The FBI infiltrated a major ransomware group called Hive and obtained its decryption keys.
.... The FBI’s work helped affected parties avoid paying $130 million. Afterward American law enforcement worked with international partners to seize Hive’s servers and take down its website.
--today at Scientific American
So… Conflicker plus Chameleon plus Sasser plus Stuxnet plus … ?
Security folks are always a step behind, but they can keep up at the speed of people. When they have to keep up at the speed of system infection and mutation?
Why conservatives are accusing the Xbox of being ‘woke’
The criticism comes after the brand said this month it’s rolling out updates to improve the energy efficiency of the video-game consoles
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/25/xbox-climate-change-woke/
John @scalzi, novelist & internet personality, is the 2023 winner of the Robert A. Heinlein Award.
This award is bestowed for outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings that inspire the human exploration of space. It will be presented at #Balticon2023
When planting your spring cats, be sure to use a deep enough pot so they have room to grow.
I wanted to take a few moments and apologize to many of my former students.
In the past I said the industry needs people who look at security as a vocation and an avocation.
I was wrong.
Have a life outside of this industry.
Have hobbies that have nothing to do with your computer.
Get outside.
The problems of the industry are not problems of people not working hard enough.
They are not problems of people not being "hard core" enough.
They are problems of education and resource prioritization.
I was wrong.
I am sorry.
Stop breaking yourself on rocks for people who don't really care if you break yourself on rocks.
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