Day: October 29, 2020

Atlassian beats Q1 expectations, outlook falls short

The collaboration and productivity software company reported​ non-GAAP earnings of 30 cents per share on revenue of $459.5 million. …read more Source:: ZDNet


JPMorgan, Goldman Order Software ‘Code Freezes’ Around Election

Top banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, are battening down their technology hatches for next week’s presidential election. From a report (paywalled): Around next Tuesday, the final day of voting, JPMorgan and Goldman will both halt software updates to the retail and investment banking systems their customers use to manage accounts, The Information has…


Black Friday 2020 deals: The best BJ’s Wholesale Club sales

The very best Black Friday 2020 deals on laptop, desktop, and tablet PCs at BJ’s Wholesale will be available starting as soon as Nov. 5. …read more Source:: ZDNet


McAfee Launches XDR, Browser Isolation, Cloud App Security Tools

New additions are built to help organizations better respond to threats and protect applications and data in the cloud. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Kegtap, Singlemalt, Winekey Malware Serve Up Ransomware to Hospitals

Amid an uptick in attacks on healthcare orgs, malware families, Kegtap, Singlemalt and Winekey are being used to deliver the Ryuk ransomware to already strained systems. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Days before the US election, phishers net $2.3m from Wisconsin Republicans

Big money in American politics proves chum in the water for online sharks As America counts down to the November 3 elections, things are tense for political campaigns. There’s a lot of money flying around and the online criminals have sensed blood in the water.… …read more Source:: Register


Glenn Greenwald Resigns From The Intercept

Long-time Slashdot reader imAck writes: Glenn Greenwald announced via Twitter recently that he has resigned from The Intercept (and First Look Media), the former being a media outlet that he co-founded [in February 2014]. Purportedly, a recent attempt to constrain his editorial freedom was the incident that pushed him to make the decision. “Not content…


University Email Hijacking Attacks Push Phishing, Malware

Attackers are compromising email accounts from popular universities, including Purdue and Oxford, to launch attacks that get around DMARC and SPF. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Some Google One Plans Now Come With a Complimentary VPN

An anonymous reader shares a report: If you’re a Google One subscriber, there’s a new reason to consider the service’s $10 per month 2TB plan. Google is adding built-in virtual private network (VPN) functionality to the Google One app, but you’ll need to subscribe to the 2TB and above plans to access the perk. While…


Toyota RAV4 gets retro Chevy Blazer vibes thanks to Mitsuoka – Roadshow

What company other than Mitsuoka could bring us this blursed kind of vehicle? …read more Source:: CNet