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Cisco scores a perfect 10 - sadly for a critical flaw in its comms platform

Wed, 2025-07-02 22:33
The second max score this week for Netzilla - not a good look

If you're running the Engineering-Special (ES) builds of Cisco Unified Communications Manager or its Session Management Edition, you need to apply Cisco's urgent patch after someone at Switchzilla made a big mistake.…

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CISA warns the Signal clone used by natsec staffers is being attacked, so patch now

Wed, 2025-07-02 20:47
Two flaws in TeleMessage are 'frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors'

The US security watchdog CISA has warned that malicious actors are actively exploiting two flaws in the Signal clone TeleMessage TM SGNL, and has directed federal agencies to patch the flaws or discontinue use of the app by July 22.…

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Call center staffers explain to researchers how their AI assistants aren't very helpful

Wed, 2025-07-02 19:58
Lots of manual corrections and data entry still required

ai-pocalypse Recent research details how customer service reps at a Chinese utility's call center often struggled when trying to use an AI assistant, and were forced to make manual fixes.…

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HPE finally closes Juniper deal, but offers no details on what happens next

Wed, 2025-07-02 18:42
A big shrug to early integration questions

HPE has completed its takeover of Juniper Networks, but the conjoined pair isn't yet ready to discuss details about how the networking business will fit into HPE's existing lineup alongside Aruba.…

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MethaneSAT 'likely not recoverable' after losing contact with Earth

Wed, 2025-07-02 18:15
Methane monitoring satellite managed just over a year in orbit before its sudden demise

The Bezos-backed MethaneSAT satellite has been declared "likely not recoverable" after losing contact with controllers just over a week ago.…

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23andMe's new owner says your DNA is safe this time

Wed, 2025-07-02 17:32
Nonprofit TTAM assures everything is BAU. Whether that makes customers feel better is another matter

The medical research nonprofit vying to buy 23andMe is informing existing customers that it plans to complete the deal on July 8.…

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Huawei can't wriggle out of Iran sanctions trial, judge rules

Wed, 2025-07-02 16:23
Dismissal bid denied as 16-count indictment moves toward trial in May 2026

Huawei will still have to face trial in the US next year over alleged breaches of sanctions against Iran after a judge declined its request to dismiss various charges.…

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Microsoft kicks off new fiscal year with more layoffs

Wed, 2025-07-02 15:59
Reports of 9,000 staff cut

Microsoft's recent trend of wide-scale workforce reduction continues, with reports that Redmond is preparing to slash an additional 4 percent of its employees – or around 9,000 people.…

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'Elevated' moisture reading ignored before Heathrow-closing conflagration, says NESO

Wed, 2025-07-02 15:21
Datacenters kept humming along, but there's plenty of blame to be passed around elsewhere

The cause of a power outage that cut the juice to London Heathrow airport in March has been identified - along with a chain of failures that allowed it to happen.…

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Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill bankrolls $85M Space Shuttle shuffle

Wed, 2025-07-02 14:26
NASA science might be cut, but cash can be found to move a 'space vehicle' from museum to museum

Lurking in the text contained within the One Big Beautiful Bill, which was passed by the US Senate yesterday, is an $85 million allocation for shifting a "space vehicle" to a new location, widely interpreted as a move of the retired Space Shuttle Discovery orbiter from Virginia to Houston.…

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Impact of Microsoft taking over Enterprise Account renewals starts to 'bite'

Wed, 2025-07-02 13:31
Cutting out middle man dents coffers of larger service providers, helps Redmond offset AI investments

The sweeping changes Microsoft is making to its licensing incentives for large service providers is taking hold.…

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US drops sanctions on second Russian bulletproof hosting vehicle this year

Wed, 2025-07-02 12:35
Aeza Group accused of assisting data bandits and BianLian ransomware crooks

The US Treasury has sanctioned Aeza Group, a Russian bulletproof hosting (BPH) provider, and four of its cronies for enabling ransomware and other cybercriminal activity.…

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Microsoft's on-prem Exchange and Skype for Business Server go subscription-only

Wed, 2025-07-02 11:27
Are you sure you wouldn't rather run in our cloud?

Microsoft has made Subscription Editions (SE) of Exchange Server and Skype for Business Server generally available, marking an end to year-numbered versions.…

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Coming to PostgreSQL: On-disk database encryption

Wed, 2025-07-02 10:32
Open source initiative aims to offer enterprise security feature without vendor lock-in

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is a popular approach to encrypting data at the storage layer, beefing up database security. While PostgreSQL has steadily climbed in popularity – especially among professional developers – it has so far lacked this enterprise feature, at least in open source.…

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Cl0p cybercrime gang's data exfiltration tool found vulnerable to RCE attacks

Wed, 2025-07-02 09:38
Experts say they don't expect the MOVEit menace to do much about it

Security experts have uncovered a hole in Cl0p's data exfiltration tool that could potentially leave the cybercrime group vulnerable to attack.…

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UK eyes new laws as cable sabotage blurs line between war and peace

Wed, 2025-07-02 08:30
It might be time to update the Submarine Telegraph Act of 1885

Cyberattacks and undersea cable sabotage are blurring the line between war and peace and exposing holes in UK law, a government minister has warned lawmakers.…

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NASA tests shrinking metals to help it find more exoplanets

Wed, 2025-07-02 07:33
Mysterious ‘Alloy 30’ gets smaller when heated, which could help stabilize super-sensitive space telescopes

NASA is exploring the properties of a metal alloy that shrinks as it is heated, as boffins in its Astrophysics Division think it may be needed if the planned Habitable Worlds Observatory (HBO) is to succeed.…

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Amazon's latest Graviton 4 EC2 instances pack dual 300Gbps NICs

Wed, 2025-07-02 06:28
And no, that's not a typo

Amazon Web Services has cooked up a new Graviton 4-powered instance tuned for network-intensive applications like cloud firewalls and load balancers.…

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Arista acquires VMware’s VeloCloud SD-WAN outfit from Broadcom

Wed, 2025-07-02 04:33
It's 2025 so even this networking deal is about AI, which is apparently about to change wide area networks

Broadcom has sold VeloCloud, the software-defined WAN business VMware acquired in 2017, to Arista.…

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Australian airline Qantas reveals data theft impacting six million customers

Wed, 2025-07-02 01:34
Frequent flyers’ info takes flight

Australian airline Qantas on Wednesday revealed it fell victim to a cyberattack that saw information describing six million customers stolen.…

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