Hotspot brings GUI to Linux Perf data
KDAB, a German consulting firm that develops graphics and visualization tools, has released Hotspot 1.0, a GUI too for visualizing performance data generated by the Linux perf tool.Perf analyzes system...
View ArticleHalo backwards-compat news may spell death knell for Master Chief Collection
Every Xbox 360 Halo game will soon work on Xbox One, but why the MCC silence?
View ArticleConstruction costs are falling for renewable and natural gas plants
New statistics reflect how much renewable development has matured in previous years.
View ArticleState Department concocting “fake” intellectual property “Twitter feud”
“Our public diplomacy office is still settling on a hashtag,” State Department says.
View ArticleFREE wildcard HTTPS certs from Let’s Encrypt for every Reg reader*
* And everyone else, too, of course Let's Encrypt plans to begin offering free wildcard certificates in January 2018, a move likely to make web security easier and a bit less costly for many...
View ArticleGoogle patches pwnable ‘droids for Wi-Fi vuln
Broadcom chipsets, who uses those? Oh, practically everyone Google's latest Android security update has landed, and at least one of the bugs it patches is a treat: since it's related to Broadcom...
View ArticleDHS, FBI warn of attempts to hack nuclear plants
Spear-phishing e-mails with malicious fake resumes targeted plant engineers.
View ArticleGoogle ships WannaCrypt for Android, disguised as Samba app
Who thought SMBv1 was a good idea? Come on, fess up Perhaps noticing the popularity of Samba apps for Android, Google's decided to plant its own flag in the space, and yesterday released its official...
View ArticleSomeone’s phishing US nuke power stations. So far, no kaboom
Stuxnet, this ain't Don't panic, but attackers are trying to phish their way into machines in various US power facilities, including nuclear power station operators.…
View ArticleHow will the cloud change IT? Look at Microsoft
Microsoft is planning a global sales reorganization to better focus on selling cloud software, according to Microsoft insiders.This comes as no surprise, considering that Microsoft did the same...
View ArticleLargest advertising company in the world still wincing after NotPetya punch
Lack of patches and enabling local admin rights blamed The huge cyber attacknbsp;that swept from Ukraine last week is still affecting companies, and several have been hit pretty hard, including the...
View Article28% off SanDisk Ultra CZ48 32GB USB 3.0 100MB/s Flash Drive – Deal Alert
The SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 Flash Drive takes the wait out of moving, sharing or backing up big files.Transfer a full-length movie in seconds with speeds up to 100MB/s.The included SanDisk SecureAccess...
View ArticleFast-spreading CopyCat Android malware nicks pennies via pop-up ads
Miscreants rake in $1.5m, one annoying mobile pop-up ad at a time...A powerful and fast-spreading Android malware strain dubbed CopyCat has infected 14 million Android devices.…
View ArticleCable TV companies can charge higher prices thanks to new court ruling
Court upholds FCC decision that said cable TV faces competition nationwide.
View ArticleBrandPost: Raise Your Hand and Ask: What’s R?
Note: Most people donrsquo;t want to be the uncool one to raise their hand and ask a question, but in many cases we really should.These occasional ‘Raise Your Hand and Askrdquo; posts highlight cool...
View ArticleBah Gawd! WWE left wrasslin’ fans’ privates on display online
Top US soap-opera joins long list of orgs leaving stuff open on cloud storage World Wrestling Entertainment – the home of America's top costumed pantomime actors – has admitted that it exposed members...
View ArticleDrone dropped “tools” enabling inmate to escape, prison officials say
"We believe a drone was used to fly in the tools that allowed him to escape."
View ArticleWeb inventor Sir Tim sizes up handcuffs for his creation – and world has 2...
Anti-piracy DRM gets the green light, for now Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the world wide web, director of the web standards trendsetter W3C, and Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire, has...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome’s HTTPS ban-hammer drops on WoSign, StartCom in two months
Substandard certs, already in partial exile, soon to be shunned completely Google in two months will conclude its prolonged excommunication of misbehaving SSL/TLS certificate authorities WoSign and...
View ArticleTalk about a hit and run: AA finally comes clean on security breakdown
We're so sorry, says Brit biz's supremo after website leaked people's personal info UK car insurance and driving school giant The AA has at last admitted it accidentally spilled its customers' personal...
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