Business ITOpenBSD chief de Raadt says no easy fix for new Intel CPU bug
Written by Sam Varghese
Recompiling is unlikely to be a catch-all solution for a recently unveiled Intel CPU vulnerability known as TLBleed, the details of which were leaked on Friday, the head of the OpenBSD project Theo de Raadt says.
An European researcher says that even though HP has released patches for a vulnerability in the server management solution that is used to gain remote access to baseboard management controllers — which have been embedded in most HP servers for the last decade — users who want to patch may have problems locating the fixes on HP's website.
Ex-NSA hacker says new Intel bug will need 'ton of work' to fix
Written by Sam Varghese
A security researcher says a fix for a new vulnerability in Intel processors is likely to require changes to the core operating system and would probably need "a ton of work to mitigate (mostly app recompile)".
Sacked by AI, tech worker found humans could do nothing
Written by Sam Varghese
A tech worker in the US lost his job due to the company's automated systems removing him from the rolls eight months into a three-year contract because his manager did not update his contract terms.
Software engineers in Google's cloud business flouted orders from their managers to build air-gapping into technology that would help the company win military contracts, a report claims.
Microsoft, UK firm working on blockchain to track gaming royalties
Written by Sam Varghese
Software giant Microsoft and British service company EY are working on a blockchain network that can streamline the calculation of royalties between Microsoft, game publishers and developers among others.
Intel chief executive Brian Krzanich has resigned after the company discovered he had a consensual relationship with a staff member in violation of Intel's non-fraternisation policy.
Germany-based SUSE Linux has released SUSE CaaS Platform 3, the third iteration of its container as a service platform.
OpenBSD disables hyperthreading support for Intel CPUs due to likely data leaks
Written by Sam Varghese
The OpenBSD project, which produces an UNIX-like operating system of the same name, has decided to disable support for hyperthreading for Intel processors as it could lead to data leaks in a manner similar to that caused by the Spectre flaws in Intel processors announced earlier this year.
ABC says no use of PageUp systems until breach issues sorted
Written by Sam Varghese
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has advised that it will not be using the recruitment software services provided by PageUp People until issues around the data breach suffered by the company are sorted.
