Sigh, Even Copy And Paste Is Out To Get You
The fact that we can't have nice things is not new, it's just that there are more types of devices and components on the market to find flaws with. As Hackaday…
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Tag: Security
Smart Fridge Security Has An Expiry Date Too
The report that The Register referenced in their article came from a UK consumer advocacy group by the name of Which?, but sadly their findings will apply across the...
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The Trials And Tribulations Of Open Source Software Development
There are two stories today looking at open source software and small developers trying to get their apps to run on Windows that are related but probably not cause and effect. RiskSense…
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Topple The Network Stack And Do It Huawei?
There is something overlooked in the ongoing discussions of Huawei and the roll out out of 5G that makes the current stances of various governments somewhat confusing for network techs. The fact…
Read MorePC Perspective Podcast #586 – NVIDIA GTC 2020, Thunderspy
Join this week as we discuss all of the announcements from NVIDIA's GTC 2020 virtual event, check out the just-announced Unreal Engine 5, evaluate retail pricing for Intel's new 10th Gen Desktop…
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Got Thunderbolt? You Also Get Seven Thunderspy Vulnerabilities
***Update From Intel: In 2019, major operating systems implemented Kernel Direct Memory Access (DMA) protection to mitigate against attacks such as these. This includes Windows (Windows 10 1803 RS4 and later), Linux…
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Coronavirus Contact Tracing Plans For Androids and iPhones
Google and Apple are working on a tool which will allow them to trace your phones travels and alert you if you may have come in contact with someone who has tested…
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Zoom, BlueJeans And Verizon; The State Of Webconferencing
You may not have heard of BlueJeans videoconferencing software until recently, however they have been in business for over a decade and in general it has enjoyed a good reputation with it's…
Read MorePC Perspective Podcast #581 – Ryzen 4900HS, RTX SUPER Mobile
Join us this week as we talk about AMD’s impressive new Ryzen 4000 mobile processors and their Intel counterparts, check out the latest additions to NVIDIA’s mobile GPU lineup, and review both…
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Shedding Light On dark_nexus, The Baddest IoT Botnet Going
As there is far too much good news going around right now, here is a look at a new generation of IoT malware. Hopefully ARM or the odd conglomeration...
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Exploits Gone Wild, Check Your Firefox For Updates
Sadly the bad actors out there distributing malware, viruses and other unsavoury programs are not taking a break during the current pandemic, if anything they have increased their efforts. In this case…
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At Home Playing With OpenWRT? Time For An Update!
OpenWRT has been discussed on the PC Perspective Podcast a number of times, it is an impressively powerful piece of open source firmware you can install on routers and a variety of…
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The Difference Between Transport And End-To-End Encryption
In these times you and the people you know may be looking for new solutions on how to keep connected, and are trying out new software. This is a perfect time to…
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Yes, There Is Something Phishy On Your Corporate Network
A recent study revealed that in 97% company networks checked, there was unidentified active scanning taking place which suggests that there is something in the system hunting down vulnerable machines. In 81%…
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If You Don’t Run SGX You Can Avoid The Next Intel Mitigations
It's time for yet another architectural vulnerability and this time it is Intel's turn again. The same researchers that ruined your peace of mind with Meltdown and Spectre have discovered another unique…
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Making a Hash Of AMD’s L1D cache way predictor
Yet another architectural vulnerability has been discovered, shortly on the heels of the Intel, which effects many recent AMD processors. Scott posted details on AMD's initial reply on the Take...
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Your Ancient Android Security Is As Firm As A Marshmallow
The results of recent research are not reassuring for the security conscious techie as it revealed that 42.1% of active Android users are on version 6.0 or earlier, the number...
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Beware Of SurfingAttack Unless You Want To Share Your Texts
Your phone can hear a wider range of sound than you, as we have seen in previously revealed vulnerabilities involving inaudible sounds and today we have heard of...
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