal
Ecuador shreds Julian Assange's citizenship
Quito Court finds numerous irregularities in naturalization process
28 Jul 06:29 | 48
Security
Biden warns 'real shooting war' will be sparked by severe cyber attack
Suggests incident 'of great consequence' in the real world could be a tipping point
28 Jul 04:58 | 62
OSes
IBM's z/OS update for mainframes about to land – on last day of predicted launch window
Version 2.5 adds lots of love for hybrid cloud, Linux containers, and even a COBOL/Java combo
28 Jul 03:28 | 5
Personal Tech
Looks like we all can't stop pouring billions of dollars into AMD, Google, Apple, Microsoft
iPhones, iPads about to hit global chip supply wall others have felt, though
28 Jul 02:32 | 4
Security
Tencent suspends signups to WeChat, citing 'security upgrade' and need to comply with Chinese laws
Promises everything will be back to normal sometime in early August
28 Jul 01:30 |
Security
eBay ex-security boss sent down for 18 months for cyber-stalking, witness tampering
Four others at online tat bazaar admit trying to silence newsletter couple, two senior execs fight charges
28 Jul 00:26 | 28
Devops
GitHub stuffs $1m in Stanford Law School's pocket to provide free legal advice to DMCA-hit developers
Fellowship funding comes in the wake of Youtube-DL fiasco
27 Jul 23:03 | 3
SaaS
Microsoft made $167m a day in profit, every day, over the past 12 months
Robust cloud, business not enough to overcome concerns about decline in Windows hardware maker revenue
27 Jul 22:16 | 29
Security
Misconfigured Azure Blob at Raven Hengelsport exposed records of 246,000 anglers – and took months to tackle, claim infosec researchers
18GB of Dutch fishing supplier's data left in unsecured server
27 Jul 20:49 | 7
Security
Scam-baiting YouTube channel Tech Support Scams taken offline by tech support scam
'It was pretty convincing until the very end,' says host Jim Browning
27 Jul 19:44 | 77
Personal Tech
Facebook tries to save face by recalling itch-inducing Oculus Quest 2 VR headset foam
Reports of skin problems and a recall in Australia move social ad biz to action
27 Jul 19:05 | 9
Security
Tech biz must tell us about more security breaches, says UK.gov as it ponders lowering report thresholds
Breach reporting law might have effect on overseas operators too
27 Jul 18:15 |
