Zero-day deja vu as another Cisco IOS bug comes under attack The latest in a run of serious networking bugs gives attackers root if they have SNMP access Cisco has confirmed a new IOS and IOS XE zero-day, the latest in a string of flaws that attackers have been quick to weaponize.… #theregister #IT
Bcachefs goes DKMS after Torvalds' kernel banishment Performance of new version mostly good, but future uncertain The bcachefs file system, now "externally maintained" outside the Linux kernel codebase, offers packages of its first version to be loadable on the fly.… #theregister #IT
SAP's 'simplified' licensing leaves users more confused Business Suite nostalgia unlikely to ease customers' public cloud journey SAP experts are doubting the enterprise software giant's message that it is simplifying licensing after the changes were discussed at the German-speaking user group conference.… #theregister #IT
EU starting registration of fingerprints and faces for short-stay foreigners Biometric Entry/Exit System phased in from October to 29 Schengen countries Travelers including Britons and Americans visiting most European countries will have to register their fingerprints and faces under a system that goes live next month.… #theregister #IT
Empty shelves, empty coffers: Co-op pegs cyber hit at £80m Supermarket says the hack that shut down systems and emptied shelves has turned profits into losses The Co-operative Group has revealed the cyberattack that knocked its systems offline earlier this year will leave it nursing an £80 million hangover. … #theregister #IT
Check your own databases before asking to see our passport photos, Home Office tells UK cops Guidance follows privacy complaints over sharp increase in police searches of travel doc and visa pic libraries The Home Office has told police forces to check their own photo databases before asking it to search its libraries of passport and visa facial images, as well as avoiding urgen… #theregister #IT
The sweetest slice of Pi: Raspberry Pi 500+ sports mechanical keys, 16GB, and built-in SSD Big performance on offer, but be prepared to spend $200 HANDS ON  Raspberry Pi has unveiled a fully loaded version of its computer-in-a-keyboard, featuring oodles of RAM, an SSD, and a clicky, mechanical keyboard. However, you'll pay a relative premium for these features.… #theregister #IT
Google, Meta and Vodafone want smartphone-makers to reduce their bandwidth bills By supporting efficient video codecs in hardware, which to be fair will also help punters Google, Meta, and Vodafone have called on chipmakers and smartphone manufacturers to support the AV1 video codec in hardware, especially in midrange devices, a suggestion that’s not entirely altruistic.… #theregister #IT
Is GitHub a social network that endangers children? Australia wants to know As ban on under-16s using some sites looms, cyber-safety regulator sends Microsoft’s code locker a letter Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has written to GitHub to ask it to consider if it’s a social network that endangers children.… #theregister #IT
Alibaba Cloud plans expansion into Europe and South America More datacenters in familiar territories, too, and AI everywhere Alibaba Cloud yesterday announced its first datacenters in Brazil, France, and The Netherlands, plus expansion of its presence in five other countries outside China.… #theregister #IT