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Received β€” 21 January 2026 ⏭ The Register - Security

Akamai CEO wants help to defeat piracy, reckons he can handle edge AI alone

20 January 2026 at 04:55

OG CDN boss says fighting illegal streams is about stopping criminals cashing in, not free speech

Interview After Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince recently threatened to disrupt the Winter Olympics to protect free speech after Italian authorities fined his company for not disrupting pirate video streams, rival CDN provider Akamai’s CEO Dr. Tom Leighton fired back with what reads a lot like thinly veiled criticism.…

Mandiant releases quick credential cracker, to hasten the death of a bad protocol

18 January 2026 at 23:57

PLUS: Navy spy sent to brig for 200 months; Black Axe busted again; Bill aims to crimp ICE apps; and more

Infosec In Brief PLUS: Google’s security outfit Mandiant last week released tools that can crack credentials in 12 hours, in the hope that doing so will accelerate the death of an ancient Microsoft security protocol.…

Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch

16 January 2026 at 16:44

Microsoft claims it's a Secure Launch bug

We're not saying Copilot has become sentient and decided it doesn't want to lose consciousness. But if it did, it would create Microsoft's January Patch Tuesday update, which has made it so that some PCs flat-out refuse to shut down or hibernate, no matter how many times you try.…

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