Expired cert... Really? #O2down meltdown shows we should fear bungles and bugs more than hackers [Mon Dec 10 2018]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 10 December 2018 ***************************************************************** Expired cert... Really? #O2down meltdown shows we should fear bungles and bugs more than hackers Incompetence is a kind of malware ***************************************************************** Advertisement Sophos INTERCEPT. Now with EDR. Watch video Data Centre * The curious tale of ICANN, Verisign, claims of subterfuge, and the $135m .Web dot-word DNS overseer faces probe over decision to award TLD to dot-com giant * It's a, it's a, it's a SYN flood: Quick, ditch that packet Networking nuggets from the week that was * MAMR Mia – it's not just WD: Toshiba's popped to the microwave too Oscillating microwaves reduce coercivity, permit small area bit writing * Cambridge Analytica's administrators misled judge, High Court told Eyebrow-raising claim will be heard in full early next year * Red Hat fiddles with OpenShift Dedicated and lures customers with price cuts Bring your own AWS. Or let us take care of everything. For a fee * Expired cert... Really? #O2down meltdown shows we should fear bungles and bugs more than hackers Incompetence is a kind of malware * BOFH: State of a job, eh? Roll the Endless Requests for Further Information protocol And let's see how long he takes to crack * Tech support discovers users who buy the 'sh*ttest PCs known to Man' struggle with basics What's the control panel? Okay. And what's the start menu? Right. And what's this big button here? DevOps * You've patched your cloud software, and feeling smug when... bang! A legacy edge device bricks itself Don't want to be an enterprise id-IoT? Time to look at process Emergent Tech * US Homeland Security installs AI cameras at the White House, Google tries to make translation less sexist Plus: European AI researchers to create a new lab * Forget ripping off brains for AI. Butterflies and worms could lead us to self-repairing intelligent robots, says prof 'It’s clear that intelligent behavior doesn’t always require a brain' * Microsoft says it's time to get serious about facial recognition rules: 'Laws and regulations are indispensable' Really, you all, stop it! Hey, Amazon, what's going on back there? Enough! Cut that out! Personal Tech * Google: I don't know why you say Allo, I say goodbye Sidelined messaging app given end-of-life date of March 2019 Advertisement Sophos INTERCEPT. Now with EDR. Watch video Security * Bethesda blunders, IRS sounds the alarm, China ransomware, and more Plus, US Congress wants more cybersec training, better breach laws * In case you're not already sick of Spectre... Boffins demo Speculator tool for sniffing out data-leaking CPU holes First proof-of-concept, SplitSpectre, requires fewer instructions in victim * Identity stolen because of the Marriott breach? Come and claim your new passport It's the least they could do. Really. The bare minimum * 'Say hello to my little vacuum cleaner!' US drug squad puts spycams in cleaner's kit DEA gets down and dirty with new surveillance kit * Linux.org domain hacked, plastered with trolling, filth and anti-transgender vandalism Web admin blames public Whois and lack of 2FA * Brit bomb hoax teen who fantasised about being a notorious hacker cops 3 years in jail So much for the Apophis Squad's Twitter boasts * UK Supreme Court considers whether spy court should be immune to legal probes Privacy International lays out its case to El Reg Software * HCL picks up Notes, spanks total of $1.8bn at Honest John's IBM software sale Don't worry, Red Hat. We're sure Big Blue will love you more than it did Lotus Science * Boffins build blazing battery bonfire 'Sun in a box' system promises power storage from molten silicon * Bloodhound SSC reaches the end of the road for want of £25m 1,000mph dreams dashed as administrators throw in the towel * Galileo's magnifico measurement: 1976 redshift test updated A second put aside for Doresa and Milena Bootnotes * Ecuador says 'yes' to Assange 'freedom' deal, but Julian says 'nyet' Can't really blame him for turning down the 'probably won't be executed' pact * You're legit and you know you are... Thanks to chanting racist footie fans, linking to dodgy stuff isn't necessarily illegal (well, in Europe) Court of Human Rights weighs in on libel hyperlink brouhaha Advertisement Sophos INTERCEPT. Now with EDR. Watch video ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to {EMAIL} You can update your preferences here: or unsubscribe from this list: Situation Publishing, The Cursitor, 38 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1EN, UK The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2018 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: