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Chipmaker Arm has issued guidance to software developers this week detailing mitigations against a new vulnerability discovered in its Armv8-A (Cortex-A) CPU architecture. Codenamed SLS (standing for Straight-Line Speculation), this bug is a classic side-channel speculative execution attack. Speculative execution refers to the concept of CPUs processing data in advance for speed and performance reasons […] More
South Korea will require facilities deemed to be “high-risk” of spreading COVID-19 to install QR code readers, the government said on Wednesday. Places where multiple people gather around indoors, such as fitness centres, clubs, and karaoke bars, will be subject to the requirement, the Korea Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (KCDC) said. People who […] More
Image: Signal Signal announced on Tuesday it has developed the ability for iOS users to transfer the secure messaging app’s information from an existing iOS device to a new one. After verifying the phone number of a new device, the new device generates a QR code that is scanned by the old device to begin […] More
Image: Devin Spell Academics from a university in the Netherlands have published details today about a new vulnerability in Intel processors. The security bug, which they named CrossTalk, enables attacker-controlled code executing on one CPU core to leak sensitive data from other software running on a different core. The Vrije University’s Systems and Network Security […] More
Image: ZDNet Microsoft has released today the June 2020 Patch Tuesday, the company’s monthly security updates. This month, Redmond engineers have patched 129 vulnerabilities, making this the largest Patch Tuesday release in the company’s history. The good news is that despite this month’s bulkiness, none of the vulnerabilities have been exploited in the wild before […] More
Cloud computing apps have been the glue that has enabled many organisations to remain connected and keep operating during the ongoing period of enforced remote working. With staff banned from the office, they need to be able to use applications that can be accessed from anywhere and on any device. Overall spending on IT is […] More
Honda, the Japanese car manufacturer, has confirmed it has been hit with a cyber attack which has impacted some of its operations, including production systems outside of Japan. “Honda can confirm that a cyber attack has taken place on the Honda network,” a spokesperson said. “We can also confirm that there is no information breach […] More
Owners of MSSQL databases are advised to secure their servers, UK cyber-security firm Sophos said in a report today. The company says it detected a botnet operation that targets MSSQL databases with brute-force attacks that attempt to guess the password for the “sa” (server administrator) account. Once hackers break into a vulnerable MSSQL system, they […] More
