May 10 update addressed serious vulns but also had problems of its own Microsoft has released an out-of-band patch to deal with an authentication issue that was introduced in the May 10 Windows update.…
Lees meerCustomers at other Sungard datacenters are not affected UK customers of datacenter and colo service provider Sungard Availability Services are to be transferred to Daisy Corporate Services, part of the Daisy Group, months after Sungard went into adm…
Lees meerThe granddaddy of FOSS UNIX just keeps on trucking – and is a lot easier to install this time round The latest version of FreeBSD, 13.1, was released this week for both 32 and 64-bit forms of x86, Arm, POWER – and 64-bit RISC-V.…
Lees meerResearch claims search engine fails to autofill certain names in Han characters, Microsoft points to technical error Microsoft search engine Bing censors terms deemed sensitive in China from its autosuggestion feature internationally, according to r…
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Lees meerStartup QuSecure is the latest vendor to jump into the field with its as-a-service offering Analysis Startup QuSecure will this week introduce a service aimed at addressing how to safeguard cybersecurity once quantum computing renders current publi…
Lees meerGitee apologises but won't explain why this is happening China’s approved GitHub clone, Gitee, has warned users that it will make all existing repositories private pending a mysterious review of their content.…
Lees meerBrowser makers line up for Google's extension system but complaints persist Mozilla on Wednesday launched a Developer Preview program to solicit feedback on Firefox extensions that implement Manifest v3, a Google-backed revision of browser extension…
Lees meerBan on shopping from September, rip and replace order with 2024 deadline The Canadian government has joined many of its allies and banned the use of Huawei and ZTE tech in its 5G networks, as part of a new telecommunications security framework.…
Lees meerBut also makes it plain that offshore entities must comply India has slightly softened its controversial new reporting requirements for information security incidents and made it plain they apply to multinational companies.…
Lees meerTwo becomes one as ThinkPad P16 stands alone and HX replaces mobile Xeon Lenovo has halved its range of portable workstations.…
Lees meerWell, that clears things up? Maybe not. The US Justice Department has directed prosecutors not to charge "good-faith security researchers" with violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) if their reasons for hacking are ethical — things like …
Lees meerAI chips are sucking down 600W+ and the solution could be to drown them. Intel this week unveiled a $700 million sustainability initiative to try innovative liquid and immersion cooling technologies to the datacenter.…
Lees meerSwiss banks cough up around half of the proceeds of crime The US government has recovered over $15 million in proceeds from the 3ve digital advertising fraud operation that cost businesses more than $29 million for ads that were never viewed.…
Lees meerRunning ad auctions while also buying and selling ads may be outlawed for large firms A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has proposed legislation that would likely force Alphabet's Google, Meta's Facebook, and Amazon to divest portions of their ad b…
Lees meerCupertino's 51% control is why NA market grew while the world shrunk, says Canalys Smartphone markets the world over are in decline, but that news doesn't appear to have reached North America, where the market grew by 4 percent in the first quarter …
Lees meerWith few options, Russia will look to half-fast chips from Chinese maker With Russia cut off from foreign processor makers Intel and AMD, the country has been scrambling to switch to more local CPUs and components.…
Lees meerMS's TPM tip finally gets a grip – but shh – don't mention the Chromebooks You can imagine the sighs of relief all round in Redmond, Washington this week as Acer launched its new TravelMate range, which has Microsoft's Pluton silicon built-in.…
Lees meerWorking to compete with Intel as FastConnect comes to AMD-processor-powered PCs AMD and Qualcomm have rolled out a joint effort that brings remote management capabilities over Wi-Fi for AMD business systems, potentially boosting their appeal for cor…
Lees meerIf you're on Windows 10, and meet requirements, it's ready to rumble... and 22H2 is waiting in the wings Microsoft has quietly updated its release health dashboard and declared Windows 11 "designated for broad deployment."…
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