Day: November 2, 2020

Travis CI complains of ‘significant abuse’ of its free deal, creates new pricing that has developers riled

Open-source coders to get ‘upgraded’ to a trial plan that’s not great Travis CI, whose product is a continuous integration tool which can automatically test and deploy applications when new code is merged, has introduced new pricing plans in an effort to strike a better balance between free and paid-for subscriptions.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


An Underwater Navigation System Powered by Sound

GPS isn’t waterproof. The navigation system depends on radio waves, which break down rapidly in liquids, including seawater. To track undersea objects like drones or whales, researchers rely on acoustic signaling. But devices that generate and send sound usually require batteries — bulky, short-lived batteries that need regular changing. Could we do without them? From…


Robot Sink Helps With The Dishes

The humble kitchen sink has remained relatively unchanged over the last century. While there are now fancier mixing taps and sleeker fittings available, for most of us, there’s a nozzle that squirts water of varying temperature, and a tub in which to soak dishes. Of course, this leaves plenty of room for improvement, as [Jake]…


US judge throws out claims SAS software is copyrightable in long-running spat with Brit firm World Programming Ltd

Big oops for American biz as federal court reverses established state rulings A US district court has mildly embarrassed a federal appeals court after ruling that SAS cannot copyright the ideas behind its analytics software – rendering a senior judicial row over national sovereignty between the UK and US largely irrelevant.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Maze, a Notorious Ransomware Group, Says It’s Shutting Down

One of the most active and notorious data-stealing ransomware groups, Maze, says it is “officially closed.” From a report: The announcement came as a waffling statement, riddled with spelling mistakes, and published on its website on the dark web, which for the past year has published vast troves of stolen internal documents and files from…


Windows Zero-Day Used with Chrome Flaw in Targeted Attacks

Google’s Project Zero has disclosed a Windows kernel zero-day vulnerability being used with a known Chrome bug in targeted attacks. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Election 2020: The devastating social impact of bad bots

As we head into the final day before the 2020 election, disinformation on social media continues to make headlines as a means to sway public opinion and to discourage people from voting. For example, swing states have been targeted with evolving disinformation tactics in an attempt to influence what happens in the voting booth, while…


Be careful before you open your Prime Day package

Consumers flocked to Amazon to indulge in Prime Day deals and start their holiday shopping early this year – specifically, home office gadgets and home connected devices like smart assistants, tablets, doorbells and more. And overall, retail sales continue to grow to near pre-pandemic levels with electronics a big part of it as consumers stock…


The 2020 Security 500 Sector Reports

What are the critical issues and trends in your sector this year, and how does your enterprise compare to your peers? These 17 Security 500 Sector Reports provide benchmarking data about budget changes, security leadership responsibilities, reporting structure and more. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine


The 2020 Security 500 Report

Welcome to the 2020 Security 500 report, which includes the 2020 Security 500 rankings and sector reports. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine