Fortune 50 biz coughed up record-breaking $75M ransom to halt leak of stolen data
They say crime doesn't pay. They're right – it's the victims doing the paying
Cyber-crime02 Aug 2024 | 12
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Iain is a cybersecurity reporter for The Register. Iain also hosts our Kettle podcast series and other videos. He has more than 20 years of IT publishing experience, holding positions including technical editor and news editor as well as previously Register region editor.
Appeals court kicks fate of net neutrality in America further down the road
Judges wonder out loud: If Congress wanted this, it would have passed a law, no?
Networks02 Aug 2024 | 5
Is AI going to pay its way? Wall Street wants tech world to show it the money
Kettle 2025 could be Peak Nvidia when reality finally kicks in
AI + ML01 Aug 2024 | 11
CrowdStrike Windows patchpocalypse could take weeks to fix, IT admins fear
Kettle Our vultures gather to review this very freaky Friday
CSO19 Jul 2024 | 75
Three words to send a chill down your spine: Snowflake. Intrusion. Alert
Kettle And can AI save us from the scourge of malware? In theory, why not, but in practice ... Color us skeptical
CSO13 Jul 2024 | 7
Despite OS shields up, half of America opts for third-party antivirus – just in case
Wisdom of the oldies or just a traditional fear of malware?
Malware Month02 Jul 2024 | 50
Trouble in space as Boeing's not going, and China's back from the Moon
Kettle Vultures chew over a busy few days in orbit with a transatlantic chat
Science02 Jul 2024 | 15
From network security to nyet work in perpetuity: What's up with the Kaspersky US ban?
Kettle It's been a long time coming. Now our journos speak their brains
Security22 Jun 2024 | 44
Dark-web kingpin puts 'stolen' internal AMD databases, source code up for sale
Updated Chip designer really gonna need to channel some Zen right now
Cyber-crime18 Jun 2024 |
Our vulture survived Computex – now he just needs to tell us the highs and lows
Kettle We all grab a mic and discuss Nvidia, Intel, AMD, strange squid, and a certain CEO's ego
On-Prem08 Jun 2024 | 8
Was there no one at Microsoft who looked at Recall and said: This really, really sucks
Kettle Our vultures weigh in on the week that was more 'what we Built' than 'what you can Build'
OSes25 May 2024 | 75
Gawd, after that week, we wonder what's next for China and the Western world
Kettle For starters: Crypto, import tariffs, and Microsoft shipping out staff
Public Sector18 May 2024 | 6
FBI takes down BreachForums ransomware website and Telegram channel
No more illicit gains, for a while at least
Security15 May 2024 | 4
RSA Conference 2024: The good, the bad, and the downright worrying
Kettle If there's one thing infosec needs right now, it's a little pick-me-up
Spotlight on RSA14 May 2024 | 3
Ten years since the first corp ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sight
Interview On the plus side, infosec's a good bet for a long, stable career
Malware Month08 May 2024 | 24
Ten years ago Microsoft bought Nokia's phone unit – then killed it as a tax write-off
Retrospective When bad management meets bad software, even great hardware is useless
Personal Tech05 May 2024 | 162
What do we make of Apple's plan B for a down quarter – that $110B buyback of shares?
Kettle Plus: What our vultures thought of the US v Google trial that's wrapping up
Personal Tech04 May 2024 | 32
AI Catholic 'priest' defrocked after recommending Gatorade baptism
Devotees were speaking to an entity who didn't exist – imagine that
Bootnotes03 May 2024 | 139
Block accused of mass compliance failures that saw digi-dollars reach terrorists
Developer of Square and Cash App reportedly has big back-end problems it was slow to fix
Security02 May 2024 | 5
Big Cloud is still making bank – Is this AI adoption, price rises, or what?
Kettle Shareholders are loving it. What are customers getting out of it all?
AI + ML26 Apr 2024 | 4
Are we in a cost of technology crisis? Our vultures think so
Kettle Won't somebody please think of the shareholders
SaaS17 Apr 2024 | 5
Senator Warren slams Intuit's 'junk fees' as America's Tax Day rolls around again
Says the IRS can do this stuff for free
Applications15 Apr 2024 | 67
Next Vision, or Vision Next? What we really thought about Google and Intel's AI events
Kettle We sat through these conferences so you didn't have to
Systems11 Apr 2024 | 2
US Air Force secretary so confident in AI-controlled F-16s, he'll fly in one
With a pilot as backup of course – VENOM is still emerging tech
AI + ML10 Apr 2024 | 34
Ex-Microsoft engineer gets seven years after trying to hire hitman for double murder
Hint: If someone says they're an assassin on the dark web, they're probably not
Offbeat09 Apr 2024 | 37
San Francisco's light rail to upgrade from floppy disks
What is it with Fog City and ancient transport tech?
Public Sector09 Apr 2024 | 124
Developers are calling the shots on AI planning, judging by your experience
Reader Poll Results And American CIOs keep a closer eye on the purse strings than European equivalents
AI + ML08 Apr 2024 |
What can be done to protect open source devs from next xz backdoor drama?
Kettle What happened, how it was found, and what your vultures have made of it all
Research06 Apr 2024 | 93
Uber Eats to rid itself of pesky human drivers with food delivery by robo Waymo
First they came for the taxis and I did nothing because I was not a taxi driver
Personal Tech03 Apr 2024 | 40
No joke: FTC boss goes on the Daily Show and is told Apple tried to block her
Comment Land of the Free has lost its way in quest for profits
Offbeat02 Apr 2024 | 77
Microsoft Teams decouples from Office 365 suite globally
Licenses everywhere can omit collaboration app thanks to EU regulators
Applications02 Apr 2024 | 22
These 17,000 unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers are a ticking time bomb
One might say this is a wurst case scenario
Patches28 Mar 2024 | 44
Microsoft's first AI PCs Surface with Intel cores and a Copilot key
Upgraded fondleslab and laptops limited to business buyers only, for now
Personal Tech21 Mar 2024 | 28
World-plus-dog booted out of Facebook, Instagram, Threads
Updated Millions of Meta addicts suddenly cried out in terror and were silenced
Networks05 Mar 2024 | 61
DEF CON is canceled! No, really this time – but the show will go on
Longtime host Caesars ends relationship at short notice
Security07 Feb 2024 | 39
When it comes to working from home, Register readers are bucking national trends
Our survey shows you like your away-from-office comforts
CxO05 Feb 2024 | 73
Cory Doctorow has a plan to wipe away the enshittification of tech
Opinion It's not just you – things really are getting worse
Off-Prem30 Jan 2024 | 159
Technology truly is the gift that keeps on giving ... SNAFUs to highlight
Kettle Until we can hook schadenfreude directly into our veins, this will have to do
Software26 Jan 2024 | 2
EFF adds Street Surveillance Hub so Americans can check who's checking on them
'The federal government has almost entirely abdicated its responsibility'
Security22 Jan 2024 | 2
40 years since Elite became the most fun you could have with 22 kilobytes
Retro Tech Week The Reg talks to co-creator Ian Bell and coder Mark Moxon about what's under the cobra's hood
Personal Tech18 Jan 2024 | 95
Study: Thousands of businesses just love handing over your info to Facebook
Mmm, Zuck up that data
Personal Tech18 Jan 2024 | 27
What are our top picks from the vast world of retro tech? Let's find out
Kettle Stand by to be amazed: Lotus Notes is still being developed
Personal Tech17 Jan 2024 | 20
When it comes to AMD's latest AI chips, it's follow the money and the memory
Kettle Don't expect supply, or prices, to ease until 2025 at the earliest
Systems12 Dec 2023 | 7
To be, or not to be, in the office. Has returning to work stalled?
Kettle Register journos brew up on the future of hybrid in our latest Kettle
Off-Prem09 Dec 2023 | 63
Is America's chip blockade working against China? So far, our survey says: No
Kettle Middle Kingdom can get its hands on hardware now – and still make better stuff later
Public Sector18 Nov 2023 | 31
What do Apple, Meta, TikTok have in common? Fighting off Europe's stiff antitrust rules
Gatekeeper status under DMA? Don't you know who I am?
Personal Tech17 Nov 2023 | 11
When it comes to personal data, we're on a highway to hell
Kettle Register journos tackle cars harvesting info, Meta and YouTube being taken to task over privacy, and more
Personal Tech13 Nov 2023 | 16
We're feeling pretty anti about these social networks
Kettle Meta faces personal info processing ban, needs to Thread the trademark needle in the UK, while Musk loses out
Personal Tech03 Nov 2023 | 9
Pope tempted by Python! Signs off on coding scheme for kids
In the name of the firewall, the server, and the home page default, amen
Bootnotes28 Oct 2023 | 41
Forget the outside hacker, the bigger threat is inside by the coffee machine
Kettle After a week of incidents, Register vultures pick over the innards
Security26 Oct 2023 | 20
Red light for robotaxis as California suspends Cruise's license to self-drive
Updated Indefinite ban due to 'public safety'
Personal Tech24 Oct 2023 | 22
No more Mr Nice DoJ: Tesla gets subpoenas over self-driving software claims
Has someone been shooting their mouth off a little too much?
Personal Tech23 Oct 2023 | 35
SEC boss warns it's 'nearly unavoidable' that AI will cause financial crash
AI In Brief Plus Meta gets physical, moves bots in the house...
AI + ML23 Oct 2023 | 28
Still got a job at the end of this week? You're lucky, as more layoffs hit the tech industry
Kettle 'Beatings will continue until morale improves'
Personal Tech21 Oct 2023 | 71
Net neutrality is back in the Land of the Free – for now
Until the Democrats leave office, that is
Networks20 Oct 2023 | 9
San Francisco mayor suggests police drones and CCTV can cure city's crime woes
Suggests bodycam footage should replace paperwork for simple arrests
Cybersecurity Month19 Oct 2023 | 30
America extends China chip export bans and acts to cut off backdoor exports
Chips cunningly designed to be less powerful and evade sanctions look to be in trouble
Systems18 Oct 2023 | 6
So this one time, at Bandcamp, half the staff were laid off
Epic redundancies all round
SaaS17 Oct 2023 | 45
Microsoft ends its week on a high – after a trying time with tax bills and Copilot costs
Kettle Bit of a Blizzard of news for Redmond
Software15 Oct 2023 | 2
When Microsoft complains that you're a monopolist you know things are bad
Kettle Google and Amazon are both in antitrust trouble as the US gets tough
Legal09 Oct 2023 | 17
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