Uncle Sam indicts alleged ransomware kingpin tied to $18B in damages Prosecutors claim Ukrainian ran LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim ops – $11M bounty on his head A Ukrainian national faces serious federal charges and an $11 million bounty after allegedly orchestrating ransomware operations that caused an estimated $18 billion in damages across hundreds of organizations worldwi… #theregister #IT
US indicts alleged ransomware boss tied to $18B in damages
: Prosecutors claim Ukrainian ran LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim ops – $11M bounty on his head
Get paid like a prime minister to tame Home Office IT chaos Department dangles £160K salary for CDIO to wrangle legacy systems, failed projects, and £1.8B budget The UK Home Office – a government department with a rich track record of failing IT projects – is on the hunt for a chief digital and innovation officer (CDIO) with an advertised salary not far off from the prime minister's.… #theregister #IT
Get paid like a prime minister to tame Home Office IT chaos
: Department dangles £160K salary for CDIO to wrangle legacy systems, failed projects, and £1.8B budget
Flu jab email mishap exposes hundreds of students' personal data One parent expressed concern for their child's safety A clumsy data breach has affected hundreds of children at a Birmingham secondary school.… #theregister #IT
Hundreds of teens
: One parent expressed concern for their child's safety
Johnson, Cummings met Thiel months before Palantir won NHS pandemic role Meeting with former UK prime minister and his chief advisor withheld from official records, according to leaked documents Former British prime minister Boris Johnson and his chief adviser Dominic Cummings met with Peter Thiel, co-founder and chairman of Palantir, in 2019, months before the US spy-tech company la… #theregister #IT
Johnson met Thiel months before Palantir
: Meeting with former UK prime minister and his chief advisor withheld from official records, according to leaked documents
KDE Linux and FreeBSD hit alpha and – surprise – fan fave Pop_OS nearly at beta It's the season of FOSS fruitfulness as juicy goodness falls from the branch The Northern hemisphere is moving into autumn and FOSS vendors are falling over themselves in their efforts to get new versions out for the season.… #theregister #IT
Pop_OS beta close to popping and KDE Linux, FreeBSD at alpha
: It's the season of FOSS fruitfulness as juicy goodness falls from the branch
Cybercrooks ripped the wheels off at Jaguar Land Rover. Here's how not to get taken for a ride Are you sure you know who has access to your systems? Feature  Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is the latest UK household name to fall victim to a major cyberattack. IT systems across multiple sites have been offline for over a week after what the company described as a "severe disruption."… #theregister #IT
Key lessons from Jaguar Land Rover
Feature: Are you sure you know who has access to your systems?
Home Office delays £816M English test contract despite market engagement Government wants to assess would-be immigrants' language skills remotely Plans for an £816 million system to test the English skills of UK visa applicants have stalled, with the Home Office pushing procurement back at least five months after repeated consultations with suppliers.… #theregister #IT
UK Home Office delays £816M English test contract
: Government wants to assess would-be immigrants' language skills remotely
UK schools give system supplier Bromcom an F for Azure uptime Management software stumbles at start of term, leaving staff unable to track attendance or reach parents UK school management information system (MIS) provider Bromcom has had a bad start to the academic year after its Azure-based service left staff struggling to track student attendance, let alone access contact details for parents and gua… #theregister #IT
UK schools supplier Bromcom gets an F for Azure uptime
: Management software stumbles at start of term, leaving staff unable to track attendance or reach parents
Arm bets on CPU-based AI with Lumex chips for smartphones Four-tier core design debuts amid NPU debate Arm has lifted the lid on its latest mobile platform, comprising new CPU and GPU designs plus rearchitected interconnect and memory management logic, all optimized with a coming wave of AI-enabled smartphones in mind.… #theregister #IT
Arm bets on CPU-based AI with Lumex chips for smartphones
: Four-tier core design debuts amid NPU debate
AI pricing is currently in a state of ‘pandemonium’ says Gartner If you can find the T&Cs, which are often hidden, you may spot hidden costs and nasties galore Vendors’ licenses for AI software and services are in a state of “pandemonium,” according to Gartner VP analyst Jo Liversidge.… #theregister #IT
AI pricing currently in a state of ‘pandemonium’ - Gartner
: If you can find the T&Cs, which are often hidden, you may spot hidden costs and nasties galore