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A shockingly high number of us are still reusing passwords — and lots are even writing them down
Despite security experts constantly warning about the risks of reusing passwords, a shockingly high number of people still do just that – and to make matters worse, many are even writing them down on pieces of paper that can easily fall into the wrong hands. A new report from password…
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Chip firm founded by ex-Intel president plans massive 256-core CPU to surf AI inference wave and give Nvidia B100 a run for its money — Ampere Computing AmpereOne-3 likely to support PCIe 6.0 and DDR5 tech
Ampere Computing unveiled its AmpereOne Family of processors last year, boasting up to 192 single-threaded Ampere cores, which was the highest in the industry. These chips, designed for cloud efficiency and performance, were Ampere’s first product based on its new custom core leveraging internal IP, signalling a shift in the…
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Millions of devices still connect to this dangerous malware, despite the creators ditching it years ago
Millions of devices are still connected to the PlugX malware, despite its creators abandoning it months ago, experts have warned. Cybersecurity analysts Sekoia managed to obtain the IP address associated with the malware’s command & control (C2) server, and observed connection requests over a six-month period. During the course of…
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Finally! After a 7-year wait, this monitor could well be the best pro-level 8K display ever — will Asus be able to break the curse of failed 8K monitor launches with the PA32KCX Mini LED pro screen?
Mini LEDs are typically found in gaming monitors. Unlike LCD backlights, they offer a broad contrast range, with deeper, near-OLED quality levels of black, that enrich and enhance the dynamism of both SDR and HDR content. Asus has brought Mini LED technology to the ultra-high-end business monitor market for the…
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Hackers attempt to hijack a major WordPress plugin that could allow for site takeovers
A critical vulnerability recently discovered in a popular WordPress plugin, is being actively abused in the wild, researchers have said, with hackers potentially able to use the flaw to fully take over a victim’s website. WordPress security firm Patchstack first discovered an SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability in the WP‑Automatic plugin,…
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Security and interoperability on the cards for US government use of Zoom, Slack and Teams
Popular collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Slack and Google may be required to implement end-to-end encryption and interoperability if used by US federal agencies. Legislation put forward by US Senator Ron Wyden, titled as the Secure and Interoperable Government Collaboration Technology Act is looking to boost security for…
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