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Security gone in 600 seconds: Make-me-admin hole found in Lenovo Windows laptop crapware. Delete it now
2019-08-23 18:14

Solution Centre WONTFIX amid EOL date shenanigans Not only has a vulnerability been found in Lenovo Solution Centre (LSC), but the laptop maker fiddled with end-of-life dates to make it seem less...

EvilGnome – Linux malware aimed at your laptop, not your servers
2019-07-25 14:59

EvilGnome was written to target the comparatively small but committed community who use Linux on their laptops.

Qualcomm demonstrates first 5G laptop with integrated modem
2019-06-21 00:00

Keysight Technologies, a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced that the company’s 5G...

Laptops used in 2016 NC poll to be examined by Feds – after 2.5 years
2019-06-10 10:36

The e-voting vendor in North Carolina was spearphished days before the election but still went ahead and used remote access software.

HP Adds New Malware Protection Solution to Latest Laptops
2019-05-28 15:33

HP on Tuesday announced that it teamed up with cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct to provide a new malware protection solution for its latest EliteBook and ZBook laptops. read more

WannaCry-Infested Laptop Starts at $1.13M in Art Auction
2019-05-22 20:09

The "bestiary" houses six historical threats that combined resulted in at least $95B in damages worldwide.

Dell vs. Lenovo: Which laptops are better for business?
2019-05-01 15:01

Dell unveiled the latest generation of the Latitude series of business laptops. Here's how they stack up to Lenovo's ThinkPad lineup.

Razer – perfectly happy to sell you a laptop for over $2,000, but when it comes to fixing security holes... tough sh*t
2019-04-03 07:03

Slack motherboard firmware controls leave machines open to deep-rooted malware Gaming PC specialist Razer has been singled out for leaving its motherboards vulnerable to a well-known and critical...

Ex-Mozilla CTO: US border cops demanded I unlock my phone, laptop at SF airport – and I'm an American citizen
2019-04-02 23:25

Techie says he was grilled for three hours after refusing to let agents search his devices Former Mozilla CTO Andreas Gal says he was interrogated for three hours by America's border cops after...

NSA-Inspired Vulnerability Found in Huawei Laptops
2019-03-29 11:11

This is an interesting story of a serious vulnerability in a Huawei driver that Microsoft found. The vulnerability is similar in style to the NSA's DOUBLEPULSAR that was leaked by the Shadow...