Wipro Fires 2-Job Staff | Python Bug from 2007 | Lite Layoffs - DevOps.com

The Moral of the Story: I wish my horse had the speed of your tongue

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ @Wipro fires 300 for #moonlighting at competitors,
2⃣ #Python has a nasty 15-year-old bug, and
3⃣ companies are finding new ways to lay people off without calling it a “#layoff.”

At @TechstrongGroup’s @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/JI3ow4hdGP #DevOps

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) September 22, 2022

Rust finds its mojo: Move forward to memory-safe code - ReversingLabs

The time is now
It’s confirmed: The Linux kernel will have Rust support soon. Also this week, Microsoft’s Azure CTO said the age of C++ is over—Rust is the future.

The momentum is surely unstoppable.

In this week’s #SSBlogwatch we see both sides.

For @ReversingLabs’ @SecuredSoftware: https://t.co/rm1ioDphkP

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) September 22, 2022

Hate Site Hacked — Kiwi Farms is ‘Very, Very Owned’ - Security Boulevard

Doxxers Doxxed — Swatters Swatted?
Kiwi Farms, the notorious web forum for harassing feminists, the neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ people, has itself suffered the ultimate harassment. Its services were secretly infected for weeks by an injected script that exfiltrated data about its users.

Next we expect leaks of user details.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we get slapped in the face with the #irony fish.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/DX9Y6I9lyP #DropKiwiFarms

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) September 20, 2022

Victims of Gym Phone Theft Lose $10,000 Each (Because SMS 2FA) - Security Boulevard

SMS 2FA: Go Away
A spate of thefts from gym lockers is reminding us that SMS based two-factor authentication (2FA) is utter, utter garbage. A fraudster is stealing phones and debit/ATM cards, using them to rack up big bills in London.

Let’s unpick the #fraud.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we get pumped.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/L48Kh04XPq

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) September 19, 2022