Microsoft warns on-prem SharePoint users of a zero-day, won’t patch it though

Microsoft has warned users of SharePoint Server that three on-prem versions of the product include a zero-day flaw that is under attack – and that its own failure to completely fix past problems is the cause. In a July 19 security note, the software giant admitted it is “… aware of active attacks targeting on-premises Read more about Microsoft warns on-prem SharePoint users of a zero-day, won’t patch it though[…]

As site blocks pile up, European Commission issues subtle slapdown to Italy’s Piracy Shield

As numerous Walled Culture posts attest, site blocking is in the vanguard of the actions by copyright companies against sites engaged in the unauthorised sharing of material. Over the past few months, this approach has become even more pervasive, and even more intrusive. For example, in France, the Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare was forced to Read more about As site blocks pile up, European Commission issues subtle slapdown to Italy’s Piracy Shield[…]

Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Is Stripped of Dutch Citizenship due to stupid xenophobic Dutch rules

In 2010, he and his colleague Konstantin Novoselov — who were by then working in England — won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their experiments creating graphene, the world’s thinnest and strongest material. His list of honors goes on and on, and Mr. Geim has the unique distinction of having been awarded both a Read more about Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Is Stripped of Dutch Citizenship due to stupid xenophobic Dutch rules[…]