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Watch out – even Microsoft WordPad could be a Windows security threat now
Microsoft has fixed a flaw that allowed hackers to abuse the iconic WordPad application to steal NTLM hashes – cryptographic formats in which Windows stores user passwords. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-36563, a 6.5 severity score flaw described as an information disclosure bug. It’s apparently one of two flaws…
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Google says it blocked the largest DDoS attack ever detected
Google says has stopped the “largest Distributed Denial of Service” (DDoS) attack ever, and together with industry peers, discovered the vulnerability that made the attack possible in the first place. In a blog post outlining its work, Google says the blocked attack was 7.5 times larger than the largest-ever recorded…
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Your Google Meet calls are finally going Full HD
Thousands of workers across the globe who rely on Google Meets to collaborate with colleagues and clients are about to get a significant quality boost. From October 2023, Google will support 1080p video streams for group calls after announcing in April that it would be supporting 1080p for one-to-one video…
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UK workers are actually using automation and AI for good
According to a new study from cloud storage giant Dropbox, British workers are increasingly opting to use AI tools to help improve their efficiency. Its research found more than half (53%) of UK knowledge workers typically don’t spend more than an hour on productive work without interruption, highlighting the importance…
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Adobe chose a revolutionary cloud storage system for its popular video editor — and it could come to a computer near you
Adobe Premiere Pro customers including artists and video editors will have the backing of Storj’s decentralized storage technology. One of the key selling points is that the firm’s storage network generates up to 83% less carbon per TB used than hyperscalers like AWS and Azure, Storj claims. This is because…
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Chinese reviewer tests world’s cheapest 1TB microSD card and finds it’s not that bad — ahead of the launch of a 2TB version
Topmore’s TA-101 card, at 389 yuan (roughly $54 dollars) is possibly the cheapest route you have for adding an extra 1TB of storage to your tablet – and testing shows it isn’t as bad as you may think. Many of the best microSD cards out there today aren’t super quick…
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