Microsoft already at the trough, IBM and AWS said to be en route Google has joined Microsoft in signing a framework agreement, or Memorandum of Understanding, with the UK government’s centralised procurement agency to set discounts on a range of cloud services.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

A privilege-escalation vulnerability patched in February by Microsoft continues to affect Exchange servers, with more than 80% of Internet-connected servers remaining vulnerable, one firm reports. …read more Source:: DarkReading

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Adam Back’s name has surfaced again in the crypto community’s favorite guessing game: Who is the anonymous creator of Bitcoin who went by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. From a report: In mid-May, YouTube channel Barely Sociable, with nearly 400,000 subscribers, released a 40-minute video claiming that 49-year-old Back is Satoshi. The video has since raked…

All the old lines are getting pretty darn blurred, say security experts at Euro online confab Infosec Europe Does your IT security model take into account things like pacemakers? According to Dr Victoria Baines, speaking at Infosec Europe, “we also perhaps neglect the idea that critical infrastructure might be inside people” as well as merely…

Most harmful behavior on videoconferencing app comes from free users “with fake identities,” Zoom security consultant Alex Stamos said. …read more Source:: CNet

The search giant is accused of invading the privacy of millions of Americans. …read more Source:: CNet

The new Santa Fe is ready to come out swinging in the midsize segment with more value than ever, Hyundai says. …read more Source:: CNet

If you’re a free Zoom user, and waiting for the company to roll out end-to-end encryption for better protection of your calls, you’re out of luck. From a report: Free calls won’t be encrypted, and law enforcement will be able to access your information in case of ‘misuse’ of the platform. Zoom CEO Eric Yuan…