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Researchers hack into Intel's vProOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 hour 57 minutes ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags researchers, hack, intel, vpro, security,
"Security researchers said they've found a way to circumvent an Intel vPro security feature used to protect PCs and the programs that they run from tampering." read more »
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Root inside: researchers claim crack for Intel's vProOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 11 hours ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags root, inside, researchers, claim, crack, intels, vpro,
A pair of security researchers claim to have cracked Intel's trusted execution technology (TXT), a critical part of the vPro platform. Few details on the attack are available, so it's hard to suss ou read more »
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Researchers devise undetectable phishing attackOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 7 days ago (http://feeds.infoworld.com)
Category: security | Tags researchers, undetectable, phishing, attack, sony, playstations, ssl,
"With the help of about 200 Sony Playstations, an international team of security researchers have devised a way to undermine the algorithms used to protect secure Web sites and launch a nearly..." read more »
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Researchers Boost Brightness Of Energy-Efficient OLED LightingOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 12 days ago (http://feeds.informationweek.com)
Category: hardware | Tags researchers, brightness, energy-efficient, oled, lighting, , ,
"The technology can be used in a wide variety of applications, including television screens, computer displays, advertising signage and mobile phones." read more »
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Facebook for Kids slammed by security researchersOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 26 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags facebook, kids, security, researchers, , , ,
"A new social network website claiming to be a "Facebook for Kids" is riddled with security shortcomings, security..." read more »
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Quantum memory in the cloud—a cold, metallic gas cloudOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 29 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags chris lee, researchers, quantum memory, , , , ,
Chris Lee writes that "researchers have demonstrated quantum memory with storage times up to 1ms, an improvement of two order of magnitude over current tech." read more »
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Researchers hijack botnet for spam studyOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 58 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags security, researchers, san diego, uc berkeley, storm botnet, economics of spam, spammers, pharmacy spam,
Security researchers at the University of California, San Diego and UC Berkeley infiltrated the control system of the Storm botnet to research the economics of spam. They found that pharmacy-touting read more »
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World Bank denies report of massive data breachesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 86 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags world bank, fox news, data breaches, world bank treasury, , , , ,
World Bank denies reports by Fox News that there have been massive data breaches, stating "The Fox News story is wrong and is riddled with falsehoods and errors. The story cites misinformation from unattributed sources and leaked e-mails that are taken out of context. Like other public and private institutions, the World Bank has repeatedly experienced hacking attacks on its computer systems and is constantly updating its security to defeat these. But at no point has a hacking attack accessed sensitive information in the World Bank's Treasury, procurement, anti-corruption or human resources departments." read more »
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