EPISODE 11 "And uh... what are you doing?" the Head of Security asks, entering the Security office as I'm making my way to the exit – with a PC under my arm. "Just taking this back to the office to archive the contents and then reset it to factory defaults," I say. "Company policy when someone has been... let go." There have been a number of changes at Security – the same number of changes as there used to be members of Security staff. Apparently, eating endless pastries and watching pirated movies isn't an industry-standard procedure for security professionals. Furthermore, the spate of alcohol thefts from the boardroom liquor cabinet seems to have ended after HR discovered several empty bottles in Security's overflowing recycling bin... HR acted swiftly (for a change) and a whole new security team was employed, headed by a keen new broom – who's currently blocking the doorway... To say that he's enthusiastic in his role would be an understatement. His first move was to isolate Security onto a completely separate internet feed, firewalled off from the rest of the Company. Move two was to implement a plan of recording the equipment people leave the building with – something that's proving rather unpopular with laptop users. "Oh, I don't think we'll need it to be erased," he says, holding out his hands to retrieve the machine from my grasp. "Really, there's no telling what's on this machine," I say. "Malware, copyright movies, porn even. We don't know. It's safer – for the Company – if we just start from a clean machine. We might even just dump it to be on the safe side." "Sure," the Head of Security says. "Though that machine looks like it's almost brand new. It's still got stickers on it! And it looks fairly... high end. I think we can take the risk. I'm pretty up-to-date with IT security and the like – so maybe you should let me worry about..." "I think this should probably be HR's call," I respond. "They may want to be sure the Company isn't exposed to any risk that the machine might present." "I can call HR if you like," the Chief Pie-eater suggests, calling my bluff and reaching for his phone. "But I doubt they'd be too concerned." "They should be. If there's malware installed on the recovery partition, you'll reinfect the machine when you restore it to factory defaults." "Thanks for your concern," he says, wresting the machine from my grasp and stepping out of the doorway. ... So that's how it's going to be. Obviously, we knew there was going to be trouble. We prepared ourselves for it. The new Security team has an enthusiasm for the job that was completely absent from the former crew, mainly because they're jockeying for the position of 2IC. The Boss is waiting for me when I get back to Mission Control. "Just had a call from Security. Apparently, you were trying to... remove... one of their machines?" "Yeah. I was going to erase it and restore it to factory settings." "Couldn't you just do that there?" "We prefer to do a reinstall on the DMZ segment – just in case there's any malware on the machine after we restore it." "Right. Well, I talked to the guy, and it certainly sounded like he had everything under control," the Boss assures me. And so there you go. The Boss can determine someone's technical competence from a two-minute phone call. It must be one of his superpowers, along with the toxic body odor and the ability to sniff out a kebab stand in a farmers' market. Two minutes later, in Mission Control… "Right," I say, entering Mission Control. "Everyone ready?" The PFY nods. The lead candidate for 2IC of Security nods. "One of the pitfalls with security types is that they often shave with Occam's razor," I say. "When seeing someone leaving the office with a PC under their arm, they immediately think 'office theft,' rather than thinking 'did this person bring the aforementioned machine into the office in the first place, wait until they heard someone approaching, then make to exit the office?'" The 2IC candidate contemplates this silently. "Another problem with security types is how to celebrate a victory. In this situation, a wise person would not simply 'upgrade' their desktop machine with this newer and shinier item – because it might have an infected operating system – AND infected recovery partition. No, a wise person would first sca-" "Ooh, we're in business!" the PFY interrupts, as his machine receives a ping. "Right," I say to Security 2IC, "I'd give it maybe half an hour – to really trash your network – before I head downstairs. Then maybe I'd ask why all the machines in your office appear to be going crazy." "And you think that would be enough to get him fired, do you?" he asks. "It will be when you discover the stash of Company laptops in the boot of his car as he leaves the parking basement," the PFY says. "And make sure you have the Head of HR with you." "Why's that?" the soon-to-be Head of Security asks. "Because one of the laptops is his..." BOFH: Previous episodes on The Register The Compleat BOFH Archives 95-99

In Londen moet zondag het ‘Grote Israëlische Vastgoedevenement‘ plaatsvinden. Volgens het promotiemateriaal zullen er adviseurs aanwezig zijn die advies geven over de aankoop van onroerend goed, woningen aanprijzen als “uw droomhuis” en ondersteuning bieden bij “belangrijke levensplanning in Israël”.

De Britse regering staat onder toenemende druk om het ​​evenement te verbieden dat reclame maakt voor de verkoop van illegaal bezet Palestijns land op de Westelijke Jordaanoever. 

Dinsdag riepen parlementsleden de Britse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken, Yvette Cooper, op om het evenement te verbieden, nadat ze net sancties had aangekondigd tegen bedrijven en individuen die Israëlisch kolonistengeweld mogelijk maken. Het Liberaal-Democratische parlementslid Calum Miller merkte op dat de panden in Gush Etzion te koop werden aangeboden. “Dit is Palestijns land dat op straat in onze hoofdstad wordt geadverteerd, verhandeld en verkocht”, zei hij. 

Gush Etzion was echter woensdagmiddag van de evenementenwebsite verwijderd. Foto’s van eerdere edities van een soortgelijk evenement in Londen laten zien dat er wel woningen in Gush Etzion en Ma’ale Adumim – een andere illegale Israëlische nederzetting – werden aangeboden. De organisatoren van de veiling zeggen dat er alleen vastgoed wordt aangeboden binnen de Groene Lijn, de internationaal erkende grens met de bezette gebieden.

Hans Jorritsma (1949-2026) was een geboren sportman met grote maatschappelijke en culturele interesse. Maar hem echt leren kennen, bleek lastig. „Hij was een sfinxachtig figuur.”

BRUSSEL (ANP) - Het aantal illegale grensoverschrijdingen naar de Europese Unie is in de eerste vijf maanden van 2026 met 40 procent gedaald ten opzichte van dezelfde periode in 2025. Dat meldt de Europese grensbewakingsdienst Frontex vrijdag op basis van voorlopige gegevens.

Redenen voor de aanhoudende daling zijn volgens Frontex samenwerking met partnerlanden en preventieve maatregelen in belangrijke vertreklanden. Daardoor daalt het aantal boten met asielzoekers die naar Europa komen, stelt Frontex.

Frontex komt met de nieuwste cijfers op de dag dat het Europese asiel- en migratiepact in werking treedt. Medewerkers van Frontex ondersteunen de lidstaten bij onderdelen van de nieuwe procedure, zoals het vaststellen van de nationaliteit van nieuw aangekomen asielzoekers, het verzamelen van biometrische gegevens en het controleren van documenten.

UTRECHT (ANP) - De NS kijkt samen met Deutsche Bahn of een nieuwe treindienst tussen Nederland en Duitsland mogelijk is. De spoorvervoerder wil vanaf 2028 tussen Amsterdam en het Rhein-Ruhrgebied een nieuwe passagiersdienst aanbieden.

De trein gaat zes keer per dag in beide richtingen rijden en stopt na het vertrek uit Amsterdam in Utrecht en Arnhem om bij Zevenaar de grens over te gaan. Er wordt nog onderzocht naar welk station in het Duitse metropoolgebied de trein gaat. Keulen, Düsseldorf en Dortmund liggen in het Rhein-Ruhrgebied.

De nieuwe treindienst past in de ambitie van de Nederlandse spoorvervoerder om het aantal internationale treinen te verhogen, vertelt een woordvoerster van NS. Het plan is om voor de treindienst de nieuwe generatie intercity's van NS in te zetten. Het zou voor het eerst zijn dat een internationale verbinding naar Duitsland met een blauwgele trein wordt gereden, stelt de woordvoerster. Daar worden nu de roodwitte ICE-treinen voor gebruikt.

Terwijl miljoenen voetballiefhebbers zich opmaken voor het WK, kijkt ook Bert van Marwijk reikhalzend uit naar het toernooi. De voormalig bondscoach, die Nederland in 2010 naar de WK-finale leidde, ziet nog altijd voldoende kwaliteit in Oranje. Toch waarschuwt hij ook voor de uitdagingen die dit wereldkampioenschap met zich meebrengt.

Op een bedrijventerrein aan de Galgkade in Vlaardingen zijn negen mensen aangehouden die zich verstopt hadden in een vrachtwagen.

Less than a decade ago, the British GP was on the brink of disappearing but this July it will break the record for the biggest ever with 570,000 through the gates

The scale of change at the British Grand Prix in recent years will be writ large come July when the meeting is poised to become the biggest in Formula One history.

This year’s race is expected to sell out its new capacity of 570,000 over four days, which will be a record-breaking 50,000 increase on the previous highest attendance of 520,000 at the Australian GP in 1995. Only Wimbledon, across two weeks, will boast more numbers in the UK summer with Silverstone the largest event on F1’s calendar.

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宮崎県串間市、串間神社 / Kushima Shrine, Kushima City, Miyazaki Prefecture

Ukrainian monitoring channels reported that the targets included Russia’s largest producer of synthetic rubber and plastics, and the Taneco oil refinery.