computer security

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    VPNFilter state-affiliated malware pose lethal threat to routers

    Security reports from Cisco and Symantec are giving off. Believed to be state-affiliated or, worse, state-sponsored, the modular VPNFilter malware has already infected around 500,000 routers, not just collecting data but even possibly rendering them completely useless at the push of a button...
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    Would Windows be safer to use if users picked their own antivirus, antimalware, firewall software?

    I think Windows can be safer to use if you pick your own antivirus, antimalware, and firewall software since some virus makers may not make their virus which can get passed security software made from Bitdefender, Eset, Sophos, F-Secure, etc because of the lower amount of users using them...
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    SSD Drives Vulnerable to Attacks That Corrupt User Data

    New research describes two vulnerabilities that could affect SSD drives utilizing MLC technology: "program interference" and "read disturb." In the first, an attacker can corrupt data or reduce the lifespan of a drive by writing data with a certain pattern: specifically, the data pattern makes...
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    Major Intel CPU Security Flaw Is More Serious Than First Thought

    Last week, news broke of a serious security flaw in Intel business chipsets dating back seven years. The flaw, which doesn’t affect consumer hardware, concerned products with Intel’s Active Management Technology, Intel’s Small Business Technology, and Intel Standard Manageability. Intel’s...
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    Microsoft warns Windows 7 is dangerously insecure in 2017

    Microsoft did everything in its power to get user to take advantage of the free update to Windows 10. It even nagged and fooled people in order to get them on-board before it was too late. This didn’t exactly go over well with those who wanted to stick with their old, reliable version of...
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