Alibaba chief says China’s new internet laws aren’t just good, they’re right and welcome and necessary
As Beijing brings in another that regulates internet infomercials and stops teens buying their tat
24 Nov 01:01 |
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Crooks social-engineer GoDaddy staff into handing over control of crypto-biz domain names
Web traffic, email redirected, personal info exposed in DNS hijacking
23 Nov 22:52 | 6
Apple's global security boss accused of bribing cops with 200 free iPads in exchange for concealed gun permits
Exec, two officers, one other charged
23 Nov 21:17 | 4
Frenchman who wanted to 'smash a guy's face in' fined €135 – despite correctly filling out paperwork stating why he left home during lockdown
'In his own way, he was trying to fulfil the letter of the law' says cop
23 Nov 18:25 | 9
China prepares for launch of Chang'e 5 mission to Moon, which would make it third nation to return lunar sample
If all goes as planned
23 Nov 17:30 | 7
Windows Insiders give thanks for latest release... Hang on. Where's the 64-bit Intel on Arm stuffing?
In BriefAlso: Edge to take to the M1, and TypeScript 4.1 is here
23 Nov 16:46 |
Penetration testing isn’t enough, you need to activate full offensive operations
PromoSANS Institute expands course lineup to help you think like a hacker
23 Nov 16:00 |
Redis becomes the most popular database on AWS as complex cloud application deployments surge
No diggity, NoSQL
23 Nov 15:22 | 5
Snap decision: 74-year-old Florida man wrests puppy from jaws of alligator
And both lived to tell the tale
23 Nov 14:37 | 21
Why did Apple hamstring camera repairs on standard iPhone 12 but leave Pro Max module swappable? asks engineering group
Bug? iFixit muses in teardown of Cupertino's top-tier mobe
23 Nov 13:29 | 8
US Air Force deploys robot security dogs to guard base
In BriefDo they byte?
23 Nov 12:30 | 43
Millions wiped off value of Capita outsourcing deal with English councils amid 'further contract variation agreement'
UpdatedProcurement services? Not any more. Exchequer services? No thanks. IT Services? Reduced
23 Nov 11:43 | 19
Dell's UK tentacle was in rude health just as world plunged headlong into a pandemic
Companies House filing for year ended 31 January 2020 shows strong growth
23 Nov 11:03 |
No Xmas office party? Missing infosec pals and colleagues? Want to listen to DJs who also happen to be cyber warriors?
Cyber House Party charity event scheduled for 17 December – just bring your dosh and (maybe) some ear plugs
23 Nov 10:15 | 2
European recommendations following Schrems II Privacy Shield ruling cast doubt on cloud encryption practices
Bring-your-own-key may no longer be enough for EU data protection body
23 Nov 09:30 | 34
It's always DNS, especially when a sysadmin makes a hash of their semicolons
Who, Me?Remember the days when 'we made it up as we went along'?
23 Nov 08:15 | 104
The GIMP turns 25 and promises to carry on being the FOSS not-Photoshop
Image Manipulation Program spawned GTK, which begat GNOME
23 Nov 07:38 | 110
Pretty fly for a SharkEye: Salesforce sponsors AI drones to spot sharks before they attack California swimmers
Plus: A new web app from Google to generate AI monsters
23 Nov 07:01 | 9
Head thumping, heart racing? Here’s how not to panic when you’re under cyber attack
PromoNo incident response plan? We can help you there…
23 Nov 06:00 |
America, Taiwan make semiconductors their top trade priority at first-ever 'Economic Prosperity Dialogue'
Do you see what I TSMC?
23 Nov 05:02 | 5
China offers world its COVID QR Code movement passport at G20 Leaders' Meeting
Declaration puts a handbrake on global digital currencies, includes usual 'let's use the internet and AI to make the world a better place' stuff
23 Nov 03:01 | 18
Linus Torvalds worried Linux kernel might get messy around Christmas
LTS release 5.10 is currently unruly and looks like colliding with the holiday season
23 Nov 01:08 | 11
'Unmute' named one of Oxford Dictionary's words of the year
Stop doomscrolling through Blursday and take a Workation
22 Nov 23:17 | 22
Manchester United working with infosec experts to 'minimize ongoing IT disruption' caused by 'cyber attack'
No data leaked, says football club
21 Nov 15:41 | 27
Bloated middle age beckons: Windows 1.0 turns 35 and is dealing with its mid-life crisis, just about
Red trousers and a Porsche or respectable middle age for Windows?
21 Nov 11:01 | 103
Hundreds of Facebook moderators complain: AI content moderation isn't working and we're paying for it
Human contractors battling COVID-19 stress and psychological trauma
21 Nov 00:58 | 34
Study: While text-generating AI can write like humans, it lacks common sense
Humans live in the real world, machines don't, say academics
20 Nov 22:34 | 55
IBM Power9 processors beset by Cardiac Osprey data-leaking flaw as Spectre still haunts speculative chips
UpdatedPatch if you can: Fix available
20 Nov 21:21 | 12
EU says Boeing 737 Max won't fly over the Continent just yet: The US can make its own choices over pilot training
Safety first, politics second
20 Nov 20:26 | 160
Dell joins the 'fast object storage revolution'
Huge performance jump from disk
20 Nov 19:22 | 5
End-to-end encryption? In Android's default messaging app? Don't worry, nobody else noticed either
AnalysisRCS throws the dice
20 Nov 18:56 | 37
Teams seeks 24-hour party people for consumer chat
Skype? We've heard of it
20 Nov 18:15 | 13
One does not simply shove elephants on a ballet shoe point and call it an acceptable measure of pressure
Reg Standards BureauThou shalt not devise thine own cursed metrics, we decree
20 Nov 17:10 | 69
UK Court of Appeal rebukes Home Office for exceeding its powers with bunkum 'national security' GSM gateway ban
UpdatedLegal saga that began with dodgy prosecution ends in vindication
20 Nov 16:09 | 25
Cool stuff: MacBook Air and Pro teardowns show thermal changes and missing T2 chip
Plus: Lots of dead space in the new Mac Mini
20 Nov 15:02 | 28
We see what you did there: First-stage booster from Rocket Lab's Return to Sender mission floats back to Earth
Electron celebrates a parachute party and is successfully recovered
20 Nov 14:01 | 22
Workday beat expectations in Q3, remains loss-making
COVID-19 could slow customer wins, warns analyst
20 Nov 13:09 |
Software running on demo licence? At least one patty pusher is Lovin' It
Bork!Bork!Bork!The last time we saw one of these was in February. Things haven't gone well since then
20 Nov 12:22 | 12
NCSC's London HQ was chosen because GCHQ spies panicked at the prospect of grubby Shoreditch offices
Tech hipsters? On our doorstep? The Silicon what?
20 Nov 11:29 | 61
The Nord N10 is OnePlus's cheapest 5G handset and, boy, does it show
ReviewDoesn't mean it's terrible, you just have to manage your expectations
20 Nov 10:28 | 10
Not sunshine, moonlight or good times – blame it on the buggy
Something for the Weekend, Sir?The system's playing up again. Infamy! Infamy!
20 Nov 09:30 | 69
When even a power-cycle fandango cannot save your Windows desktop
On CallIn steps our hero: Have you tried turning it off and on again?
20 Nov 08:15 | 190
UK reveals new 'National Cyber Force', announces Space Command and mysterious AI agency
Combined Ministry of Defence and GCHQ team has worked since April to 'transform cyber capabilities'
20 Nov 07:39 | 64
You can protect the company from hackers, but can you protect the company from the CEO?
WebcastSpear-phishers love the executive suite. Here’s how to stop them getting in
20 Nov 07:00 |
Police warn of bad Apples that fell off the back of a truck after highway robbery
Driver and security guard tied up and 48 pallets stacked with Cupertino kit stolen
20 Nov 06:27 | 54
Internet Archive to preserve Flash content for posterity with Ruffle emulator
WebAssembly-powered sandbox promised to be safer than the notorious plugin
20 Nov 06:01 | 30
India PM calls on nation's youth to 'vaccinate digital products against cyber-attacks and viruses'
And hints at new local data governance push
20 Nov 05:15 | 4
VMware reveals critical hypervisor bugs found at Chinese white hat hacking comp. One lets guests run code on hosts
ESXi, Cloud Foundation, and desktop hypervisor users should get patching
20 Nov 04:26 | 11
In 2016 Australia's online census failed. Preparations for the 2021 edition have been rated 'partly effective'
Devs can make unauthorised changes, data integrity is a work in progress, security is not there yet ... and there's just nine months to go
20 Nov 02:58 | 9
Facebook sues to shut down alleged Instagram clone maker over scraping and sharing personal info for cash
Developer in Turkey accused of using 30,000 accounts to nab Instagram files
20 Nov 01:59 | 10
YouTube is going to splash adverts all over your videos, and won't pay creators unless there's a big enough audience
Also bans devs from scraping the site for facial recognition fodder
20 Nov 00:34 | 66
Adiós Arecibo Observatory: America's largest radio telescope faces explosive end after over 50 years of service
The aging structure is too hazardous to repair, engineers say
19 Nov 22:03 | 127
US Senate approves deepfake bill to defend against manipulated media
Proposed legislation calls for research to detect synthetic shams online
19 Nov 20:35 | 9
AWS includes open-source Suricata for stateful inspection with Network Firewall service
UpdatedEnhanced network security for AWS virtual private cloud – while Microsoft previews Azure Firewall Premium
19 Nov 19:10 |
UK's Space Command to be 'capable of launching our first rocket in 2022'
In BriefAlso: Skyrora aims for 2023 for its XL, ISS gets ready for Nauka, and HALO moves forward
19 Nov 18:02 | 45
OK, let’s nail down this whole Kubernetes storage thing…
PromoWhat time is it? It’s Hammerspace live demo time
19 Nov 17:00 |
CodeWeavers' CrossOver ran 32-bit Windows Intel binary on macOS on Arm CPU emulating x86 – and nobody died
Trying to get that one weird app working on new Mac silicon?
19 Nov 16:13 | 74
Uncle Sam passes comms act that sets aside $750m for the development of OpenRAN
'There are no American vendors for the network equipment that fuels our wireless economy'
19 Nov 15:27 | 15
Cyberup campaign: 80% of infosec pros fear they might fall foul of UK's outdated Computer Misuse Act
Creaky old law holds back global competitiveness, says group
19 Nov 14:49 | 31
BBC picks SiFive RISC-V chip for Doctor Who programming-for-kids kit – with Jodie Whittaker narrating
Time Lord tapped to introduce youngsters to hardware and coding
19 Nov 14:00 | 37
Billionaire's Pagani Pa-gone-i after teen son takes hypercar out for a drive, trashes it
These things cost over $3m new
19 Nov 13:14 | 123
How Apple's M1 uses high-bandwidth memory to run like the clappers
Expandability traded for performance
19 Nov 12:30 | 73
Docker finally enforces pull rate limits, but reckons only 1.5% of users are affected
Amnesty period ends, time to control those 'runaway processes' or pay up
19 Nov 11:47 | 2
Google tells Chrome extension devs to declare their code's usage of personal data
Ad biz is serious about making others disclose information collection
19 Nov 11:04 | 10
Microsoft emits Preview 3 of next-gen WinUI framework, says Linux support 'is not off our roadmap'
One framework to rule them all? Or yet another one to add to the confusion?
19 Nov 10:21 | 22
Ordnance Survey recruits AR developer to build 'geolocated quests' to help get Brit couch potatoes exercising outdoors
UpdatedYes, our current girth would welcome some age-appropriate Pokémon GO
19 Nov 09:30 | 37
DataStax releases K8ssandra, the Kubernetes peace offering to the open-source community
'Like any good family, you're going to have fights,' says dev relations bloke
19 Nov 08:33 | 1
Nvidia says microservices will drive a SmartNIC into every server
Posts sharp Q3 data centre growth and nice gaming numbers but has nothing to say about Arm
19 Nov 08:02 | 9
Compsci guru wants 'right to be forgotten' for old email, urges Google and friends to expire, reveal crypto-keys
DKIM 'makes us all more vulnerable to extortion, blackmail,' argues Green
19 Nov 07:24 | 87
ESA's Vega rocket crashes and burns after fourth-stage nozzle failure sinks two satellites
Second failure in last three missions doesn't inspire confidence
19 Nov 07:02 | 20
VMware’s launched a blockchain that may be very good. The packaging it's used is more important
Gather ‘round, Blockheads, so we can explain this thing called a ‘virtual machine’ and why it matters
19 Nov 06:46 | 5
Linux Foundation, IBM, Cisco and others back ‘Inclusive Naming Initiative’ to change nasty tech terms
But Red Hat points out its code-base is so big that mastery of inclusivity will take time
19 Nov 06:02 | 220
China-linked hacking gang ‘APT10’ named as probable actor behind extended attacks on Japanese companies
Campaign even targeted branch offices inside China and sought secrets of automotive and engineering companies
19 Nov 03:58 | 7
Los Angeles police ban facial recognition software and launch review after officers accused of unauthorized use
Bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna do when they run an algorithm for you?
19 Nov 02:23 | 9
Watchdog signals Boeing 737 Max jets can return to US skies following software upgrade, pilot training
Great timing because we're all in a rush to travel these days
19 Nov 00:45 | 74
Apple rummages through pockets, hands out $113m in change to US states to make iPhone slowdown row go away
Arizona-led fight over battery-gate ends in settlement
18 Nov 22:30 | 12
Hard to believe but Congress just approved an IoT security law and it doesn't totally suck
Secure coding, identity management, patching, configuration controls, what madness is this?
18 Nov 20:51 | 19
Google yanks Apple Silicon Chrome port after browser is found to 'crash unexpectedly'
UpdatedYou'll have to run x64 version through the Rosetta emulation layer, or give it access to the Mac Bluetooth radio
18 Nov 19:55 | 24
Heads up: A new strain of card-skimming Grelos malware is on the loose
Magecart variant has changed and you should be alert, warns RiskIQ
18 Nov 18:47 | 2
How AI Is powering a new generation of cyber-attacks
SponsoredThe battle of the algorithms has begun
18 Nov 18:02 |
Apple to halve commission for developers turning over up to $1m in sales via App Store
UpdatedCupertino's cut will shrink to 15% for small coding shacks from 1 January
18 Nov 17:10 | 39
When humans return to the Moon in '2024', HPE would like us to remember: We built the computer that simmed this
What could go wrong with NASA's SLS rocket? The Aitken system is finding out
18 Nov 16:12 | 20
Northern Ireland announces £165m full-fibre rollout funded by 2017 DUP agreement with Theresa May's UK government
We got Brexit, they also got broadband
18 Nov 15:30 | 16
HTTPS-only mode arrives in Firefox 83 as Mozilla finds new home for Rust-y Servo engine
Another notch towards the SSL-only web
18 Nov 14:43 | 67
The ones who brought you Let's Encrypt, bring you: Tools for gathering anonymized app usage metrics from netizens
Tech tackles two things: 'Aggregate statistics to improve an application, maintain the privacy of the people'
18 Nov 14:00 | 23
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledges £12bn green economy package
Hot air? World-beating? Well, billions of the funding had already been committed earlier this year
18 Nov 13:29 | 115
Micro Focus shares up almost 30% as revenue decline less than expected in fiscal 2020
Is this turnaround plan working or is the COVID-struck biz world improving?
18 Nov 12:45 | 3
Test and Trace chief Dido Harding prompted to self-isolate by NHS COVID-19 app
Threatens plenty of Zoom sessions in the days ahead... just as well they've updated security in recent weeks
18 Nov 12:11 | 41
Behold, the Ultimately Large Telescope: A revived proposal for a 100-metre liquid-mirror star scanner on the Moon
'We are putting this idea out to the scientific community,' lead scientist tells El Reg
18 Nov 11:02 | 63
Shocking revelations from Huawei-commissioned report: Huawei is good for the UK's economy so don't ban them
It might need a new angle since the government already has form for shafting the economy
18 Nov 10:15 | 23
UK's Manchester University seeks integrator to lead fiddly Oracle Financials upgrade
There could be up to £4m in it for the winner
18 Nov 09:30 | 8
Thinking about an Agile, post-COVID-19 future? Here’s what you need to do first
PromoJoin Deloitte and OutSystems to learn the nine essential steps
18 Nov 09:00 |
Alleged Ponzi mastermind on the run from FBI hid in lake with sea-scooter, collared after he surfaced half-hour later
Suspect left a trail of bubbles for agents to follow
18 Nov 08:32 | 41
Apple Arm Macs ship, don't expect all open-source apps to work without emulation – here's what you need to know
Good thing Rosetta 2's x64-to-ARM64 translation is all right because you may be using it a lot
18 Nov 07:29 | 103
No, the creator of cURL didn't morph into Elon Musk and give away Bitcoins. But his hijacked Twitter page tried to
Daniel Stenberg tells The Reg he's baffled by profile hack
18 Nov 06:26 | 36
Epic Games brings its Fortnite fight with Apple to Australia
+CommentWhy Australia? Because it’s currently running an inquiry into app store monopolies, that's why
18 Nov 06:04 | 12
Dell online store charges 16 million dollars for new laptop with paint job
VideoBlack is free on the Inspiron 15. ‘Soft Mint’ is a very expensive option
18 Nov 05:01 | 60
BRICS bloc – home to 40 percent of humanity – wants to drive global e-commerce consumer protection rules
China has the giant e-tailers, India has the customers, Brazil, Russia and South Africa are aboard
18 Nov 03:29 | 6
Trump fires cybersecurity boss Chris Krebs for doing his job: Securing the election and telling the truth about it
Terminated by presidential tweet that piled on the baseless election-rigging allegations CISA director sought to counter
18 Nov 01:52 | 224
