Followups 1 — The Windows 10 Fall 2018 has been Re-released After having to withdraw the update due to a bug that led to accidental file deletions in a very small number of edge cases, Microsoft have now released a fixed version — arstechnica.com/…
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Security Bits – Even More Cambridge Analytica/Facebook, WebAuthn
Followup 1 — Meltdown/Spectre Intel won’t fix Spectre flaws in older chips — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… AMD systems gain Spectre protection with latest Windows fixes — arstechnica.com/… Followup 2 — The Cambridge Analytica/Facebook Kerfuffle
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Followup — Spectre & Meltdown News Intel asks customers to halt patching for chip bug, citing flaw — www.reuters.com/… New Windows patch disables Intel’s bad Spectre microcode fix — arstechnica.com/… macOS Sierra, OS X El Capitan Updates Patch Meltdown Flaw — www.intego.com/… Apple offers another Meltdown fix for Mac users… — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… Security Medium — […]
Continue readingNC #662 CES Observations, Avantree Bluetooth Headset, Eargo, Thunderbolt Docks, OLEDcomm LiFi, Command Line Mac App Store, Magik AR Toothbrush, NASA SLS, Security Bits Special
In this mammoth episode, we’ve got some random CES observations, a review of the Avantree Bluetooth over-the-ear headset from George from Tulsa, a CES interview with an innovative hearing aid called Eargo, a story of Thunderbolt docks and USB-C from me, another CES interview about LiFi for Internet connectivity with OLEDcomm, a hot tip from […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits Special – Spectre and Meltdown Update
We felt it was a good idea to bring everyone up to speed on what we know a week later about Spectre and Meltdown instead of waiting for our regularly scheduled Security Bits.
Continue readingSecurity Bits – Password Trackers, IOHIDeous, Meltdown & Spectre
Security Bits – 5 Jan 2018 Security Medium 1 — Password Managers as Trackers Security researchers have found that less-reputable tracking firms have deployed JavaScript which uses invisible forms to trick password managers into entering information which can then be used as a kind of super-cookie that users cannot delete, and hence, track them around […]
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