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Argentina’s blackout and the storm-battered future of the grid

Blackout a reminder that the US grid itself isn't ready for extreme weather either.

A tale of two cities: Why ransomware will just get worse

Deal or no deal, either way cities pay through the nose because of failed IT practices.

Manufacturing memory means scribing silicon in a sea of sensors

"Industry 4.0" is already here for some companies—especially silicon foundries.

Potent Firefox 0-day used to install undetected backdoors on Macs

So far, attacks are known only to target Mac users involved in cryptocurrency.

Nation-sponsored hackers likely carried out hostile takeover of rival group’s servers

Like an episode of Spy vs. Spy, Russian-speaking Turla appears to hijack OilRig's network.

The trick to saving human factory jobs might be teaming up with the machines

“It’s all about making humans <em>better</em> rather than replacing them."

Oracle issues emergency update to patch actively exploited WebLogic flaw

Oracle's WebLogic Java appserver hit with the third in a series of exploited RCEs.

Starry aims to bring its $50, 200Mbps broadband to 25 more US states

Starry buys 24GHz spectrum to serve apartment buildings, some single-family homes.

For the industrial Internet of Things, defense in depth is a requirement

The shift in how we make things brings with it a shift in how we secure things.

New vulnerabilities may let hackers remotely SACK Linux and FreeBSD systems

Netflix researchers discovered 4 flaws that could wreak havoc in data centers.

Samsung asks users to please virus-scan their TVs

Samsung Support USA deleted its own virus-scanning recommendation.

Cloudflare aims to make HTTPS certificates safe from BGP hijacking attacks

Free service prevents BGP hijackers from fraudulently obtaining browser-trusted certs.

The fourth Industrial revolution emerges from AI and the Internet of Things

IoT has arrived on the factory floor with the force of Kool-Aid Man exploding through walls.

“We are very sorry”—Boeing division CEO apologizes for 737 Max deaths

Planes remain grounded as Boeing continues work on a software fix.

Russia warns of “cyberwar” following report the US attacked its power grid

NYT reported on US efforts to insert malware into Russia's energy infrastructure.

AT&T cuts another 1,800 jobs as it finishes fiber-Internet buildout

1,800 new job cuts in addition to 23,000 AT&T jobs cut since December 2017.

Federal bill would allow clean energy companies to structure like oil companies

In the meantime, IEA says value of subsidies for fossil fuels has increased.

Hackers behind dangerous oil and gas intrusions are probing US power grids

Group responsible for safety tampering Triconex malware has expanded, researchers say.

Cable companies can save money now that DOCSIS 3.1 upgrade is mostly done

Broadband investment happens in cycles—despite what the FCC tells you.

Target’s same-day deliveries might break my Amazon Prime addiction

I tried Target's new same-day delivery service—it was fantastic.

Ajit Pai says NOAA and NASA are wrong about 5G harming weather forecasts

Pai tells Congress that NOAA warnings are based on bad data.

Researchers discover “Fishwrap” influence campaign recycling old terror news

Over 215 social media accounts tied to effort to get followers through disinformation.

I’ll be passing on Google’s new 2fa for logins on iPhones and iPads. Here’s why

If using Android to log in to Google from an iPad sounds complicated... you're right.

Huawei cancels MateBook laptop launch because of US export ban

MateBook launch cancelled for this week—and may not happen at all.

Group to fund and operate first hydrogen fuel ferry fleet in the US

Investment group is also exploring refueling infrastructure.

If you haven’t patched Vim or NeoVim text editors, you really, really should

Sandbox escape in the ancient text editors lets attackers get a reverse shell.

Google Stadia in 4K might push you past your home-Internet data cap

At Google Stadia's recommended speed for 4K, you'd use 1TB in 65 hours.