Microsoft puts extra cores to work in Azure SQL database • The Register
Microsoft is bulking up its Azure SQL database services on the back of Intel’s “Ice Lake” Xeon and AMD’s “Milan” Epyc server chipsets. The company this week started a public preview of its standard-series – previously…
Mozilla, Microsoft drop root Certificate Authority • The Register
Updated Mozilla and Microsoft have taken action against a certificate authority accused of having close ties to a US military contractor that allegedly paid software developers to embed data-harvesting malware in mobile apps. The CA, TrustCor, denies…
Attackers use domain aging in global malvertising campaign • The Register
A sophisticated and very patient threat group behind a global malvertising scheme is using so-called aged domains to skirt past cybersecurity tools and catch victims in investment scams. The attackers behind the CashRewindo campaign in many ways operate…
ICE data dump reveals PII of 6,000+ asylum seekers • The Register
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “erroneously” posted names and other personal information belonging to more than 6,252 individuals seeking asylum in the US on its website earlier this week. The data dump happened on Monday…
Google says Android runs better when covered in Rust • The Register
Google has been integrating code penned in the Rust programming language into its Android functioning procedure considering the fact that 2019 and its efforts have compensated off in the sort of much less vulnerabilities. Memory basic safety bugs – like…
US group wants $30b in federal funding to boost chip design • The Register
America’s top booster for federal semiconductor help is arguing that the country requirements to shell out tens of billions additional in silicon incentives to guarantee it would not drop management in chip layout to other international locations.…
Apple pushes TSMC to make more advanced chips in US by 2024 • The Register
TSMC reportedly plans to make 4nm chips at its Arizona manufacturing plant when it goes online in 2024, a significant upgrade from the Asian foundry giant’s previous commitment to focus on less advanced 5nm silicon at its first leading-edge US fab.…
Salesforce calls some workers back to the office • The Register
Salesforce is calling some personnel again to their corporate desk as it tries to counter slowing advancement, inspite of CEO Marc Benioff indicating at the start out of the yr that return to office mandates “will not do the job.” According…
.NET open source is ‘heavily under-funded’ says AWS • The Register
RE:INVENT “We found that .NET open source is heavily under-funded,” said Saikat Banerjee, an AWS software development manager, at a re:Invent session this week. “The sad thing about .NET open source is that we still call it third-party…
Medibank prognosis gets worse after more patient data leaked • The Register
Australian wellness insurance provider Medibank’s prognosis subsequent an Oct info breach retains acquiring even worse as criminals dumped another batch of stolen purchaser data on the dim net. The miscreants, considered to be linked to…