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Today’s topics include Intel SGX at risk from the Foreshadow speculative execution attack, and an RSA report showing rogue mobile apps are leading to a global rise in fraud. Security researchers revealed last week the L1 Terminal Fault vulnerability, dubbed “Foreshadow,” which could potentially enable an attacker to extract privileged information from vulnerable CPUs, hypervisors […]

Today’s topics include Lenovo introducing two new ThinkPads, and Nvidia’s new GPUs speeding up real-time simulations. Lenovo unveiled on Aug. 13 two new ThinkPad laptops: the ThinkPad P1, Lenovo’s thinnest and lightest model to date, and the ThinkPad P72, featuring advanced graphics hardware for users in the oil and gas, automotive, financial and other industries. […]

Today’s topics include Google tracking your location even when you tell it to stop, and the DHS using its Red Team approach to improve national cyber-security. According to an investigation by the Associated Press and Princeton University, some Google apps are still storing detailed location information in your location history, even when you’ve changed the […]

Today’s topics include the Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 bringing AI to mainstream mobile phones, and Dell EMC targeting AI workloads with integrated systems. Qualcomm is bringing the third generation of its AI Engine to mainstream smartphones through its new Snapdragon 670 Arm-based systems on a chip, bringing not only improved performance, but also a real-time responsiveness, […]

Today’s topics include election officials discussing efforts to bolster voting system security, and Cisco bringing SD-WAN to 1 million edge routers. A panel of election officials from across the country spoke at the Defcon hacking conference in Las Vegas on Aug. 10 to discuss voting system security and detail steps to make things better. Alex […]

Today’s topics include Samsung releasing the Galaxy Note 9 with a bigger screen and more storage, and researchers outlining what it takes to secure autonomous vehicles. Samsung last week unveiled its stylus-equipped Galaxy Note 9 smartphone, which features a larger display, now 6.4 inches compared to the Note 8’s 6.3 inches, as well as a […]

Today’s topics include IOActive announcing research showing embedded systems exposing airlines to risk, and Arista agreeing to pay Cisco Systems $400 million in a patent settlement. According to IOActive researchers, multiple systems on modern airliners are potentially at risk from a series of vulnerabilities. These flaws expose supply chain risks, where an embedded software technology […]

Today’s topics include Microsoft continuing Classic Skype support after customer cancellation backlash, and Toshiba releasing two new 12 and 14TB NAS hard drives. Microsoft has decided to continue support for Skype 7.0, also known as Skype Classic, after receiving overwhelming customer criticism for announcing in July its plan to stop supporting Skype Classic Sept. 1 […]

Today’s topics include the release of Motorola’s Moto Z3 smartphone, which will be upgradable to 5G, and research indicating CEOs and other executives routinely steal company IP. Motorola announced last week that its new Moto Z3 smartphone will go on sale exclusively through Verizon on Aug. 16 and will be an upgradable device that will […]

Today’s topics include Symantec warning of increasingly sophisticated tech support scams, and Google warning enterprises of potential attacks on G Suite accounts. Symantec issued a report on Aug. 3 revealing that technical support fraud scammers are using call optimization services to improve their results. According to Vikram Thakur, technical director at Symantec, “We were surprised […]