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Image via Roman Spiridonov on Unsplash Microsoft announced today a new security feature for the Windows operating system. Named “Hardware-enforced Stack Protection,” this feature allows applications to use the local CPU hardware to protect their code while running inside the CPU’s memory. As the feature’s name suggests, its primary role is to protect the (memory) […] More
A research paper published this week has analyzed the current usage of a lesser-known feature of the Android operating system that could be a danger to user privacy. The study found that many of today’s top Android apps make use of IAMs (Installed Application Methods), a set of Android OS API calls that allow app […] More
Image: HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) issued a security advisory last week warning customers about a bug in the firmware of some SAS SSDs (Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drives) that will fail after reaching 40,000 hours of operation — which is 4 years, 206 days, and 16 hours after the SSD has been put into operation. […] More
Image: Nobbby Starting today, with the release of Safari 13.1 and through updates to the Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) privacy feature, Apple now blocks all third-party cookies in Safari by default. The company’s move means that online advertisers and analytics firms cannot use browser cookie files anymore to track users as they visit different sites […] More
Content delivery network (CDN) Akamai announced today plans to slow down video game downloads during peak hours in order to preserve bandwidth and avoid traffic congestions during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. “In regions where demand is creating bottlenecks for customers, we will be reducing gaming software downloads at peak times, completing the downloads at the […] More
Microsoft is going to be releasing a lot fewerWindows 10 updates starting in May 2020. The company is temporarily halting the release of the optional Windows 10 updates it releases during the third and fourth weeks of each month due to the impact on its customers from the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced today, March 24. Microsoft’s […] More
Need a security key that also incorporates a built-in fingerprint reader? Take a look at eWBM Goldengate security keys. eWBM, a board member of the FIDO Alliance, has the Goldengate security keys, which are the world’s first and currently only FIDO2 Level 2 certified security keys. Built around eWBM’s MS500 powerful microprocessor, the fingerprint sensor […] More
Image via Robin Sommer Special feature Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity Today’s security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. There can now be millions — or even billions — of dollars at risk when information security isn’t handled properly. Read More Kaspersky, one of the world’s top security firms, said today it discovered […] More
