Oracle already wins 'crypto bug of the year' with Java digital signature bypass [Thu Apr 21 2022]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 21 April 2022 ***************************************************************** Oracle already wins 'crypto bug of the year' with Java digital signature bypass Whole new meaning for zero consequences ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Cloud spending to scrape $500 billion this year – Gartner Growing enterprise demand for more complex cloud-native services carries a higher price tag * Under pressure, SAP shuts down Russian operations On-prem software may remain, albeit without support or maintenance On-Prem * Ex-eBay security director to plead guilty to cyberstalking James Baugh faced trial over campaign against newsletter couple * Growing US chip output an 'expensive exercise in futility', warns TSMC founder Production talent isn't here, costs are high ... so how that's multi-billion-dollar Arizona plant coming, eh? * AMD: Our Epyc CPUs helped Mercedes win F1 Constructors' Championship Case study in why price-performance matters in server chips * Netflix to crack down on account sharing, offer ad-laden cheaper options Streaming giant plans to grow by adding new subscription tier and building up games unit * Google 'Switch to Android' app surfaces in iOS App Store After years of Apple's agitation to 'Move to iOS,' the Chocolate Factory has a reply Security * AWS's Log4j patches blew holes in its own security Remote code exec is so 2014. Have this container escape and privilege escalation, instead * Oracle already wins 'crypto bug of the year' with Java digital signature bypass Whole new meaning for zero consequences * Russian-linked Shuckworm crew ramps up Ukraine attacks Cyber-espionage gang using multiple variants of its custom backdoor to ensure persistence, Symantec warns * Criminals adopting new methods to bypass improved defenses, says Zscaler PhaaS, SMiShing, and remote work drive increase in phishing attacks * US warns North Korean Lazarus gang rises against cryptocurrency outfits Malware-laced recruitment emails are more Kim job ill than Kim Jong-un * Google tracked record 58 exploited-in-the-wild zero-day security holes in 2021 Friends are always tellin' me, you're a user ... Just be good to free() Software * Skipping CentOS Stream? AlmaLinux 9 Beta is here Joining RHEL 9 in the preview barn * 'IBM is now a very different company' says CEO as Q1 2022 beats expectations Months after spinning out infrastructure service division, IBM not bigger but feeling less blue * What will help enterprises meet sustainability goals? Algorithms, says Oracle If you want to retain customers, Big Red recommends putting AI in charge * Microsoft plans to drop SMB1 binaries from Windows 11 Yet another nail in the coffin for aged and unsecure file-sharing protocol * Amazon opens MASSIVE AI speech dataset so Alexa can speak your language Goal is to make natural language processing available in all the world's tongues Offbeat * Judge dismisses Microsoft's challenges: ValueLicensing case to proceed in Britain UK High Court beckons for Windows vendor and reseller amid claims of on-prem software license skullduggery ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: