Intel issued an alert for owners of select PCs, Servers and IoT devices running Intel Core processors shipped since 2015. The firmware in those computers may be vulnerable to attack. The attacks may give hackers access to privileged system information and allow attackers to take over those computers. MOST of the attacks require local access, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Remember a few weeks ago when Amazon said they had a solution to packages being stolen off people’s porches? It involved a remote control door lock and a security camera. Many people – not just security people – winced at the idea. After all, what could possibly go wrong? Well just a couple of weeks […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Most of the time we feel pretty helpless when it comes to going after hackers. There is a good reason for that – for the most part, we are helpless. The hackers operate under their own rules and law enforcement really isn’t equipped to deal with them. It is hard enough for the cops to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]It usually doesn’t take very long. Whether it is fooling the fingerprint reader or jailbreaking an iPhone, it often comes within hours of a new device or software release. Maybe, in this case, it says that Apple did good because it took a week to break Face ID. On the other hand, it only took […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The NSA hasn’t had a great few years. And it isn’t getting any better. First it was Snowden and dumping documents on seemingly a weekly basis. There were two schools of thought regarding Snowden. Some said he was a hero for disclosing illegal government actions Others said that he was a traitor for disclosing national […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Earlier this week Merck said that the NotPetya is going to cost them and the numbers are staggering. In last Friday’s earnings call Merck said that NotPetya has impacted third quarter results to the tune of around $300 million. That includes $135 million in lost sales and $175 million in costs. But that is not […]
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