In March the National Security Agency released an internal malware research tool for free to the public, a first for the secretive agency. Six months later, by most indications, the release is an even bigger event than the NSA thought. From a report: Some aspects of researching malware have long required expensive software. The release…

DoD daleks want to exterminate Oracle’s Vulcan mind-meld with White House The US Department of Defense is pushing back against criticism of its proposed $10bn winner-takes-all cloud mega-deal, dubbed JEDI.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

There’s also more ways to get into the series finals for season 10. …read more Source:: CNet

Any drive-thru locations currently standing will be grandfathered in. …read more Source:: CNet

Residents of two northern Russian cities are stocking up on iodine that is used to reduce the effects of radiation exposure after a mysterious accident on a nearby military testing site, regional media reported. Reuters: The Ministry of Defence has given few details of the accident, saying only that two people were killed and six…

The insurer has informed customers a third party used a list of user IDs and passwords to attempt access into online accounts. …read more Source:: DarkReading

The benefits of outsourcing your IT’s infosec – and what to look for. Here’s our gentle guide for you Backgrounder Managed security services are – by revenue – the fastest expanding field of cyber security, according to IDC, which reckons they should grow at a compound annual growth rate of 14.2 per cent to 2022….

LAS VEGAS – A vulnerability in a popular IoT lock key – used chiefly by a high-end hotel in Europe – allowed researchers to break into hotel rooms. The locks in question are dubbed “mobile keys” because of their reliance on mobile phones as opposed to card-based access such as those based on mag-strips and…

An anonymous reader shares a report: Sudden shrieks of radio waves from deep space keep slamming into radio telescopes on Earth, spattering those instruments’ detectors with confusing data. And now, astronomers are using artificial intelligence to pinpoint the source of the shrieks, in the hope of explaining what’s sending them to Earth from — researchers…

The bug exists in a controller that oversees HVAC, lighting, sensor and alarm systems, to name a few. …read more Source:: Threatpost