Category: Operating Systems
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Ubuntu Disables Spectre/Meltdown Protections
Ubuntu Disables Spectre/Meltdown Protections A whole class of speculative execution attacks against CPUs were published in 2018. They seemed pretty catastrophic at the time. But the fixes were as well. Speculative execution was a way to speed up CPUs, and removing those enhancements resulted in significant performance drops. Now, people are rethinking the trade-off. Ubuntu…
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Smashing Security podcast #402: Hackers get hacked, the British Museum IT shutdown, and social media kidnaps
Smashing Security podcast #402: Hackers get hacked, the British Museum IT shutdown, and social media kidnaps What happens when eager computer enthusiasts unknowingly download a trojanized hacking tool and find themselves on the wrong side of cybersecurity? A former employee’s actions led to chaos and raise urgent questions about the security of cultural treasures. And…
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Smashing Security podcast #400: Hacker games, AI travel surveillance, and 25 years of IoT
Smashing Security podcast #400: Hacker games, AI travel surveillance, and 25 years of IoT The video game Path of Exile 2 suffers a security breach, we explore the issues of using predictive algorithms in travel surveillance systems, and the very worst IoT devices are put on show in Las Vegas. Oh, and has Elon Musk…
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ShredOS
ShredOS ShredOS is a stripped-down operating system designed to destroy data. GitHub page here. Bruce Schneier Go to bruce schneier
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AI chatbot startup WotNot leaks 346,000 files, including passports and medical records
AI chatbot startup WotNot leaks 346,000 files, including passports and medical records Wotnot, An Indian AI startup that helps businesses build custom chatbots, has leaked almost 350,000 sensitive files after the data was left unsecured on the web. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Graham Cluley Go to grahamcluley
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The AI Fix #26: Would AI kill sentient robots, and is water wet?
The AI Fix #26: Would AI kill sentient robots, and is water wet? In episode 26 of The AI Fix, an AI does surgery on pork chops, holographic Jesus wants your consent to use cookies, Mark opens the pod bay doors, our hosts discover OpenAI’s couch potato health coach, and Graham finds a robot made…
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Data leaks from websites built on Microsoft Power Pages, including 1.1 million NHS records
Data leaks from websites built on Microsoft Power Pages, including 1.1 million NHS records A security researcher has blamed misconfigured implementations of Microsoft Power Pages for a slew of data breaches from web portals – including the leak of 1.1 million NHS employee records. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.…