Get a Password Manager. Here’s Where to Start
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2018 21:49:05 +0000
How important are password managers? Even their flaws double as reminders why you need one.
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Critical “Meltdown” and “Spectre” Flaws Breaks Basic Security for Intel, AMD, ARM Computers
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2018 20:00:02 +0000
Still-unidentified researchers have found a critical chip flaw that developers are scrambling to patch in millions of computers.
Read MoreXiaomi Mi Robot vacuum cleaner hacked
Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2018 15:30:33 +0000
Xiaomi’s robotic vacuum cleaner was hacked by security researchers. However, it proved much more secure than most other smart devices.
Read MoreMeltdown and Spectre: what you need to know
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2018 15:53:24 +0000
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| 2018 gets off to a rough start as manufacturers and software vendors tackle a series of severe bugs called Meltdown and Spectre that affect all modern computers. Categories: Tags: AMDARMIntelMeltdownmemoryprocessorSpectre |
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Read MoreFixing the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities
Credit to Author: William “Bill” Malik (CISA VP Infrastructure Strategies)| Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2018 13:22:58 +0000
Two days ago, Graz University of Technology published a paper https://spectreattack.com/ describing a pair of attacks on common microprocessors. The underlying vulnerability affects Intel, AMD, and ARM processors. All contemporary microprocessors pre-execute instructions. In other words, the vulnerability bypasses address space isolation. Address space isolation has been a foundation for processor integrity since the 1980s….
What do we need to know about the CPU vulnerabilities Meltdown and Spectre?
Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2018 13:02:09 +0000
What exactly is a vulnerability? A security vulnerability (also known as a security hole) is a security flaw detected in a product that may leave it open to hackers and malware. Using such vulnerabilities, attackers can exploit the affected system/product for their profit in various ways. What is an exploit? Exploits…
Read MoreTwo severe vulnerabilities found in Intel’s hardware
Credit to Author: Jornt van der Wiel| Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2018 10:35:01 +0000
Meltdown and Spectre: the two vulnerabilities that threaten every device on Intel, AMD or ARM processors
Read MoreAndroid banking Trojan targets more than 232 apps including apps offered by Indian banks
Credit to Author: Bajrang Mane| Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2018 07:27:59 +0000
Quick Heal Security Labs detected an Android Banking Trojan that targets more than 232 banking apps including those offered by Indian banks. The malware is known as Android.banker.A9480. Like most other Android banking malware, even this one is designed for stealing login credentials, hijacking SMSs, uploading contact lists and SMSs…
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