Microsoft extends extended updates for Windows 10 in the most muted way imaginable
Microsoft has oh-so-quietly extended its offer of extended security updates for consumer users of Windows 10. The Windows giant ended […]
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Security boss thought MFA would be too much security
ON CALL Supporting IT and keeping it secure is a serious endeavor. Which is why The Register lightens up Friday […]
Chinese cybersecurity company claims it’s built a better-than-Mythos bug finder
Chinese cybersecurity vendor Qihoo 360 claims it’s built an AI bug-finder that’s better than Anthropic’s Mythos model. CEO Zhou Hongyi […]
Ex-Huntress analyst claims company insider fed info to a ransomware crim. Social media drama ensues
Security firm Huntress allegedly has a turncoat insider leaking info to a ransomware operation, according to an ex-employee who took […]
They read the scroll thing! AI helps decipher ancient document charred by Vesuvius
A sealed scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum, which was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption nearly 2,000 years ago, […]
Self-destructing Mistic backdoor linked to access broker selling corporate footholds to ransomware gangs
A new self-destructing backdoor called Mistic used in intrusions since April appears to be linked to a criminal gang that […]
AI giants back non-profit to retrain workers left behind by AI
AI-POCALYPSE Several leading US AI companies joined with former US government officials on Thursday to form a bipartisan coalition focused […]
Perseverance rover finds even more signs of extinct life on Mars
Yet another Martian rock formation has revealed what may be signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. While these […]
OpenAI says employees moving beyond chat to agents
A company can learn a lot about the market by looking at its own employees. OpenAI says that its team […]
FOSS dev builds a BASIC compiler using LLVM
Neither LLVM nor GCC directly support the BASIC programming language – but a former Microware boffin proposes fixing that. An […]