The clock’s ticking for MySQL 8.0 as end of life looms
The clock’s ticking for MySQL 8.0 as end of life looms Summary Percona warns that 58% of tracked MySQL and MariaDB instances remain on MySQL 8.0, which reaches end of…
Meta to sell $30B in bonds to build AI datacentres
Meta to sell $30B in bonds to build AI datacentres Summary Meta has launched a $30 billion bond offering, arranged with Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, to help fund an extensive…
US Stands Out in Refusal to Sign UN Cybercrime Treaty
US Stands Out in Refusal to Sign UN Cybercrime Treaty Summary More than 70 nations signed the United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime, pledging to cooperate on investigating and prosecuting ICT-enabled…
An 18-Year-Old Codebase Left Smart Buildings Wide Open
An 18-Year-Old Codebase Left Smart Buildings Wide Open Summary Security researcher Gjoko Krstic’s Project Brainfog discovered more than 800 vulnerabilities — many zero-day — in building-automation controllers whose code dates…
VodafoneThree to offshore UK network jobs to India
VodafoneThree to offshore UK network jobs to India Summary VodafoneThree has told staff in its UK Network Development division that planning and optimisation roles will be offshored to India under…
Alleged Conti ransomware gang affiliate appears in Tennessee court after Ireland extradition
Alleged Conti ransomware gang affiliate appears in Tennessee court after Ireland extradition Summary Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, a 43‑year‑old Ukrainian national alleged to have been a Conti ransomware operator, has been…
Zombie Projects Rise Again to Undermine Security
Zombie Projects Rise Again to Undermine Security Summary Organisations continue to be haunted by “zombie” assets — forgotten code, unmanaged hardware, legacy APIs and abandoned cloud services that remain live…
Cyber’s Role in the Rise of Digital Authoritarianism
Cyber’s Role in the Rise of Digital Authoritarianism Summary This Dark Reading Confidential episode brings together experts from Citizen Lab and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to mark almost a…
Europe preps Digital Euro to enter circulation in 2029
Europe preps Digital Euro to enter circulation in 2029 Summary The European Central Bank’s Governing Council has approved work to bring a Digital Euro into circulation, targeting a pilot in…
NHS left with sick PCs as suppliers resist Windows 11 treatment
NHS left with sick PCs as suppliers resist Windows 11 treatment Summary NHS trusts are struggling to complete a move to Windows 11 because a small number of medical device…