Day: November 2, 2020

WordPress Pushes Out Multiple Flawed Security Updates

WordPress bungles critical security 5.5.2 fix and saves face next day with 5.5.3 update. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Linux Mint pushes out its own Chromium build to help users avoid Canonical’s Snap Store

That’s Chromium fixed. But the snap-only problem may reappear for other packages The Linux Mint team has arranged to provide its own Chromium package to users who were previously pointed towards Canonical’s Snap Store if they wanted to get the popular browser.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


WeWork Employees Used an Alarmingly Insecure Printer Password

A shared user account used by WeWork employees to access printer settings and print jobs had an incredibly simple password — so simple that a customer guessed it. From a report: Jake Elsley, who works at a WeWork in London, said he found the user account after a WeWork employee at his location mistakenly left…


Chrome Will Soon Have Its Own Dedicated Certificate Root Store

Google has announced plans to run its own certificate root program/store for Chrome, in a major architectural shift for the company’s web browser program. From a report: A “root program” or a “root store” is a list of root certificates that operating systems and applications use to verify the identity of a software program during…


Vodafone bets big on OpenRAN as it replaces its Huawei estate in rural Wales and South West England

‘The technology works. There’s still a lot of development that needs to happen, but it does work’ UK network provider Vodafone is proposing to deploy OpenRAN hardware across 2,600 sites in rural Wales and the South West of England – the LTE masts will replace the carrier’s existing Huawei estate.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


How Many Punches Does it Take?

Do you ever wonder just how many punches you have thrown? The answer is going to be different if you happen to use a punching bag as part of your exercise routine. So is the case with the [DuctTapeMechanic] and while restoring an old speed ball punching bag, he decided to combine his passions for…


Perfect Prime IR0280H fever detection thermal camera for COVID times

Perfect for monitoring schools, businesses, and malls. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Monday deal roundup: $100 Arcade1Up Countercade, $60 ANC AirPro Pro alternative, $15 waffle maker – CNET

Plus, one of my favorite power banks of 2020 is back on sale. …read more Source:: CNet


Cops aren’t normally the most ‘agile’ of folk, but that’s exactly what London’s Metropolitan Police Service would like to be

And it’s waving £350m to get it done London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is on the hunt for an IT service oufit to help run its sprawling application estate in a contract that could be worth up to £350m.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Coupa acquires LLamasoft for $1.5 billion

LLamasoft develops AI-powered supply chain design and planning software, which Coupa intends to use to bolster the intelligence of its existing supply chain software. …read more Source:: ZDNet