Twitter/Bluesky ADX Algorithm | Cloud Energy Use ‘Tripled’ | Apple Staff are Revolting - DevOps.com

The Moral of the Story: May the Fifth be with you

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ Bluesky—Twitter’s research spinout—opens its ADX algorithm,
2⃣ Irish data center electricity worries grow, and
3⃣ Apple employees are the latest to rise up against hybrid working.

At @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/ZJhMPtqvxJ

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) May 5, 2022

Spanish Govt. Hacked by NSO Pegasus Spyware (or was it?) - Security Boulevard

Dead-Cat Distraction? The prime minister and the defense minister of Spain were both infected with Pegasus last year. The notorious spyware, sold by NSO Group “only to governments,” was said to have caused large amounts of data to be exfiltrated to persons unknown.

Why announce this on a public holiday at a hastily convened press conference?

NSO Group is falling back on its usual vacuous drawer statements.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we look further beyond. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/E1pTlIRxGS

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) May 3, 2022

Ukraine Beats Russia in Cyberwarfare — at ‘Unprecedented Scale’ - Security Boulevard

Grip the Table Harder, Vlad: Russia is attacking Ukraine with cyberattacks and psyops. Microsoft PR is crowing about all the events Redmond has “observed.”

Not only that, but Ukraine has been fighting back—HARD.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we sift fact from fiction. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/QdMdPcCI9H

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 28, 2022

What Should Elon Musk Do? | Passwordless Future: Tense | WebKit iOS Monopoly Ends? - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: Such as we are made of, such we be.

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ Everyone has @Twitter advice for @ElonMusk,
2⃣ #passwordless vision is vacuous, and
3⃣ @Apple prevented from forcing #Safari in #iOS.

At @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/XxIfN8XEZX #DevOps #FreeSpeech #FIDO #DigitalMarketsAct #Europe

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 26, 2022

‘Crypto Bug of the Year’ Fixed — Update Java NOW - Security Boulevard

Thumbs Down for Oracle: A ridiculously dumb flaw in Java’s signature checking code is now patched. The Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) allowed a “blank” signature to be waved through. Doctor Who fans will recognise the reference in the “Psychic Signatures” moniker.

Duke isn’t looking so chipper recently. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we wonder what other nasties are lurking in Java. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/WYbjGGurPW

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 25, 2022