The treaty would allow any country to request technology firms to aid in cybercrime investigations and preserve data about their users — potentially imperiling penetration testers and security researchers, among others.
The vulnerability has been around for nearly 20 years and gives sophisticated attackers a way to bury virtually undetectable bootkits on devices with EPYC and Ryzen microprocessors.
Before you sell, give away, or otherwise dispose of an old laptop, make sure your personal files are thoroughly deleted and unrecoverable. Everything you need is available as part of Windows.
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Apple’s ToolSandbox benchmark reveals a significant performance gap between proprietary and open-source AI models, challenging recent claims and exposing weaknesses in real-world task execution.Read More
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Law enforcement authorities in the U.S. have arrested a Tennessee man accused of running a “laptop farm” that helped North Korean IT workers secure remote jobs at American companies.
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The CEO of a burgeoning cybersecurity firm spoke to TechRepublic about XDR, ransomware, the Crowdstrike outage and what organisations can do to prepare for cyberattacks.
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UN Approves Cybercrime Treaty Despite Major Tech, Privacy Concerns
/in General NewsThe treaty would allow any country to request technology firms to aid in cybercrime investigations and preserve data about their users — potentially imperiling penetration testers and security researchers, among others.
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AMD Issues Updates for Silicon-Level ‘SinkClose’ Processor Flaw
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Disposing of an old Windows laptop? Here’s the safest way to erase your personal data (for free!)
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/in General NewsMore than 100 Ukrainian government devices have been affected by the threat that is being tracked as UAC-0198.
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/in General NewsA quick and easy exploit for crashing Windows computers has no fix yet nor really any way to mitigate its effects.
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/in General NewsApple’s ToolSandbox benchmark reveals a significant performance gap between proprietary and open-source AI models, challenging recent claims and exposing weaknesses in real-world task execution.Read More
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Justice Department Disrupts North Korean ‘Laptop Farm’ Operation
/in General NewsLaw enforcement authorities in the U.S. have arrested a Tennessee man accused of running a “laptop farm” that helped North Korean IT workers secure remote jobs at American companies.
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/in General NewsThe CEO of a burgeoning cybersecurity firm spoke to TechRepublic about XDR, ransomware, the Crowdstrike outage and what organisations can do to prepare for cyberattacks.
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Microsoft Warns of OpenVPN Vulnerabilities, Potential for Exploit Chains
/in General NewsThe vulnerabilities, patched in OpenVPN 2.6.10, expose users on the Windows platform to remote code execution attacks.
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Russia Blocks Signal Messaging App as Authorities Tighten Control Over Information
/in General NewsSignal uses end-to-end encryption, making it difficult for the Russian government to intercept communications.
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