The next Xbox Series X restock date could be tonight, Sunday, May 9, according to Xbox restock tracker Matt Swider, who will send you alerts when it's back in stock – if you follow his Twitter account and turn on notifications. Why Sunday? We've seen the official Microsoft Xbox store restock the Xbox Series X two weeks in a row at this exact time on Sunday night into Monday morning: at 12am EDT / 9pm PDT.
So, on Sunday night, right before you go to sleep for the new workweek, if Microsoft goes three-for-three with its in-stock dates, you may see Matt send an Xbox Series X restock Twitter alert. He's also tracking the Microsoft console at 11 additional stores around the US, including Target, Walmart, GameStop and Best Buy.
Do not buy Xbox Series X directly from Twitter users. They're all scams – only to the websites Matt points you to.
Click on this alert to follow Matt Swider's account. It's an example of the second wave of the Xbox Series X restock notification sent last Sunday night / Monday morning. Look for that tonight.
When will Microsoft restock the Xbox Series X? We're going to suggest being by your phone or computer tonight, Sunday, May 9, at 11:59pm EDT / 8:59pm PDT. While we think it'll actually happen at midnight, since that's technically Monday, we want to be as clear in our advice as possible and avoid any confusion around when you'll be able to buy the Xbox Series X. It's Sunday night before you go to sleep for Monday.
What to do: You should keep trying to buy it for at least 30 minutes from the Microsoft store – with a lot of refreshing even if it says out of stock. Why? Thousands of people will be trying to make the purchase of the Microsoft console, and many will either fail to add their credit card details properly or bail on buying it (a lot of people just like to see if they can buy it). After a few minutes (roughly 15 minutes), that inventory will kick back into the Microsoft store system and be available to buy again. That's our best tip: don't give up on trying to buy the Xbox Series X.
What not to do: Most people see the initial Xbox Series X restock Twitter alert from Matt Swider at midnight, and they immediately go to the Xbox website to buy it only to see the add-to-cart button say 'Out of stock'. Frustrated, they reply to Matt with a message like 'Out of stock' or 'It's gone'. However, what they should be doing is sticking to the Microsoft website and constantly refreshing the page.
Other Xbox Series X restock alerts
Matt has been sending Xbox Series X restock alerts for all retailers in the US. We think that in addition to the Microsoft restock on May 9, we may see Walmart Thursday, May 13 at 2:30pm, although that's not confirmed just yet (we usually know from our Walmart restock sources at 12pm EDT on Thursdays).
There's also a chance that an Xbox Series X Best Buy restock for this week, while Target is always a possibility. The good news there is we often know if there's a Target Xbox Series X restock ahead of time.
We'd give it a 75% chance of happening simply because Microsoft has launched new Xbox Series X stock at this time two weeks in a row. Retailers tend to follow patterns – unless, of course, they don't have inventory. That's where the 25% comes into play.
The one thing that makes us wary is that there was another Xbox Series X restock on Thursday, May 6 from Microsoft, right after the Walmart and Best Buy surprise restocks.
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Granted, this was a smaller mid-week Xbox restock, but the Series X was available to purchase, according to a lot of Matt Swider's followers. So the question remains: does Microsoft have enough inventory of the new Xbox for a Sunday restock? We await that answer in a few hours.
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A career in cybersecurity was probably the last thing on John Fokker’s mind as he was speeding across the Indian Ocean with his fellow Marines towards a ship crewed by pirates. But as it turns out, there are a surprising number of similarities between the two disciplines.
Now Head of Cyber Investigations at security firm McAfee, the combat Fokker finds himself in today is more virtual than physical, but high-stakes nonetheless.
In a world in which cybercrime is increasingly lucrative and ever more sophisticated, attackers and defenders are now engaged in perpetual conflict, each trying to outwit and outmaneuver the other.
While he acknowledges his route into cybersecurity was an atypical one, Fokker told TechRadar Pro his experience in the military actually provided him with the perfect grounding.
“When you take away all the technical elements, ransomware is very much like a hostage negotiation situation. Especially when you look at the emotional state of threat actors and victims,” he said.
“Ransomware is one of the few cyberattacks where you as the victim interact with the cybercriminal. From a psychological point of view, it’s very interesting; everybody wants something from someone else.”
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A unique grounding
A job with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps was, for Fokker, an antidote to the drudgery of the office job he took up after graduating with a degree in computer science. It wasn’t about the combat necessarily, more about doing something different.
He spent eight years as a Marine in total, the last five of which with the Special Operations Branch working counterterrorism, counterpiracy and hostage rescue, which took him across the globe.
In North Afghanistan, where he was stationed for a time, Fokker was tasked with provincial reconstruction, which involved helping local civilians build infrastructure such as schools and water pits, and keeping the engineers safe in the process.
At another posting in Somalia, he was part of a team based on a Navy ship, whose job was to monitor pirate activity in the area.
“We did a lot of close range reconnaissance at night to see where the main camps were and who was ready to sail out; it was a lot of intelligence gathering,” he said. “If there was any indication a pirate ship was about to sail out or was operating at sea, or if there was a hostage situation, we would intervene.”
As glamorous as this might sound, Fokker said he eventually tired of the lifestyle, which kept him away from home for all but a few weeks each year. He chose to pass up a role as a ranking officer in the Marine Corp in favor of a different flavor of combat.
“I saw the nature of what was going on in the world shift,” he told us. “Even though I wasn’t actively in the cybersecurity realm, I could see that this was the future.”
Cybersecurity comes calling
Although Fokker had set his sights on a job in cybersecurity, he didn’t transition immediately to civilian life, instead taking on a role as a digital investigations expert with the Dutch national police.
As part of the organized crime team, he went after drug kingpins, assassins and other criminals of a similar class, tapping their phones and analyzing the recordings. On occasion, though, he found himself lurking in the undergrowth in a ghillie suit aiming to “sniff their Wi-Fi”, proving that cyber investigation doesn’t all take place behind a desk.
He also played a role in various malware investigations and botnet takedowns during his time with the police. According to Fokker, despite the country’s diminutive size, the Dutch find themselves the heart of many international cybercriminal investigations.
“The Netherlands is small, but a lot of internet backbones terminate in the country, so it’s a central hub and there’s a lot of web hosting,” he said. “From the very beginning, the Dutch police have been involved in a lot of investigations, purely because that’s where cybercriminals host their systems.”
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However, while the police get to handle the most serious cybercrime there is - the “dire stuff”, as Fokker called it - the extent of their influence is limited in some respects. The main problem is that only a small percentage of cybercrime victims file a formal report, limiting the scope of police investigations.
“[The police’s] view on cybercrime isn’t necessarily incomplete,” Fokker told us, “but it could be limited to the reports that arrive on their plate. And the total threat landscape might actually be much larger.”
To illustrate his point, he gestured towards the official figures from the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), which suggest business email compromise is the most threatening form of attack. However, anyone operating in cybersecurity will tell you that the damage from ransomware is much greater; it just doesn’t get reported via official channels.
Another problem is that intelligence sharing can be challenging, because government entities are hamstrung by specific processes and international politics.
“Right now, I can hang up the phone with you and call the NCAA or FBI and I can share information no problem. In the police, the various rules and international treaties make that kind of collaboration a lot tougher,” Fokker told us.
At McAfee, in the private sector, he says he enjoys a level of flexibility and dynamism that was unavailable to him in the previous role.
“I think it’s the best job in the world,” he said. “We get to hunt cybercriminals, figure out what’s going on and protect our customers. And if we have valuable information that could lead to attribution or be helpful to the police, within certain circumstances we’ll share it.”
Asked whether there is ever a reluctance in the industry to share intelligence with other security vendors, due to competition between them, Fokker laughs.
“Nobody is looking to steal technology or criticize other people,” he says “Actually, everybody has a piece of the puzzle and we all try to work together to build as complete a picture as possible. It’s not as cutthroat as you might imagine.”
A different kind of hostage negotiation
A lot of Fokker’s time today is spent thinking about one type of cyberthreat in particular: ransomware.
According to all manner of studies, ransomware attacks are becoming more elaborate, more effective and more lucrative for operators, who have been emboldened and are demanding greater and greater ransom fees.
A report authored by researchers at Coveware, for instance, found that the average ransom payment reached an all-time high in Q1 2021, at $220,298. The rise was attributed to one particularly opportunistic group, called CloP, which capitalized on a specific vulnerability to seize the data of a raft of organizations.
Recent data from Kaspersky, meanwhile, shows ransomware is also becoming ever more targeted, with attacks on high-profile victims such as corporations and government agencies growing by 767% year-on-year.
What fascinates Fokker, though, is the psychological element of ransomware attacks and the strange dynamic established between the attacker and victim.
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“As with real-life hostage situations, victims are very vulnerable in the first few minutes and hours after an attack. Often, they’re trying to get their bearings and sometimes make over-hasty decisions without taking the time to evaluate what’s going on,” he explained.
There is an element of strategy to mitigating ransomware that does not apply to traditional malware attacks, he says. It’s not just a technical problem, but a psychological one that requires the victim to “size up the criminal” and react accordingly.
“I’ve also seen plenty of cases of cyber Stockholm Syndrome, where the victims that do end up negotiating are thankful to the perpetrator,” Fokker told us. “It’s almost like a real hostage situation where somebody forms an emotional bond with their captor.”
To pay or not to pay
In 2017, in a bid to assist the many victims of ransomware, Fokker founded a project called No More Ransom, which archives free decryptors that can help people recover their data without caving in to ransom demands.
The service grew quickly and became the first ransomware portal built off the back of collaboration between law enforcement and the private sector; fitting, given Fokker’s personal career path.
No More Ransom currently offers decryption tools for a range of different ransomware strains, such as Avaddon, Zigggy, Fonix, Judge and Darkside, with more being added all the time. It also helps people diagnose the type of infection they are suffering from, by cross checking information provided with known malicious URLs and Bitcoin addresses.
When there is no decryptor available, however, the question becomes whether or not to negotiate with the attacker. According to the No More Ransom website, the advice is never to pay the ransom, full stop.
“Paying the ransom is never recommended, mainly because it does not guarantee a solution to the problem. There are also a number of issues that can go wrong accidentally. For example, there could be bugs in the malware that makes the encrypted data unrecoverable, even with the right key,” reads the FAQ page.
“In addition, if the ransom is paid, it proves to the cybercriminals that ransomware is effective. As a result, cybercriminals will continue their activity and look for new ways to exploit systems.”
However, Fokker concedes that the complex mixture of factors at play means the problem isn’t quite that cut-and-dry in reality, particularly for businesses.
“In the trenches, some companies are presented with a different threat, because it turns into a business decision. For example, they may find themselves in a situation in which they would have to lay off employees if they refused to pay the ransom and data was leaked. There are tons of companies that are in a situation where they have no choice but to pay.”
The ultimate goal, he says, is that the approach to cybersecurity matures to the point at which ransomware victims no longer have to make that decision. By having solid backups in place and a clear strategy in anticipation of an attack, the hope is that the ransomware business model can be shattered once and for all.
Ready to rumble? After their long wait, we know that Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders will be! All eyes are on Texas today, as arguably the world's current best boxer defends his cavalcade of gold against the undefeated Brit. So if you want to know how to get a Canelo vs Saunders live stream - including the ways to watch absolutely FREE - then we have all the details you need on how to watch the boxing. Hint: it's a TKO for streaming service DAZN in all corners of the globe.
Canelo vs Billy Joe Saunders live stream, date, time
Date: Saturday, May 8
Venue: AT&T Stadium, Dallas, Texas
Canelo vs Billy Joe Saunders ring walk time (approx): 11pm ET / 8pm PT / 4am BST / 1pm AEST / 3pm NZST
If you're a real boxing fan, then fights in 2021 don't come much more mouth-watering than the long-awaited bout between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Superb' Billy Joe Saunders. Canelo' (55-1-2) is laying his WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine Super-Middleweight belts on the line against Saunders (30-0), the undefeated WBO Super-Middleweight champ - and all on Cinco de Mayo weekend, too!
Canelo vs Saunders has been a year in the making, delayed repeatedly by contract disputes and clashing schedules. But the hold-up has only added to the allure of the occasion, which will be made even more thrilling by the presence of up to 70,000 boxing-starved fans at the AT&T.
Canelo beat Callum Smith by unanimous decision in December to secure the WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine titles, before successfully defending them against Avni Yildirim in February. Saunders, meanwhile, has fought just once in the past 18 months, successfully defending his WBO title against Martin Murray in December.
Follow our guide below to catch this unmissable fight - here's how to watch Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders online and get a Canelo vs Saunders live stream, no matter where you are in the world.
Can I watch a free Canelo vs Billy Joe Saunders live stream?
Yes - but only in certain parts of the world. Plus, you can get the fight dirt cheap in other countries.
The exclusive way to watch a Canelo vs Saunders live stream is via DAZN (pronounced 'Da Zone'), which is offering the fight to customers as part of its subscription.
And the cheapest of the cheap sees DAZN UK available for just £1.99 a month! It's also equally cheap to watch Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders in Australia or New Zealand, where DAZN is currently being offered for the introductory discount price of just $2.99 a month, compared to the steeper DAZN US price of $19.99 a month.
Boxing fans in Canada are also in luck, as while it costs 20 bucks in the Great White North, you can get a FREE trial of DAZN in Canada - one of the only countries we're aware of where the service offers a trial on the house. Brazil, Germany, Japan, Austria, Spain and Switzerland also carry that free sub, which you can sign up for here.
Canelo vs Saunders live stream: how to watch the fight online with DAZN all over the world
Streaming service DAZN has the rights to show the Canelo vs Billy Joe Saunders fight all over the world, including the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The only place it seems DAZN isn't showing the fight is Mexico.
A DAZN contract in the US will set you back $19.99 per month, or $99.99 for the year.
DAZN Canada is priced similarly at $19.99 per month, however a 12-month subscription comes in at $150. It's one of the few places that offers a FREE DAZN trial though.
And a DAZN subscription is currently dirt-cheap in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. In the UK, it's priced at an ultra-affordable £1.99 a month, while it's available for a discount initial price of $2.99 a month in both Australia and New Zealand.
Out of the country? DAZN subscribers who find themselves abroad for the fight will find they can access their account just like they would at home - wherever you are in the world, all you need is the help of a good VPN. We explain more on that point below.
How to watch Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders if you're away from your country
As we say, DAZN has this wrapped up pretty much everywhere. But if you're abroad and discover that your coverage is geo-blocked, then the only alternative that we know is to use a VPN to dial in to a country that is showing the fight.
The software is perfect for this as it allows you to change your IP address and appear to be in a completely different location - and all through a safe, encrypted connection. Here's how to get started.
Use a VPN to live stream Alvarez vs Saunders anywhere
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We've tested all of the major VPN services and we rate ExpressVPN as the absolute best. It's compatible with loads of devices including iOS, Android, Amazon Fire Stick, PlayStation, Apple TV and such, and we found it secure, speedy and simple-to-use.
Once you've downloaded the software, just follow the prompts to install it then select the location you want to relocate your IP address to - it really is that easy.
Remember, there are loads of benefits to using a VPN beyond just helping you regain access to streaming services and content from abroad. One of the biggest is security: by using encrypted tunnels, VPNs give you a robust first-line of defense against cybercriminals and government snooping. This makes everyday tasks like online shopping and banking much safer, and many people choose to use one for that reason alone.
However, those looking to subscribe to DAZN for the first time may find the service manages to effectively block certain VPNs at the point of creating an account. VPNs most notably encounter obstacles starting from scratch with DAZN Canada, though in other places like the US our general sports VPN recommendation was working fine in 2021.
And if you've already got an account, a VPN should work wherever you are to help you regain access to pre-existing subscriptions.
Canelo vs Saunders time
The headline act is expected to start around 11pm ET / 8pm PT on Saturday night in the US, which is 4am BST on Sunday morning in the UK, 1pm AEST Down Under, and 3pm NZST in New Zealand - though this of course depends on how long the earlier fights last.
What is DAZN? All about the sports streaming service
Pronounced 'Da Zone', DAZN is a sports-centric streaming service that launched in 2016 and is now available in over 200 countries all around the world including the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Its offering varies by region, but as an idea, it owns the rights to the Premier League, Champions League, NFL, cricket, snooker, rugby union and more in Canada - one of its original and biggest markets.
It's also seeking to challenge the pay-per-view boxing hierarchy, and is landing an increasing number of coups.
The price of DAZN also varies depending on where you are in the world but is generally competitive - in newer markets like the UK, an introductory offer is still running that has it available for just £1.99 a month, while in more established markets like Canada it costs CAD$20 a month. It also offers a FREE trial in some areas and works with pretty much any modern device imaginable.
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Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders date and time
The Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders fight takes place on Saturday, May 8 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The night's main card is set to get underway at 8pm ET / 5pm PT in the US and Canada, and 1am BST / 10am AEST / 12pm NZST in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Ring walks for the main event are roughly expected to be as follows.
Canelo vs Billy Joe Saunders ring walk times
Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders time (US and Canada): 11pm ET / 8pm PT / 10pm CT
Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders time (UK): 4am BST (Sunday, May 9)
Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders time (Australia): 1pm AEST (Sunday, May 9)
Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders time (New Zealand): 3pm NZST (Sunday, May 9)
Who is Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez?
Widely considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, Canelo is also one of the sport's biggest stars.
The 30-year-old from Guadalajara has held world titles across a remarkable four weight classes: Light-Middleweight, Middleweight, Light-Heavyweight and Super-middleweight.
He's won 55 of his 58 professional fights, with 37 of those coming by knockout. Gennady Golovkin, Amir Khan and Miguel Cotto are some of the biggest names on Alvarez's roll call of victories.
The only man to defeat him is Floyd Mayweather, who beat Canelo via majority decision in a blockbuster Light-Middleweight clash in 2013.
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Who is Billy Joe Saunders?
Billy Joe Saunders is also a multi-weight world champion, having held the WBO Middleweight title from 2015 to 2018, before securing the WBO Super-Middleweight belt two years ago, a title he's successfully defended twice.
However, the undefeated 31-year-old has become as well-known for his personal issues as his skill in the ring. He's had his boxing licence suspended twice, and his rap sheet includes testing positive for a banned substance and numerous unsavoury pranks.
Saunders has both height and reach advantages over Canelo, but the Mexican is the biggest star he's ever faced.
Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders: full card for Saturday's fight
Canelo vs Billy Joe Saunders – WBA, WBC, WBO, Ring Magazine Super-Middleweight titles
Elwin Soto vs Katsunari Takayama – WBO Light-Flyweight title
Marc Castro vs TBA – Super-Featherweight
Frank Sanchez vs Nagy Aguilera – Heavyweight
Kieron Conway vs Souleymane Cissokho – WBA Intercontinental Super-Welterweight title
Keyshawn Davis vs Jose Antonia Meza – Lightweight
Kelvin Davis vs Jan Marsalek – Welterweight
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