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NATO taps Google for air-gapped sovereign cloud

Mon, 2025-11-24 13:37
Chocolate Factory wins contract to build fully disconnected systems for training and operational support

NATO has hired Google to provide "air-gapped" sovereign cloud services and AI in "completely disconnected, highly secure environments."…

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FCC guts post-Salt Typhoon telco rules despite ongoing espionage risk

Mon, 2025-11-24 13:14
Months after China-linked spies burrowed into US networks, regulator tears up its own response

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has scrapped a set of telecom cybersecurity rules introduced after the Salt Typhoon espionage campaign, reversing course on measures designed to stop state-backed snoops from slipping back into America's networks.…

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6G isn't even here yet but mobile industry wants triple the spectrum

Mon, 2025-11-24 12:29
Report warns of 2030s capacity crunch without expanding mid-band airwaves

The GSMA says 6G networks will need up to three times the spectrum currently allocated to mobile operators to meet anticipated demands for data.…

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CISA orders feds to patch Oracle Identity Manager zero-day after signs of abuse

Mon, 2025-11-24 11:45
Agencies have until December 12 to mitigate flaw that was likely exploited before Big Red released fix

CISA has ordered US federal agencies to patch against an actively exploited Oracle Identity Manager (OIM) flaw within three weeks – a scramble made more urgent by evidence that attackers may have been abusing the bug months before a fix was released.…

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DragonFire laser to be fitted to Royal Navy ships after acing drone-zapping trials

Mon, 2025-11-24 11:05
Costs a tenner a shot instead of £1M per anti-aircraft missile

Britain's Royal Navy ships will be fitted with the DragonFire laser weapon by 2027 – five years earlier than planned – following recent successful trials involving fast-moving drones.…

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This Thanksgiving, top your turkey with Cranberry sOSS to fund open source

Mon, 2025-11-24 10:07
Unusual holiday drive raises cash for the people keeping critical code alive

The Open Source Pledge organization is working to combat the problems of FOSS maintainers not getting paid, and the closely related issue of developer burnout, with a Thanksgiving-themed campaign.…

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Vibe coding: What is it good for? Absolutely nothing (Sorry, Linus)

Mon, 2025-11-24 09:16
Coding purists once considered BASIC harmful. AI can't even manage that

Opinion It is a truth universally acknowledged that a singular project possessed of prospects is in want of a team. That team has to be built from good developers with experience, judgement, analytic and logic skills, and strong interpersonal communication. Where AI coding fits in remains strongly contentious. Opinion on vibe coding in corporate IT is more clearly stated: you're either selling the stuff or steering well clear.…

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UK Covid-19 Inquiry finds early pandemic surveillance was weeks out of date

Mon, 2025-11-24 08:31
Lack of effective data flows and reduced scientific investment hampered response

During the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, it took up to three weeks for confirmed cases to be recorded on the health database used at the time.…

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Dev's last-day-of-contract code helped to crash app used by 350,000 people

Mon, 2025-11-24 06:34
Customer signed off and a remaining staffer triggered the mess

Who, Me? Welcome to Monday morning and therefore to a new instalment of Who, Me? It's The Register's weekly column that shares your tales of workplace errors and absolution.…

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Cryptology boffins’ association to re-run election after losing encryption key needed to count votes

Mon, 2025-11-24 05:43
The shoemaker’s children have new friends

The International Association for Cryptologic Research will run a second election for new board members and other officers, after it was unable to complete its first poll due to a lost encryption key.…

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