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Received today β€” 5 May 2026 ⏭ The Register - Security

Microsoft's bad obsession is showing up in shabby services and slipshod software. Here's proof

5 May 2026 at 08:30

If you can't bother to keep GitHub running, why should we bother with you?

Opinion It's been another shabby week for Microsoft, and a shabbier one for its users. We learnt that Windows 11's epic habit of trying to corral customers into paid-for Microsoft services just got worse with a low-rent trick. Remote Desktop got a bit more secure, which is good, but in a way that suggests not too much user testing took place. As for GitHub… GitHub got two helpings of Chef Redmondo's Special Sauce.…

Singapore boffins get diverse SIEMs singing in harmony with agentic rule translation

5 May 2026 at 02:12

Vendors all use different formats. This tech translates them all so you can smooth your SOC

Academics from Singapore and China have found a way to make AI useful for cyber-defenders, by creating a technique that translates rules from diverse Security Information and Event Managements (SIEMs) so they’re easier to consume across multiple systems.…

Kids say they can beat age checks by drawing on a fake mustache

4 May 2026 at 20:50

46% say age checks are easy to bypass, and nearly a third admit getting around them

It’s been months since the UK government began requiring stronger age checks under the Online Safety Act, and recent research suggests those measures are falling short of keeping kids away from harmful content. In some cases, even drawing on a mustache has been reported as enough to fool age detection software.…

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