Chocolate Factory pitches ‘App Modernization’ tech at devs, though what added value it brings is foggy It is week seven of Google’s OnAir videogasm and that means – if anyone is still paying attention – “Application Modernization”, which in Googleland is code for (you guessed it) running your stuff in containers, preferably via the bundle…

The open-source project behind Julia, a programming language for data scientists, has revealed which languages users would shift to if they decided no longer to use Julia. From a report: Julia, a zippy programming language that has roots at MIT, has published the results of its 2020 annual user survey. The study aims to uncover…

Work and career pivots are powerful because they keep you grounded while you look for options. A pivot points you in the direction of alternatives and options when the play you had in mind gets blocked. The ability to pivot during the pandemic is an important skill. …read more Source:: ZDNet

This post is different from normal Hackaday fare. I don’t want to presume anything about you, but I’m pretty sure the story I’m about to share resonates with at least some of you. I’ve been having a tough time, exacerbated by this age of social distancing. This all crept up on me at first, but…

The future of infosec may be software-defined – tune in online and find out how Webcast In terms of cyber-security, things are getting real out there. Ransomware continues to infect organizations, and mitigating this particularly savage form of extortion is now a top priority.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Facebook is warning advertisers that they can expect weaker ad performance from iPhone users once iOS 14 comes out next month and is telling them to create second advertiser accounts to contain the disruption. From a report: Many of Facebook’s advertising partners rely on Apple’s “Identifier for Advertisers” (IDFA) user tracking feature to, for instance,…

The defendant allegedly planned to pay an employee $1 million to infect the company network with malware. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Attackers aimed to steal pics, vids, and compressed files A hacker crew targeted a luxury estate agency involved in multimillion-pound property deals by deploying malicious plugins for 3D design software Autodesk 3ds Max as part of a potential hacks-for-hire operation.… …read more Source:: Register

The popular Autodesk software was exploited in a recent cyberespionage campaign against an international architectural company. …read more Source:: Threatpost

The US Department of Justice announced charges today against a Russian citizen who traveled to the US in order to recruit and convince an employee of a Nevada company to install malware on their employer’s network in exchange for $1,000,000. From a report: According to court documents unsealed today, Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, a 27-year-old Russian,…