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This is how to protect your computers from LogoFAIL attacks
This obnoxious constellation of firmware attacks takes over computers. Here's which devices are vulnerable and what you can do to protect them.
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Kubernetes co-founder flags the cloud's big open source problem
Security is a looming issue for deployments based on open-source software, Kubernetes co-founder Craig McLuckie said
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Cyber security isn’t simple, but it could be
The biggest problem is a tendency to ignore problems you can’t see or haven’t looked for, says SecurityHQ
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The Terrapin Attack: A New Threat to SSH Integrity
Researchers at Ruhr University have found a significant vulnerability that targets the SSH protocol by manipulating the handshake process.
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2023: The Year Open Source Security Supply Chain Grew Up
Open source security has always been important. We just pretended otherwise. We don't have that luxury of laziness anymore.
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NoaBot: Another Mirai Botnet Strikes at Linux Devices
Akamai's team of security experts has discovered a new cryptomining campaign, dubbed NoaBot, leveraging the SSH protocol to spread its malware.
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Your pacemaker and open source software
Using embedded medical technology, such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, or insulin pump? What's running inside is a complete mystery
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Critical Security Hole in GNU C Library Opens Door to Root Access on Major Linux Distros
The glibc patch is out there, and if you're smart, you'll patch your systems with it soon.
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Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks — botnet causes millions of euros in damages
Dental IoT devices caused millions of Euros in damages for Swiss company, says report.
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3 million smart toothbrushes were just used in a DDoS attack. Really
What's next, malware-infected dental floss? But seriously: It's a reminder that even the smallest smart home devices can be a threat. Here's how to protect yourself.
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Shim vulnerability exposes most Linux systems to attack
This low-level software is the glue that enables Linux to run on Secure Boot PCs, and it has a nasty problem.
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Docker and Chainguard Join Forces to Deliver Secure Containers
Chainguard's secure Developer Images will now be available via Docker Hub as part of the Docker Verified Publisher program.
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Now The FBI Has A Corporate Anti-Fraud Program That Scans Emails For 3,000 Suspicious Phrases
The FBI has developed new software that scans e-mails for buzz words and phrases that indicate the sender (and receiver) or said mail are up to no good, the FT reports. There are over 3,000 words and phrases that would raise a red flag in the program.
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This Tech Entrepreneur Is About to Launch the Blackwater of the High Seas
Beware, pirates of Africa. You may have outlasted years of patrols from the world's navies. But now you'll have to contend with a dapper British investor who is seeking to privatize the fight against seafaring brigands.
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Pentagon laying off 46,000 staff
The US defence department says it has begun laying off most of its 46,000 temporary employees, as automatic defence budget cuts loom in March.
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Game to destroy CCTV cameras: vandalism or valid protest?
Activists in Berlin are teaming up to trash surveillance cameras. Points are given, with bonus scores for the most innovative modes of destruction.
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Kim Dotcom puts up $13,500 bounty for first person to break Mega’s security system
Kim Dotcom is so confident in the security system at Mega, the newly launched file storage service, that the New Zealand-based German is offering a bounty of €10,000 (approx. US$13,580) to the first person who breaks it.
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How to not get hacked by China
If you're a journalist, an academic, or a national security professional, there's a startlingly decent chance that the Chinese intelligence apparatus wants to get inside your brain.
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Why Malware Warnings Took Over the Internet Today
For Chrome users, a malware warning page popped up on Monday across many major websites — The New York Times, IMDb, and MSN Money, to name a few — due to so-called blacklisting bug inside Google's ad network.
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Anonymous posts over 4000 U.S. bank executive credentials
Anonymous appears to have published login and private information from over 4000 American bank executive credentials its Operation Last Resort, demanding US computer crime law reform.
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