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Why Your Wi-Fi Router Doubles as an Apple AirTag

Krebs on Security

At issue is the way that Apple collects and publicly shares information about the precise location of all Wi-Fi access points seen by its devices. Both record the Media Access Control (MAC) address that a Wi-FI access point uses, known as a Basic Service Set Identifier or BSSID. UMD Associate Professor David Levin and Ph.D

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The history of the central processing unit (CPU)

IBM Big Data Hub

The central processing unit (CPU) is the computer’s brain. It handles the assignment and processing of tasks, in addition to functions that make a computer run. There’s no way to overstate the importance of the CPU to computing. Virtually all computer systems contain, at the least, some type of basic CPU.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 22 – 28 April 2024

IT Governance

Honor, Huawei, iFlytek, OPPO, Samsung Electronics, Tencent, Vivo and Xiaomi Technology. Keyboard app vulnerabilities reveal keystrokes to network eavesdroppers Security researchers have identified critical security vulnerabilities in Cloud-based pinyin keyboard apps from Baidu, Inc., Data breached: <1 billion people’s data.

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LPE zero-day flaw in Razer Synapse allows attackers to take over Windows PCs

Security Affairs

Razer is a popular manufacturer of computer accessories, including gaming mouses and keyboards. Razer is a very popular computer peripherals manufacturer that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, financial services, and gaming hardware, including gaming mouses and keyboards. Source BleepingComputer.

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US DoJ announced to have shut down the Russian RSOCKS Botnet

Security Affairs

The RSOCKS was composed of millions of compromised computers and other electronic devices around the world, including industrial control systems, time clocks, routers, audio/video streaming devices, and smart garage door openers. “The U.S. ” reads the announcement published by DoJ. 1 day, 1 week, or one month).

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Supply Chain Security is the Whole Enchilada, But Who’s Willing to Pay for It?

Krebs on Security

-based tech firm to secretly embed tiny computer chips into electronic devices purchased and used by almost 30 different companies. It also dominates the $1 billion market for boards used in special-purpose computers, from MRI machines to weapons systems. In a nutshell, the Bloomberg story claims that San Jose, Calif.

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Use cases of secure IoT deployment

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

This secure connection needed to be accessible under every circumstance – regardless of the patient’s location. Requirements also included that the firmware was to be signed by the manufacturer and verified by the pacemaker. However, these “computer systems on wheels” may soon become a prime target for cyber criminals and hackers.

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