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Government Tech Week

The Register will be taking an in-depth look at the challenges facing government IT organizations. From bullet-proof security to making tough decisions about IT infrastructure, Government Tech Week will bring you up to speed on what's next in the public sector.

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Re: HMRC : alway defining new ways
ScottishYorkshireMan
Wednesday 14th June 2023 09:16 GMT

Spotlight on Databases

This month The Register will take a deep dive into the world of databases; from established monoliths to the emerging crop of upstarts. Join us for a special 30 days of interviews and analysis on these tools that drive business forward.

30 307
Bexactly ackwards.
CRConrad
Wednesday 3rd April 2024 11:48 GMT

Defense Tech Week

All week long The Register will explore the wide-ranging technologies that power next-generation global military and defense. From future aerospace to innovations in securing defense systems, we'll take a deep dive into what's next for defense and military tech.

29 722
China aims to pair J-20 stealth fighter with 'loyal wingman' battle drone
Phones Sheridan
Thursday 3rd August 2023 16:11 GMT

Energy Efficient Datacenters

This week El Reg will be taking the heat when it comes to cooling high-density chips, networking, and server hardware with our special focus on energy efficient tech and concepts.

17 368
.. Sleep states? I friggen don't think so ..
_Elvi_
Monday 1st May 2023 14:51 GMT

Spotlight on RSA

Over the last 32 years the RSA conference has grown from a few security geeks getting together to one of the largest security conferences in the world, attracting those who need to know what to invest in next to keep networks secure. The four-day event will be held in San Francisco between April 24 - 27 and we'll be covering it live.

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RSA Conference or Black Mirror? Either way, we're doomed ... probably
hammarbtyp
Friday 19th July 2024 13:01 GMT

Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week

This week The Register will bring special focus to the broad technologies delivering next-generation clean energy. From fusion to EVs and future datacenter cooling, follow us this week for an in-depth look at what's next.

15 469
Re: Where's the power coming from?
CowHorseFrog
Monday 13th November 2023 23:57 GMT

The Reg in Space

Make space for The Reg in Space week. All week we'll be bringing you the best of what's happening on this planet and others.

24 534
Re: no society has lasted anything like a thousand years so far.
ArrZarr
Tuesday 20th February 2024 08:58 GMT

Sysadmin Month

From tools, data security practices, network troubleshooting, server virtualization insights, backup strategies, performance optimization techniques, user management, cloud guidance, automation and scripting and more, tune in all month.

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Re: Oh dear
Alan Brown
Friday 20th September 2024 16:56 GMT

Black Hat and DEF CON

Join The Register as we tackle the most important stories around Black Hat and DEF CON 2023. From in-depth interviews to detailed analysis, El Reg has you covered.

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Re: The truth is out there !!!
Sceptic Tank
Tuesday 20th August 2024 14:28 GMT

Cybersecurity Month

Fortify your frontlines: It's Cybersecurity Month at The Register, your one-stop hub to bulletproof your digital landscape. From next-gen firewalls to human-factor risks, we're diving deep to make sure you stay ahead of the gang.

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Cast a hex on ChatGPT to trick the AI into writing exploit code
E 2
Monday 30th December 2024 05:43 GMT

Malware Month

Join The Register as we dive deep into the world of malware: From examining the latest threats to enterprises to dissecting the internal anatomy of code used in today's cyber-attacks, we want to help you better protect your organization. Forewarned is forearmed.

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Re: Not a Modbus _exploit_
Alan Brown
Saturday 10th August 2024 08:54 GMT

Cloud Infrastructure Month

Join The Register for a full month of in-depth insight around what's next in enterprise cloud infrastructure. From how the IaaS providers stack up and differentiate to what businesses are doing to form (and reshape) their cloud plans, we'll keep you in the know.

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ICANN reserves .internal for private use at the DNS level
computing
Sunday 24th November 2024 23:56 GMT

VMware Explore

For the 15th year in a row, The Register is attending VMware's annual conference and will bring readers all the news from the show, what it means for users, and how it advances Broadcom's strategy to transform the virtualization pioneer. We'll also consider how VMware's flagship products and technologies have evolved and explore the VMware vision for the future of hybrid cloud.

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Broadcom Blurgh
L3375p34k3r
Tuesday 3rd September 2024 21:21 GMT

The Future of the Datacenter - 2025 and Beyond

The Register’s Future of the Datacenter month explores cutting-edge innovations and trends shaping tomorrow’s data hubs. Join industry experts diving into AI, sustainability, and transformative technologies redefining infrastructure, efficiency, and scalability.

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Re: Granite Shores, Lunar Lake, Gaudi3, Jaguar Shores
Anonymous Coward
Tuesday 4th February 2025 18:36 GMT

Ransomware in Focus

The Register's incisive week on ransomware delves into the siege on enterprise, exploring the evolution of these malicious exploits, defense mechanisms, and the cost of resilience in the face of digital extortion. Join us for critical insights into the fight against ransomware.

17 144
Re: Revole the certificate!
Phil Koenig
Thursday 13th March 2025 01:25 GMT

Nvidia GTC

The Register is attending Nvidia's annual GPU Technology Conference, aka GTC, in San Jose, California, and will bring readers all the news from the event that matters to them as well as commentary and analysis. From software agents and AI microservices to the latest accelerators and chain-of-thought reasoning models, we'll give you the snapshot you need of this Silicon Valley giant.

13 144
I smell hardware lockin
John Smith 19
Monday 24th March 2025 17:33 GMT

Disaster Recovery Week

For The Register's Disaster Recovery Week, we delve into DR strategies, from robust backups to resilient policies, to help you stay up and running in the face of adversity.

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Re: once upon a time at the pub
chivo243
Thursday 10th April 2025 22:39 GMT

AI Software Development Week

The Register dives into the latest in AI development, offering insights into tools, frameworks, and best practices for creating and deploying AI solutions. Topics include agents, data management, and ethical considerations. This series equips developers and IT professionals with strategies for integrating AI smoothly and efficiently into existing workflows and applications.

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As ChatGPT scores B- in engineering, professors scramble to update courses
jimklimov
Wednesday 7th May 2025 11:43 GMT

Spotlight on RSAC

The RSA Conference has grown into one of the largest information security conferences in the world, attracting those who need to know what to invest in next to keep networks secure. Check out our coverage of the San Francisco event right here.

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Well Said
fg_swe
Friday 16th May 2025 20:23 GMT

AI Infrastructure Month

The Register's AI Infrastructure Month highlights the cutting-edge technologies, architectural advancements, and industry trends shaping the future of AI workloads. With a focus on hardware, scalability, and performance optimization, the coverage offers expert insights and detailed analysis tailored for IT leaders and AI practitioners navigating this rapidly evolving landscape.

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Plenty of power in the city
b0llchit
Tuesday 20th May 2025 20:54 GMT

Deep dive into “Special Features” topics

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open FBI created a cryptocurrency so it could watch it being abused 53
By gnasher729
Thursday 19th December 2024 19:04 GMT
open Fore-get about privacy, golf tech biz leaves 32M data records on the fairway 36
By Valeyard
Monday 14th October 2024 08:22 GMT
open Mozilla patches critical Firefox vuln that attackers are already exploiting 26
By Nick Ryan
Tuesday 15th October 2024 13:13 GMT
open Dutch cops reveal takedown of 'world's largest dark web market' 15
By Alan Brown
Monday 25th November 2024 12:30 GMT
open OpenAI says Chinese gang tried to phish its staff 4
By GenericLeftieWhackjob
Monday 14th October 2024 12:41 GMT
open Internet Archive user info stolen in cyberattack, succumbs to DDoS 22
By Lee D
Friday 11th October 2024 07:20 GMT
open Moscow-adjacent GoldenJackal gang strikes air-gapped systems with custom malware 23
By Anonymous Coward
Tuesday 22nd October 2024 21:35 GMT
open Smart TVs are spying on everyone 127
By Gordon861
Friday 18th October 2024 11:36 GMT
open Microsoft cleans up hot mess of Patch Tuesday preview 5
By ThatOne
Thursday 10th October 2024 13:58 GMT
open Ransomware gang Trinity joins pile of scumbags targeting healthcare 5
By Jedit
Thursday 10th October 2024 12:20 GMT
open Asian crime gangs are growing – fast – thanks to AI and other tech 5
By lglethal
Wednesday 9th October 2024 13:27 GMT
open Microsoft issues 117 patches – some for flaws already under attack 6
By Roland6
Sunday 13th October 2024 13:23 GMT
open Google brings better bricking to Androids, to curtail crims 24
By Emir Al Weeq
Wednesday 23rd October 2024 06:12 GMT
open Feds reach for sliver of crypto-cash nicked by North Korea's notorious Lazarus Group 2
By ChrisElvidge
Tuesday 8th October 2024 13:24 GMT
open American Water rinsed in cyber attack, turns off app 12
By Potemkine!
Thursday 10th October 2024 07:27 GMT
open 'Critical' CUPS vulnerability chain easy to use for massive DDoS attacks 5
By Anonymous Coward
Tuesday 8th October 2024 07:49 GMT
open UK's Sellafield nuke waste processing plant fined £333K for infosec blunders 19
By Anonymous Coward
Wednesday 9th October 2024 08:39 GMT
open About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had their data stolen from debt collector 6
By druck
Sunday 6th October 2024 19:04 GMT
open Apple fixes bug that let VoiceOver shout your passwords 6
By Anonymous Coward
Saturday 5th October 2024 12:24 GMT
open Harvard duo hacks Meta Ray-Bans to dox strangers on sight in seconds 114
By The Travelling Dangleberries
Friday 18th October 2024 15:57 GMT
open Big brands among thousands infected by payment-card-stealing CosmicSting crooks 6
By Softwaerewolf
Monday 7th October 2024 09:01 GMT
open DOJ, Microsoft seize 107 domains used in Russia's Star Blizzard phishing attacks 7
By Anonymous Coward
Monday 7th October 2024 03:57 GMT
open Average North American CISO pay now $565K, mainly thanks to one weird trick 12
By TeeCee
Saturday 5th October 2024 17:24 GMT
open Two British-Nigerian men sentenced over multimillion-dollar business email scam 13
By hi_robb
Monday 7th October 2024 10:56 GMT
open Ransomware crew infects 100+ orgs monthly with new MedusaLocker variant 3
By Anonymous Coward
Monday 7th October 2024 14:02 GMT
open Brits hate how big tech handles their data, but can't be bothered to do much about it 38
By Stephen Wilkinson
Monday 14th October 2024 09:11 GMT
open 700K+ DrayTek routers are sitting ducks on the internet, open to remote hijacking 21
By John Sager
Sunday 6th October 2024 21:14 GMT
open Two simple give-me-control security bugs found in Optigo network switches used in critical manufacturing 4
By A random security guy
Thursday 3rd October 2024 18:48 GMT
open NIST's security flaw database still backlogged with 17K+ unprocessed bugs. Not great 7
By Anonymous Coward
Thursday 3rd October 2024 20:23 GMT
open 'Patch yesterday': Zimbra mail servers under siege through RCE vuln 5
By Yorick Hunt
Friday 4th October 2024 05:56 GMT
open AI agent promotes itself to sysadmin, trashes boot sequence 94
By amanfromMars 1
Sunday 6th October 2024 16:03 GMT
open Euro cops arrest 4 including suspected LockBit dev chilling on holiday 15
By Bitbeisser
Thursday 3rd October 2024 00:15 GMT
open Australian e-tailer digiDirect customers' info allegedly stolen and dumped online 1
By Sampler
Monday 28th October 2024 03:31 GMT
open Rackspace internal monitoring web servers hit by zero-day 9
By pogul
Wednesday 2nd October 2024 06:28 GMT
open Ransomware forces hospital to turn away ambulances 19
By Yet Another Anonymous coward
Wednesday 2nd October 2024 02:48 GMT
open Red team hacker on how she 'breaks into buildings and pretends to be the bad guy' 68
By Paul 195
Sunday 13th October 2024 17:40 GMT
open Broadcom has brought VMware down to earth and that’s welcome 32
By L3375p34k3r
Tuesday 3rd September 2024 21:21 GMT
open Nvidia's growth slows to a mere 122 percent but it’s still topping expectations 10
By Alex Stuart
Thursday 29th August 2024 13:56 GMT
open Public clouds are 'dirty' about VMware's on-prem push, says Broadcom CEO Hock Tan 8
By Anonymous Coward
Monday 2nd September 2024 14:52 GMT
open VMware reveals how it will deliver Broadcom's unified hybrid cloud … sometime soon 7
By Anonymous Coward
Monday 2nd September 2024 14:53 GMT
open The elusive dream of cloud portability: Why migrating workloads isn't so simple 18
By doublelayer
Wednesday 28th August 2024 01:16 GMT
open Broadcom promised to reform VMware so it enables better hybrid clouds. Will it deliver? 8
By shfy70
Thursday 29th August 2024 08:48 GMT
open Open Compute Project seeks standard for concrete, with help from AWS, Google, Meta, and Microsoft 10
By Daniel Nebdal
Monday 26th August 2024 12:56 GMT
open LG Electronics aims to become a datacenter cooling player, with aircon and immersion tech 4
By CapeCarl
Thursday 22nd August 2024 18:06 GMT
open UK competition regulator's cloud probe remedies have global implications 2
By elsergiovolador
Wednesday 21st August 2024 09:22 GMT
open B2B ISP Fastnet staggers back to feet after VMware incident 8
By Vikingforties
Tuesday 20th August 2024 10:18 GMT
open If the world had a hyperscale datacenter capital, it would be... Northern Virginia 10
By Buzzword
Tuesday 20th August 2024 11:50 GMT
open GitHub rolls back database change after breaking itself 14
By Anonymous Coward
Friday 16th August 2024 22:59 GMT
open Icelandic group demos private cloud powered by renewables 8
By Neil Barnes
Friday 23rd August 2024 07:35 GMT
open DEF CON badge disagreement gets physical as firmware dev removed from event stage 38
By RAMChYLD
Tuesday 20th August 2024 08:28 GMT

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