Get your staff's consent before you monitor them, tech inquiry warns [Fri Aug 11 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 11 August 2023 ***************************************************************** Get your staff's consent before you monitor them, tech inquiry warns Plus: British government's push to reform data protection is working against the cause ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Epic snub by Supreme Court in battle to escape Apple App Store payment prison This fight over IAP is getting, dare we say, unreal On-Prem * Viasat probe into ailing $700M satellite casts shadow over Q1 results 'We understand the risks involved in space systems, and have insurance' * NASA to test potential 400Mbps laser link for Mars High bandwidth comms experiment to fly with Psyche asteroid mission in October Security * There's a good chance your VPN is vulnerable to privacy-menacing TunnelCrack attack Especially on Apple gear, uni team says * Get your staff's consent before you monitor them, tech inquiry warns Plus: British government's push to reform data protection is working against the cause Software * GNOME 45 beta: Less buggy, more colorful, and still not your grandma's desktop Codenamed Riga after the venue for this year's GUADEC conference * Larry Ellison a major contributor to Blair Institute vaccine database plan A relationship forged in UK government IT continues to blossom * India launches contest to build homegrown web browser Almost certainly based on a FOSS engine, but with tweaks for the nation's particular needs Special Features * Infosec imposter syndrome is real. Here's something that can help Talk about an insider threat * CISA boss says US alliance with Ukraine over past year is closer than Five Eyes And America should stop worrying about balloons and focus on what's important * Microsoft OneDrive a willing and eager 'ransomware double agent' No one will suspect such a trustworthy executable * Microsoft 365 guest accounts + Power Apps = security nightmare A login, a PA trial license, and some good old hacking are all that's needed to nab SQL databases * Shifting to two-factor auth is hard to do. GitHub recommends the long game Slow and steady wins this race with users * Google AI red team lead says this is how criminals will likely use ML for evil Prompt injection, data poisoning just to name a couple Offbeat * Don't shoot! DARPA wants to capture future spy balloons in one piece Being blasted with a missile and plummeting 60,000 feet can do a real number on hardware, it turns out * Have you ever suspected your colleague doesn't hope this email finds you well?* Grrrrrrr.... Why are you sending 15 bloody messages in 10 seconds? Stop pressing return * Infosys launches 'sonic identity' – an aural logo to 'reinforce brand purpose' It’s a 'digital metaphor' that signals the sound of opportunity, apparently * Most distant observed star is blue – and it isn't alone Light from Earendel takes 12.9 billion years to reach Earth, and it's serendipitous the JWST can see it at all * Biden administration restricts US investment in tech China's military might employ Venture capital is helping Beijing arm and Washington wants that to stop ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 © 2023 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: