Massive cyberattack takes Ukraine military, big bank websites offline [Wed Feb 16 2022]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 16 February 2022 ***************************************************************** Massive cyberattack takes Ukraine military, big bank websites offline What geopolitical standoff could this possibly be linked to? ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Akamai buys Linode for $900m Combined internet titan plans offerings that do the 'cloud to edge' thing at super-size scale * EU Data Protection Board probes public sector use of cloud Privacy: We've heard of it. Do you know where your data is? * F5 integrates products into 'Distributed Cloud Services' Now with cross-cloud deployment capabilities and shiny new UI * IBM Cloud to offer Z-series mainframes for first time – albeit for test and dev z/OS VMs coming sometime in the second half of 2022 On-Prem * Chip CFOs get a crash course in silicon geopolitics We're searching for a financial officer who can look beyond the numbers, semiconductor biz CEO tells us * UK regulator 'broke international law', says Facebook From the people who 'sat on their hands' when asked for info about Giphy deal * Nutanix reshuffles product portfolio into bigger bundles Plan calls for this to end in tiers * Microsoft prepares for its staff to return to Washington sites Remember to keep the Windows open. We're here all week * Intel buys Tower Semiconductor to expand fab business Has manufacturing facilities in Israel, US, Japan and Italy * This data center will be Europe’s first with hydrogen backup power And could this be a new Reg standard unit: Number of kilometers a Dutch person drives per day? * FTC celebrates after Nvidia-Arm deal collapses GPU titan retains significant influence over CPU core house given it is a major customer Security * Journalist won't be prosecuted for pressing 'view source' Despite all logic, state governor still insists hitting F12 in a web browser is 'hacking' * Massive cyberattack takes Ukraine military, big bank websites offline What geopolitical standoff could this possibly be linked to? * In an arms race with criminals to protect our privacy, it's too early to admit defeat Government agents that really want your messages, though? Well, that can be another story * Cambodia cans critics of its snoopy Internet Gateway, says every nation has one Government says it’s just collecting tax, United Nations points to data harvesting and chilling effects on free speech Software * Users report trouble with Azure DevOps services Thanks Microsoft! Engineers in Europe get to finish early today * Comparing the descendants of Mandrake and Mandriva Linux Distro inferno: Scions include OpenMandriva, Mageia, ROSA Linux and PCLinuxOS * Expect sales reps' calls if IT wants to ditch Oracle Licensing and compliance issues advisor spills the beans * 20 years of .NET: Reflecting on Microsoft's not-Java In which it is revealed that Silverlight lives on ... as .NET Core * AlphaICs gets long-awaited AI Gluon chips fabbed by TSMC When they started out, these engineers had just two things in their possession: A dream ... and $10m * Microsoft Teams unable to send and receive calls for some after update If you need to skip meetings, here's an excuse: You installed version 1.5.00.2164 Offbeat * Dido Harding's appointment to English public health body ruled unlawful Hiring of ex-Sainsbury's CEO at NHS Test and Trace also against equality law – court * Hong Kong Watch says its website suddenly can't be seen in Hong Kong Who could possibly want readers in HK not to access independent opinions about the rule of law? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to {EMAIL} You can update your preferences here: or unsubscribe from this list: Situation Publishing Ltd, 315 Montgomery Street, 9th & 10th Floors, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2022 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: