Day: March 13, 2020

Facebook pledges $20 million to coronavirus global relief efforts – CNET

The social media site is teaming up with the United Nations Foundation. …read more Source:: CNet


Broadband and wireless carriers promise FCC to keep Americans connected during COVID-19 crisis – CNET

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said ISPs are pledging to open up free Wi-Fi, waive late fees and not to cut off customers who can’t pay their bills. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft moves Build developer conference online as coronavirus spreads – CNET

The event, usually held in Seattle near its Washington headquarters, was planned for May. …read more Source:: CNet


How’s this for a JEDI mind trick? AWS waves hand, has Uncle Sam ‘reconsider’ cloud contract award to Microsoft

But Bezos’ juggernaut still not happy, and we’ll hear all about it soon The US government has filed a motion [PDF] to the Court of Federal Claims asking for 120 days to “reconsider certain aspects” of the Pentagon’s decision to hand Microsoft the JEDI super-cloud contract – yet Amazon Web Services will oppose the motion.……


Czech hospital hit by cyber-attack while in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak

One of the Czech Republic’s biggest COVID-19 testing laboratories hit by mysterious cyber-attack. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Coronavirus pandemic and sports: These events are still on, for now – CNET

The coronavirus has cancelled or delayed major sporting events around the globe but not the Olympics, the NFL or Nascar. Yet. …read more Source:: CNet


Housebound Italian Kids Strain Network With Fortnite Marathon

Italy’s school shutdown is driving a surge in internet traffic as kids turn to online video games to stave off boredom. From a report: With schools, shops and restaurants closed in an attempt to limit Europe’s worst coronavirus outbreak, the amount of data passing through Telecom Italia SpA’s national network has surged by more than…


Hey, friends. We know it’s a crazy time for the economy, but don’t forget to enable 2FA for payments by Saturday

Deadline for multi-factor authentication in UK banking looms Saturday is the delayed deadline for UK banks and financial institutions to have implemented two-factor authentication for payment transactions.… …read more Source:: Register


Coronavirus-Themed APT Attack Spreads Malware

The APT group was spotted sending spear-phishing emails that purport to detail information about coronavirus – but they actually infect victims with a custom RAT. …read more Source:: Threatpost


What Cybersecurity Pros Really Think About Artificial Intelligence

While there’s a ton of unbounded optimism from vendor marketing and consultant types, practitioners are still reserving a lot of judgment. …read more Source:: DarkReading