Researchers prove that a hard drive’s LED light can be used to covertly leak data
- Brian Burke-Gaffney
- Feb-23-2017
- Business Technology
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The seemingly harmless blinking lights on servers and desktop PCs may give away secrets if a hacker can hijack them with malware.Researchers in Israel have come up with an innovative hack that turns a computer’s LED light into a signaling […]
Read MoreWhat to expect from the Trump administration on cybersecurity
- Brian Burke-Gaffney
- Feb-22-2017
- Business Technology
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Look for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to push for increased cybersecurity spending in government, but also for increased digital surveillance and encryption workarounds.That’s the view of some cybersecurity policy experts, who said they expect Trump to focus on improving […]
Read MoreWhat to expect from the Trump administration on cybersecurity
- Brian Burke-Gaffney
- Feb-22-2017
- Business Technology
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Look for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to push for increased cybersecurity spending in government, but also for increased digital surveillance and encryption workarounds.That’s the view of some cybersecurity policy experts, who said they expect Trump to focus on improving […]
Read MoreNew macOS ransomware spotted in the wild
- Brian Burke-Gaffney
- Feb-22-2017
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A new file-encrypting ransomware program for macOS is being distributed through BitTorrent websites, and users who fall victim to it won’t be able to recover their files, even if they pay.
Crypto ransomware programs for macOS are rare. This is the […]
