Hackers thrash Bash Shellshock bug as world races to patch hole [Fri Sep 26 2014]

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Business News Symantec's CEO search ends where it started, with Michael Brown Interim chief exec named third 'permanent' boss in three years Sun of a beach! Java biz founder loses battle to keep his shore private Surfers win Martin's Beach battle against Vinod Khosla Euro chiefs: Hi Google. Here's how to REALLY protect everyone's privacy. Hello? Hello? is this thing on? Anyone there? EU operators PLEAD for MERCY, may get roaming rates cut ‘reprieve’ Report: Policy bods to ask for 'no change' Federation fracture: EMC's post-Tucci future is either SALE or SPLIT Comment It's two minutes to midnight and everyone's hiding under the duvet EMC, HP blockbuster Borg: Big potential or total CATASTROPHE? Comment EMC plus HP – pundits do the sums Brandis: NO LIMIT to ASIO network taps 'Whole of the Internet' legislation close to passing Investment climate hostile to optical sector: Alca-Lu Turning bit-pipes into bottlenecks Data Centre News FlashDIMM flare-up: Netlist hit by Diablo counter-sueball Patents, it's always the patents they're fighting over Seagate cloud bod on EVault's EBA: Why, of course we do dedupe Comment Asks to make some clarifications Samsung lays down PCIe server flash gauntlet Are you listening, SanDisk? On integrating flash arrays with server-side flash Cache storage gets faster and faster Cisco: Hand us the keys. We'll drive Intercloud into telcos, Google Canalys Channels Forum 2014 And Azure, of course... Just a couple of quarters IT crisis looming: 'What if AWS goes pop, runs out of cash?' Canalys Channels Forum 2014 Public IaaS... something's gotta give - and it may be AWS Enough with the rack-grappling, kids. Try this MYSTERY app HPC blog Ultra Comprehensive ISC14 Cluster Comp Results - part 2 Database virtualisation outfit Delphix: Lotsa dosh, few competitors Interview Nice niche if you can get it. El Reg chats to founder Xen security bug, you say? Amazon readies GLORIOUS GLOBAL CLOUD REBOOT While we wait until Oct 1 for hypervisor fix Hardware News If you can't beat 'em: Intel seeking stake in Chinese chipmaker Spreadtrum – report Hopes to leapfrog Qualcomm in China mobile market The Schmidt hits the brand: Apple's iPhone 6 is a year late, scoffs smug search supremo Google boss admits competition in phone market 'brutal' Let it go, Steve: Ballmer bans iPads from his LA Clippers b-ball team Can you imagine the scene? 'Hey guys, it's your new owner – WTF is that on your desk?' Brit Apple 'Genius': iPhone 6? We've had NO COMPLAINTS about our BENDY iThing Right, whip out your curved doodah. Let’s have a look Providing a secure and efficient Helpdesk A single remote control platform for user support is be key to providing an efficient helpdesk. Retain full control over the way in which screen and keystroke data is transmitted. Download here > Networks News Alcatel-Lucent techie: Race for ‘5G’ technologies is 'ridiculous' '5G’ efforts are missing the point of the new mobile networks Sea-Me-We 5 construction starts New sub cable to go live 2016 Google to go Loony within the year Balloon broadband forging ahead, says Teller Security News Bad guy builds beastly Bash botnet DDoS bot found in the wild hours after bug surfaces FBI boss slams Apple: iPhone, iPad encryption puts people 'above the law' Presumably doors, locks and windows, too? Hackers thrash Bash Shellshock bug as world races to patch hole Update your gear now to avoid early attacks hitting the web FBI: Your real SECURITY TERROR? An ANGRY INSIDE MAN Hackers? Pah! It's that sysadmin who has had enough Latest Firefox and Thunderbird updates plug CRITICAL SSL vuln Not 'just another pointless patch', this one's for real Bash bug fallout: Shell Shocked yet? You will be ... when this becomes a worm Much carnage to come, warn experts Desperate VXers enslave FREEZERS in DDoS bot Updated Spike malware targets Asia Science News Boffins spot WATER on tiny Neptune-like ALIEN WORLD Faraway HAT-P-11b draws back its cloudy shroud Indian MOM just LOVES it on Mars, tweets fave holiday snap Pic PM weighs in too, says non-committal nice thing Man's future in space ... Barack Obama: Mars. Narendra Modi: Mars. Vladimir Putin: Er, Moon Roscosmos confirms carrier rocket tests in lunar base plan Bootnotes News Amazon: Wish in one hand, Twit in the other – see which one fills first #AmazonWishList A year's supply of Arran scotch, ta Are you a fat boy? Get to university NOW, you PENNILESS SLACKER Rotund types paid nearly 20% less than people who didn't eat all the pies Providing a secure and efficient Helpdesk A single remote control platform for user support is be key to providing an efficient helpdesk. Retain full control over the way in which screen and keystroke data is transmitted. Download here >

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