Devil-may-care Lapsus$ gang is not the aspirational brand infosec needs [Fri Mar 18 2022]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 18 March 2022 ***************************************************************** Devil-may-care Lapsus$ gang is not the aspirational brand infosec needs Hitting big targets, untouchable, technically proficient. Who will it inspire next? ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Microsoft's New Commerce Experience: Cloud resellers concerned Who benefits from changes to the Partner Network? Well, it's not partners... or even their customers On-Prem * Microsoft datacenter to heat homes in Finland Turns out the internet is a set of tubes after all * Intel details $100m plan to boost US chip-making skills Bold moves to create a 'semi' literate pool of factory workers * Qualcomm reveals it's not selling to Russia during Twitter spat Policy via social media: It's a thing now. Even though Russia won't be able to read it... * Japan's earthquake disrupts already fragile tech sector Shutdowns in factories put crunch on weakened supply chain * FCC gives Pacific Networks 60 days to leave the US Agency signals more actions targeting Chinese companies to come in the name of national security * Union presses mayor to force Uber to pay app drivers at least min wage US biz's license to operate in London up for renewal this month Security * Has Trickbot gang hijacked your router? This scanner may have an answer Thanks... Micro... soft... OK, there, we said it * How CAPTCHAs can cloak phishing URLs in emails Select all images of you being duped into providing your credentials * Brit data regulator fines five cold-calling fiends £405k Businesses targeted elderly, made 750,000 calls to people on Telephone Preference System * Devil-may-care Lapsus$ gang is not the aspirational brand infosec needs Hitting big targets, untouchable, technically proficient. Who will it inspire next? Software * Protestware: JavaScript library updated to wipe files from Russian computers Package used by big apps now drops anti-war text files on desktops * False advertising to call software open source when it's not, says court Strap in for a wild ride of forks, trademarks, and licensing * US biz to blow $120bn on AI by 2025, says IDC Get ready for machine-made decisions, whether you're shopping, banking, reading, working * Coding in a war zone: A Ruby developer's life in Kharkiv @zverok asks dev world for support as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues * Microsoft freshens up its in-house container Linux, CBL-Mariner Homespun companion Linux system distro gets an update, but stays small – and 1.0 * Openness of Oracle licensing and audit tools questioned Verified third-party tools do not guarantee compliance position * How experimental was Microsoft's 'experimental banner' in File Explorer? An accidental glimpse of things to come or somebody hitting the wrong button? * SambaNova, DeLorean AI tech offers kidney treatment guidance to doctors When this baby hits 88 GHz, you're going to see some serious stuff Offbeat * US mulls laws allowing FTC, DoJ to block $5bn+ mergers Plus granting powers to undo previous takeovers * Microsoft faces EU antitrust complaint from OVHcloud Several companies 'taking action to ensure a level playing field among cloud services providers' in Europe * ExoMars rover launch axed over Russia tensions ESA will need to source a different rocket, lander, and descent stage in time for next window in 2024 * SAP to repay $23.1m in water contracts settlement Tribunal finds evidence of 'irregularly concluded software, support agreements' * Activist investors attempt to push through racial diversity probe at Salesforce The move follows lack of progress in equality and two resignations, campaign group says * UK space firm Skyrora opens rocket testing site in Scotland Brit rocketeers get ever closer to that first launch from UK soil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: