Proprietary Software in Action
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Attackers Crafted Custom Malware for Fortinet Zero-Day
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The lights have been on at a Massachusetts school for over a year because no one can turn them off
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BeyondTrust enhances Linux and Active Directory support [Ed: Stephen Withers (Microsofter) pushing Microsoftism in "Linux" clothing; see this on Azure and "Trust"]
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Microsoft Hosted Sting Performance in Davos on Night Before Announcing Layoffs [Ed: At least Sting did not dance and perform for Saudi 'Royals'. Bill Gates and Microsoft are a near second in Davos.]
On Tuesday evening, Microsoft hosted an event. It was an intimate gathering of 50 or so people, including the company’s top executives, who got to while away the evening listening to a performance by the musical artist Sting, said people familiar with the event.
The concert would end up sounding a sour note to some employees at Microsoft the next morning. On Wednesday—while much of the company’s leadership team was halfway around the world from its Redmond, Wash. headquarters—it announced plans to lay off 10,000 people. It was the largest round of layoffs Microsoft has had since 2014, and as CEO Satya Nadella would explain in a blog post, reflected the need for the company to adapt to a global economic slowdown.
Top Microsoft executives have been a major presence at this year's World Economic Forum. On Tuesday Mr. Nadella was interviewed on stage for a Wall Street Journal panel and he spoke about the promise of artificial intelligence. On Wednesday, he was on stage again, discussing the headwinds for the tech industry, and the need to do more with less.