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Google Releases Additional Meltdown Mitigations for Android
2018-05-09 11:52

As part of its May 2018 Android Security Bulletin, Google this week released additional mitigations for the Meltdown attack that impacts microprocessors from Intel, AMD, and other vendors. read more

Critical bug in 7-Zip – make sure you’re up to date!
2018-05-09 11:37

Uninitialised variables and no Address Space Layout Randomisation led to an exploitable vulnerability...

First biometric authentication solution for consumer augmented reality headsets
2018-05-09 11:35

Redrock Biometrics and Epson have partnered to bring PalmID to the MOVERIO Smart Glasses Platform as the first biometric authentication solution for a consumer AR headset. PalmID uses the front...

Uber car software detected woman before fatal crash but failed to stop
2018-05-09 10:34

Uber has reportedly discovered that the fatal crash was likely caused by a software bug in its self-driving car technology.

Google cracks down on election meddling advertisers
2018-05-09 10:08

Google will now require people or groups purchasing federal election ads to show that they're US citizens or lawful residents.

Could this be the end of password re-use?
2018-05-09 09:51

It’s password security’s Achilles heel: too many people make life easy for cybercriminals by re-using the same ones over and over. But what if there were a way for websites to compare notes on...

No Evidence Russian Hackers Changed Votes in 2016 Election: Senators
2018-05-09 09:17

Hackers backed by the Russian government attempted to undermine confidence in the voting process in the period leading up to the 2016 presidential election, but there is no evidence that they...

Every major OS maker misread Intel's docs. Now their kernels can be hijacked or crashed
2018-05-09 06:53

Grab those patches while Chipzilla updates its manuals Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, and some implementations of Xen have a design flaw that could allow attackers to, at best, crash Intel and...

Microsoft Patches Two Zero-Day Flaws Under Active Attack
2018-05-09 06:18

It's time to gear up for the latest May 2018 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft has today released security patches for a total of 67 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days that have actively been...

Second wave of Spectre-like CPU security flaws won't be fixed for a while
2018-05-09 03:58

Intel needs more time and it could be Q3 before all the patches for OSes and VMs land The new bunch of Spectre-like flaws revealed last week won't be patched for at least 12 days.…