Cloud migration is hard.Can it be easy? Yes, when all the applications are well-designed, the databases have consistent and nonredundant structures, and security requirements are straightforward and well understood. But that’s never the case. [ What...
Beware these 2 barriers to successful cloud migration
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Satellite tracking of Antarctica expands view of glacial patchwork
These glaciers have an independent streak, but many are shrinking.
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The Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti: A sports sedan for people who want to drive
Looks good, the interior is nice, and the driving experience is sublime.
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Mt. Gox ex-CEO, who may profit from site’s fall, says he “doesn’t want this”
"I do not want to become instantly rich.
I do not ask for forgiveness."
I do not ask for forgiveness."
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Nintendo warns against using substandard Switch charging cables
Not all USB-C cables are created equal.
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a terrible breach of drone buyers’ data
Tens of thousands of online shoppers' payment details left totally unencrypted Exclusive A popular drone dealership website left its entire transaction database exposed online with no encryption at all, revealing a host of purchases by thousands of po...
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Botched upgrade at Belgian bank Argenta sparks phishing frenzy
Fraudsters seize advantage as transfers, balances grind to halt Belgian bank Argenta has apologised for a botched tech plumbing upgrade that delayed transfers and confronted customers with incorrect balance data.…
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Mysterious sunstones in medieval Viking texts could really have worked
A new study says Vikings could have used these stones to navigate to Greenland.
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Flushing toilets launch germs—and hot-air dryers aim them at your hands
Air filters can help, but healthcare and research centers may want to stick with towels.
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IDG Contributor Network: 3 mistakes we made moving to a microservices architecture
My company, CircleCI, is a big believer in the blameless postmortem—the idea that when you discuss a project and take emotion out of the picture, you create a true learning experience.
Following our migration to a microservices architecture, we had ...
Following our migration to a microservices architecture, we had ...
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IDG Contributor Network: Beware the danger of alarm fatigue in IT monitoring
We’ve all experienced it: being bombarded by monitoring alerts and alarms that ultimately make us ignore them. Let’s look at how to streamline them to get meaningful data and a good night’s sleep.False alarms
One of the most insidious problems in th...
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Interior secretary: SpaceX wouldn’t be building rockets if it were regulated!
Interior Secretary to wind energy execs: Trump is your friend!
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DHS defends media-monitoring database, calls critics “conspiracy theorists”
Says only wearers of "tinfoil hats" have issues with "standard practice monitoring."
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T-Mobile Austria stores passwords as plain text, Outlook gets message crypto, and more
Warning: Contains extreme stupidity Roundup While Facebook caught most of the security-related flak this week, there were other infosec stories out there.…
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The 2018 Audi RS5: Effortless speed and a magic carpet ride
Tired: naturally aspirated V8s. Wired: Twin turbo V6s
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The puzzling case of two women who lost their hair after eating bitter squash
A shear case of poisonous vegetables takes a hairy turn with a new symptom.
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How to keep your ISP’s nose out of your browser history with encrypted DNS
Using Cloudflarersquo;s 1.1.1.1, other DNS services still requires some command-line know-how.
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European grid dispute resolved, lost 6 minutes returned to oven clocks
Running the continental grid at a higher frequency than normal added time to clocks.
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Cisco mess from 2017 becomes tool for state-sponsored infrastructure attacks and defacements
Sigh. 160,000 un-patched boxen await p0wnage Cisco's Smart Install software has become the vector for a series of infrastructure attacks and politically-motivated defacements.…
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There’s security – then there’s barbed wire-laced pains in the arse
How do you strike a balance with compliance and UX? If IT has a reputation as the gatekeeper, the security department is the one providing the locks and barbed wire.…
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