Beverage giant Molson Coors has released details of what appears to be a ransomware incident. The firm, known for big-name brands such as Coors, Miller Lite and Foster’s, revealed the attack in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday. It claimed the firm had experienced a “systems outage caused by a cybersecurity incident” which it was in the process of managing. “The company has engaged leading forensic information technology firms and legal…

App security testing firm Veracode has launched its inaugural Veracode Hacker Games, an event which aims to encourage the growth of secure coding skills. Taking place over two weeks from March 15-25 2021, computer science and cybersecurity teams from eight leading universities in the UK and US will be tested on their secure coding skills in a collegiate contest. A number of individual prizes will be on offer and Veracode will donate $10,000 and $5000 for…

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of enabling two-factor authentication on the new fork of CentOS, AlmaLinux. Image: iStock/natasaadzic In light of the CentOS kerfuffle (check out: Clearing up the CentOS Stream confusion), you might have opted to migrate your Linux servers to the new fork, AlmaLinux. If that’s the case, you’ve either found the process to be incredibly automatic or a bit of a challenge. Once you have AlmaLinux up and running, one…

An Arizona county school superintendent has resigned following the discovery of pornographic material on his work-issued computer, according to records obtained by The Associated Press. Coconino County announced the resignation of 67-year-old Tommy Lewis Jr. at the end of January 2021. At the time, the county said that Lewis was stepping down for personal reasons.  However, when questioned by the AP, a county spokesperson later confirmed that Lewis was under investigation for potential criminal activity. Lewis’ proclivity…