Xero, Slack suffer outages just as Let's Encrypt root cert expiry downs other websites, services [Fri Oct 1 2021]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 1 October 2021 ***************************************************************** Xero, Slack suffer outages just as Let's Encrypt root cert expiry downs other websites, services 'The internet is a complex system' ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * AWS Lambda was already serverless, now it can be x86-less too Cloudy concern allows Graviton2 Arm CPUs to handle your functions * Google says it's gonna put Intel's 10nm Ice Lake Xeons into its public cloud soon, any day now, just you wait... Chill out, OK? On-Prem * Xero, Slack suffer outages just as Let's Encrypt root cert expiry downs other websites, services 'The internet is a complex system' * UK government rolls out £3.6bn management consultancy framework amid scrutiny of rising external expertise spending Accenture poised to get contracts for hardware, software and IT advice as mega-pie sliced Security * Revealed: How to steal money from victims' contactless Apple Pay wallets Boffins devise tricks to dupe stolen or nearby iPhones into paying out when in transit mode and using Visa * Ransomware crim: Yeah, what I do is bad. No, I don't care. Yes, infosec bods are all mouth and no trousers Claimed REvil contractor badmouths West from anonymous pulpit * Which? survey finds people would actually pay the online giants not to take their data On the other hand, sweeten the deal with a couple of quid and they'll be a lot more happy to share * UK MoD data strategy calls for social media surveillance on behalf of 'local authorities' From a document supposedly about better use of existing silos. Eh? * Attacks against Remote Desktop Protocol endpoints have exploded this year, warns ESET's latest Threat Report Security firm points to a 'stalkerware' epidemic, new Nobelium group activity * Anonymous: We've leaked disk images stolen from far-right-friendly web host Epik Latest data dump also apparently contains 'a wide range of passwords and API tokens' Software * What do iOS and Android have in common? Their apps suck at privacy, boffins say Plus 'widespread potential violations of US, EU, UK privacy law' as an added bonus * EU and US seek 'common principles' for data governance and AI Technology, security, competitiveness also on agenda. *Cough* Privacy Shield *cough* * Got enterprise workstations and hope to run Windows 11? Survey says: You lose. Over half the gear's not fit for it 30 million Windows devices in 60k orgs studied * If it's going to rain within the next 90 mins, this very British AI system can warn you Met Office, DeepMind, uni team hope their work will make a splash * China demands internet companies create governance system for algorithms Beijing will oversee their efforts and how their algos work, to stop code messing up society * US drug watchdog green-lights first prostate-cancer-predicting AI software Computer vision tool mildly helps doctors identify potentially cancerous cells Offbeat * Brit law firm files suit against Google and Deepmind over use of hospital patients' data Royal Free Hospital saga continues as representative action brought * Airline meal-sized £700k awarded by UK.gov for green aviation: That's for eco-tech rather than planes, mind Infrastructure to support lower-emission aircraft, is the hope * Autonomy founder Lynch scores extradition decision delay as Home Sec ponders sending him to US All eyes on Priti Patel as High Court case recedes into insignificance * Oracle loses appeal against $3bn payment to HPE over withdrawal of Itanium support Could one of the longest and dirtiest cases in tech history finally be over? * Virgin Galactic cleared to fly again after a spell on Federal Aviation Administration's naughty step More airspace and a hotline to the authority fixed up for the next flight ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to {EMAIL} You can update your preferences here: or unsubscribe from this list: Situation Publishing Ltd, 315 Montgomery Street, 9th & 10th Floors, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2021 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: