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Tuto4PCs might be pushing backdoor access with their software
Posted on Monday, 02 May 2016
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Sean Kalinich
Three years ago today DecryptedTech published an article calling out a software distribution company for installing Bitcoin mining software on subscribers’ systems. We highlighted the danger of the trust people put in web services by allowing agent software to run…
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Apple posts first loss in 13 years while iPhone sales dip 16%
Posted on Wednesday, 27 April 2016
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All good things must come to an end. In April of 2013 we published an article that Apple and their iOS based devices would begin to slide in 2016. It was in response to a survey/analysis claiming that Apple would…
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"New" flaw in Windows bypasses App Locker settings
Posted on Monday, 25 April 2016
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There is nothing like finding out that all of your protections are useless. This is almost what happened when security researchers found a massive hole in the Windows App Locker protection. Although the news that there is a flaw in…
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AMD to license off x86 technology to Chinese Goup.
Posted on Monday, 25 April 2016
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It looks like AMD is trying to develop a new revenue stream and also create some additional competition for Intel. Ever since AMD bet the farm on purchasing ATi they have been taking a back seat to Intel. The reasons…
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Chris Vickery under attack after disclosing open DB for uKnowKids
Posted on Tuesday, 23 February 2016
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Sean Kalinich
One of the dangers of pointing anything out about the security, or lack of security, with a product or service is the chance that someone will not like what you say and come after you. This is what is happening…
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NVIDIA could be testing two different models of Pascal for an April Launch
Posted on Tuesday, 16 February 2016
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The experts have all weighed in. 2016 will be the year of Virtual Reality. The problem is that the experts are very often wrong. Still that has not stopped multiple companies from pushing out new VR headsets, APIs, development kits…
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Flash is certainly on its way out, but will that really fix much?
Posted on Tuesday, 16 February 2016
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Sean Kalinich
Last week Google announced that they will no longer be accepting ads that feature Flash. This new should really come as no surprise as Flash (and its spirit brother Java) have taken a beating on the security front for years.…
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Copyright groups demand 1.2 billion from Dutch government
Posted on Monday, 08 February 2016
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Sean Kalinich
There is a twisted and flawed logic to the copyright industry. They seem to think that they can hold anyone they want accountable for breaking laws. It does not matter if that person is responsible or not, they want to…
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MIT and Texas Intruments create an RFID Chip that is secure.. for now
Posted on Wednesday, 03 February 2016
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Sean Kalinich
The term hack-proof is one that people have thrown around for some time. It is one of those phrases like NSA-Proof or malware proof that really do not mean what they should mean. However, it is certainly meant to mean…
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AMD launches World's First Hardware Virtualized GPU
Posted on Tuesday, 02 February 2016
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AMD made an interesting announcement today. They are claiming to have the world’s first hardware virtualized GPU. Dubbed the FirePro S7150 and S7150 x2, these two server GPUs are not intended as direct output devices, but are to be used…
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YouTube not liable in Germany for users' copyright infringement
Posted on Monday, 01 February 2016
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Sean Kalinich
YouTube and copyright has been a controversial subject since they first hit the internet. The problem is who is liable for copyright infringement. Is it the poster or the service? The copyright gang would love to tell you it is…
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Norse Corp could be a thing of the past
Posted on Monday, 01 February 2016
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Norse Corp, famous for their live attack map and Viking based parties at Black Hat, could be having some financial issues. At least that is the word from researcher Brian Krebs. Over the last couple of weeks they have laid…
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Anaheim Police caught using DRT Cell Simulators to listen in on calls
Posted on Friday, 29 January 2016
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Sean Kalinich
Law Enforcement surveillance is a necessary thing. It really is, but what is not necessary is when the agencies in question decide to get lazy or feel their powers extend to a larger group of people than their intended targets.…
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HSBC's DDoS raises questions on how companies treat these events.
Posted on Friday, 29 January 2016
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Sean Kalinich
One cool thing about working in IT is that things are very predictable. You generally know how a system or application will react if you do this or that to it. This is how people find and use exploits in…
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TOR releases version 5.5 of the TOR Browser Bundle; bug fixes galore
Posted on Friday, 29 January 2016
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Tor has pushed out a new version of its privacy enhancing Tor Browser Bundle. We are up to 5.5 now and, according to the Tor Project it is a full stable release. The update fixes a laundry list of bugs…
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Oracle says they will kill off the Java Browser Plug-In... sometime in the future
Posted on Thursday, 28 January 2016
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It seems that the stars might finally align to remove one of the largest security holes in the history of… well history itself. Oracle is announcing that it is finally getting rid of the Java Browser Plug-in… sometime. According to…
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