32M records from golf tech biz exposed online • The Register
Oct 10, 2024 · Jessica Lyons. //. Nearly 32 million records belonging to users of tech from Trackman were left exposed to the internet, sitting in a non-password protected database, for an undetermined amount of time, according to researcher Jeremiah Fowler. Trackman is a technology company that uses Doppler radar to analyze golf swings and shots.
Get more licenses for less with SAP price tiering • The Register
3 days ago · RISE with SAP costs €64 ($70) per unit for between 4,001 and 6,000 units. However, tier pricing drops to €47 ($51.40) per unit from 6,001 to 12,000 units. So buying 5,000 units would cost €320,000 ($350,000) per month while buying 6,001 would cost €282,000 ($308,000). "You save quite a lot of money by purchasing more than what you ...
Boeing again delays the 777X – its turnaround plane
3 days ago · Mon 14 Oct 2024 // 05:32 UTC. Aerospace outfit Boeing has again delayed its 777X jet – a product on which hot has hung all its hopes to help it turn around years of trouble – and warned of job cuts and further losses in its defence and space businesses. The bad news came in a Friday message from CEO Kelly Ortberg that revealed the 777X won ...
How smart TVs spy on you and harvest data • The Register
Oct 9, 2024 · The FTC, for example, held a Smart TV Workshop in 2016 to explore the issue. "In 2016, virtually all television delivery systems – smart TVs, streaming devices, game consoles, apps, and even old-fashioned set top boxes – track consumers' viewing habits, and sometimes in new and unexpected ways," the agency noted at the time.
Mozilla releases patches for actively exploited Firefox bug
Oct 10, 2024 · A patch is now available for Firefox and Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR). Upgrading to version 131.0.2 in the regular release and versions 115.16.1 or 128.3.1 for Firefox ESR will fix the vulnerability. Critical vulnerabilities affecting Firefox – which runs on its own Quantum browser engine rather than on Chromium – are relatively rare.
Comcast confirms 237K affected in feisty breach notification
Oct 4, 2024 · When we asked Comcast about the ransomware, it simply referred us back to the customer notification letter. The cableco used that notification to send another small middle finger FBCS's way, slyly revealing that the agency's financial situation prevents it from offering the usual identity and credit monitoring protection for those affected, so Comcast is …
UK's Arm-based Isambard 2 supercomputer powers off for good
Oct 2, 2024 · The UK's Isambard 2, one of the early Arm-based supercomputers, has officially retired after just a few years of operation. It is superseded by the more powerful Isambard 3 and Isambard-AI, just as British supercomputing enters an uncertain period for funding. Isambard 2 ended service at 9am on September 30, but started winding down days ...
Oracle contract linked to 'dropdown menus', lawsuit claims
Wed 2 Oct 2024 // 09:31 UTC. Oracle faces a class action lawsuit over allegations it has failed to deliver on its promises including a new claim that it "obfuscates" onerous contract terms in "hidden" documents. Big Red denies the allegations and in June asked an Ohio court to dismiss the claims – alleging the plaintiffs had failed "to ...
FBI raids HQ of US govt IT giant Carahsoft • The Register
Sep 24, 2024 · A spokesperson for the biz, which bills itself using the trademarked term "the Trusted Public Sector IT Solutions Provider," told us: "Representatives from the Department of Justice came to the Carahsoft office today as they are conducting an investigation into a company with which Carahsoft has done business in the past. Carahsoft is fully cooperating on this matter.
Keeping one step ahead of cyber security threats • The Register
Mar 1, 2024 · Webinar Dealing with cyber security incidents is an expensive business. Each data breach costs an estimated $4.35 million on average and it's not as if the volume of cyber attacks is falling - last year, they rose by 38 percent according to Google Cloud.