Month: September 2022
Microsoft SQL servers targeted in ransomware attacks
Audio player loading… An ongoing campaign is looking to distribute the FARGO ransomware (opens in new tab) to as many Microsoft SQL servers as possible, experts have found. According to cybersecurity researchers at AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC), threat actors are picking up pace, looking for unprotected MS-SQL servers,…
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Lego unveils a 6,187-piece Mandalorian ‘Razor Crest’ set
Lego has pulled back the curtain on its latest Star Wars set, and it's one that will keep you occupied for a while. It's a 72 cm-long version of the Razor Crest from the Disney+ show The Mandalorian. While there was already a 1,000-piece version of Din Djarin's ship, this…
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Many UK firms say they don’t really trust their cloud providers any more
Audio player loading… Over half of UK IT professionals currently trust public cloud services less than they did two years ago, new research from hosting firm Leaseweb Global has claimed. The company attributed these issues to concerns around transparency, costs, customer service, and the ease of migrating workloads. The research…
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Ancestry will tell users which side of the family their matches come from
We might not get another Apple event this year. While Apple was initially expected to hold an event to launch its rumored M2-equipped Macs and iPads in October, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman predicts Apple will announce its new devices in a series of press releases, website updates, and media briefings instead.…
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Businesses still have a long way to go to sort the biggest hybrid work problem
Audio player loading… New resarch has revealed some of the key reasons why some businesses are still finding hybrid working tough. After two years of wide-scale WFH adoption, many employers are still struggling to support remote workers, according to Mitel’s survey of 1,361 medium and large-scale businesses (each with 250-10,000…
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AMD’s Ryzen 7900X arrives to take on Intel’s 12900K
Intel took the desktop CPU performance crown last year with its Core i9-12900K processor. And now, nearly a year later, AMD is ready to trade blows again with its next-generation Ryzen Zen 4 CPUs. Fabbed on TSMC’s 5nm process node, AMD has promised big gains for its latest Ryzen 7000…
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