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External SSD set to catch up with internal SSDs thanks to new chip — ASMedia demoed USB4 v2 silicon that allow transfer speeds of up to 15GBps but the first products won’t be out until next year
ASMedia recently demonstrated its USB4 v2 physical layer (PHY) chips at Computex 2024, which will allow external SSDs to reach speeds of up to 15GBps, potentially matching the performance of internal drives. The USB4 Version 2.0 specification, released by the USB Implementers Forum in October 2022, introduces several advancements over…
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Multiple WordPress plugins are being hacked to attack websites across the world
Thousands of WordPress websites are at risk of being completely taken over by hackers, after the updating process of multiple plugins was compromised to deploy malicious code. Security researchers from Wordfence, an organization that monitors the security of the world’s biggest website builder platform, warned that they so far discovered…
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Oracle says US TikTok ban could hurt its business
Cloud giant Oracle has claimed a potential ban on TikTok in the US could significantly impact its business financially. In its latest annual report, released for the 12 months ending May 31 to the SEC, the company stated, “if we are unable to provide those services to TikTok, and if…
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Why the public sector should be the standard-bearer for remanufactured tech
As the technology industry evolves rapidly, the demand for new products continues to grow. The announcement by Microsoft that they will no longer support Windows 10 from October 2025 has left customers and businesses aware that they may need to upgrade their business laptops within the next year, even if…
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Never assume the end of an attack infrastructure
In February 2024, Operation Cronos, a coalition of international law enforcement agencies led by the UK’s National Crime Agency and the U.S. FBI, seized control of the attack infrastructure of the infamous Lockbit ransomware gang, deemed the world’s ‘most harmful cyber group.’ A sigh of relief echoed across the infosec…
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Many workers are grudgingly starting to accept AI in the office
As workers continue to face mounting pressures surrounding productivity, many are starting to embrace artificial intelligence as a means of improving efficiency, new research has claimed. A PwC survey revealed nearly three in five (57%) UK employees now believe generative AI tools could improve their efficiency, marking a significant uplift…
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