Iowa-based grain cooperative NEW Cooperative Inc. was struck by BlackMatter ransomware recently and has shut down its computer systems as it tries to mitigate the attack. BlackMatter is demanding a $5.9 million ransom. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine

Nick Kael, CTO at Ericom, discusses how phishing is gaining sophistication and what it means for businesses. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Two more years! Two more years! There was good news today for administrators looking nervously at their aging Ubuntu boxes. A few more years of support is now on offer as Canonical brings 14.04 and 16.04 LTS into the 10-year fold.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Netflix said on Monday it is launching a free mobile plan in Kenya as the global streaming giant looks to tap the East African nation that is home to over 20 million internet users. From a report: The free plan, which will be rolled out to all users in Kenya in the coming weeks, won’t…

The Biden administration is allegedly preparing to sanction financial exchanges that facilitate illicit digital payments to cybercriminals. How will this new initiative impact businesses? …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine

Nothing to do with little green men, mind, unless they can be defined as state or non-state actors Two intelligence funding appropriation bills currently awaiting approval from the US Congress contain within them sections for the creation of a new office to investigate UFO sightings.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Facebook has begun rolling out an update that is interfering with watchdogs monitoring the platform. From a report: The Markup has found evidence that Facebook is adding changes to its website code that foils automated data collection of news feed posts — a technique that groups like NYU’s Ad Observatory, The Markup, and other researchers…

Latest hiring survey from Linux Foundation and edX finds demand for cloud, container and Linux skills rebounding. Companies finally recognize these skills must be nurtured from within. But more is needed. …read more Source:: ZDNet

455% hike in demand for Kubernetes qualifications causes a stir The Linux Foundation and edX’s latest annual Open Source Jobs Report highlights an explosion of interest in cloud technologies that has bumped Linux off the skillset top spot for the first time.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

“TinyTurla,” simply coded malware that hides away as a legitimate Windows service, has flown under the radar for two years. …read more Source:: Threatpost