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Computers Are Bad
>>> 2025-08-16 passive microwave repeaters (PDF)
One of the most significant single advancements in telecommunications technology was the development of microwave radio. Essentially an evolution of radar, the middle of the Second World War saw the first practical microwave telephone system. By the time…
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The Smartphone That Comes With an Expiration Date https://www.gizchina.com/editorial/the-smartphone-that-comes-with-an-expiration-date
Gizchina
Planned Obsolescence: The Smartphone That Comes With an Expiration Date
Discover the hidden planned obsolescence in smartphones. How batteries, updates, and marketing keep smartphones aging fast while fueling e-waste and consumer frustration.
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20% of breaches in 2025 started with unpatched software.
And patch management? It’s broken.
With SaaS sprawl + BYOD, IT teams can’t keep up. Shadow apps and personal devices are a hacker’s dream.
Here’s what needs to change ↓ https://thehackernews.com/expert-insights/2025/08/why-traditional-approaches-to-patch.html
And patch management? It’s broken.
With SaaS sprawl + BYOD, IT teams can’t keep up. Shadow apps and personal devices are a hacker’s dream.
Here’s what needs to change ↓ https://thehackernews.com/expert-insights/2025/08/why-traditional-approaches-to-patch.html
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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Google admits anti-competitive conduct involving Google Search in Australia
The ACCC has today commenced Federal Court proceedings against Google Asia Pacific over anti-competitive understandings that Google admits it reached in the past with Telstra and Optus regarding the pre-installation of Google Search on Android mobile phones.
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Andrew Moore
Secure Boot, TPM and Anti-Cheat Engines
Anti-cheat engines are now requiring users to have Secure Boot and a fTPM enabled in order to play online multiplayer games. Will this decrease the amount of cheating, or is it a futile attempt at curbing an ever-growing problem?
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Exposes and Analyzes of ERMAC V3.0 Banking Trojan Full Source Code Leak
https://hunt.io/blog/ermac-v3-banking-trojan-source-code-leak
https://hunt.io/blog/ermac-v3-banking-trojan-source-code-leak
hunt.io
ERMAC V3.0 Banking Trojan: Full Source Code Leak and Infrastructure Analysis
Hunt.io uncovers the complete ERMAC V3.0 source code, revealing its infrastructure, vulnerabilities, and expanded form injection capabilities.
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🚨 New supply-chain attacks hit open-source repos.
• PyPI: termncolor & colorinal delivered multi-stage malware with Windows & Linux backdoors.
• npm: fake packages posed as dev tools & job tests, stealing iCloud Keychain, browser data, wallets.
Details → https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/malicious-pypi-and-npm-packages.html
• PyPI: termncolor & colorinal delivered multi-stage malware with Windows & Linux backdoors.
• npm: fake packages posed as dev tools & job tests, stealing iCloud Keychain, browser data, wallets.
Details → https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/malicious-pypi-and-npm-packages.html
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🚨 Compliance isn’t optional. Fail GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI DSS → massive fines, lawsuits, even shutdowns.
The scary part? Most don’t even know where they’re failing.
Here’s how Wazuh helps fix it:
✅ Real-time alerts
✅ Compliance dashboards
✅ Active response
Read this now → https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/wazuh-for-regulatory-compliance.html
The scary part? Most don’t even know where they’re failing.
Here’s how Wazuh helps fix it:
✅ Real-time alerts
✅ Compliance dashboards
✅ Active response
Read this now → https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/wazuh-for-regulatory-compliance.html
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46% of security leaders lose sleep over growing regulatory complexity.
Move beyond checkbox compliance and turn GRC into a strategic advantage with this new Tines guide.
What's in the guide:
🔸 Common challenges for security and compliance teams today
🔸 Four areas where GRC teams can leverage workflow orchestration and automation for immediate impact
🔸 Case study stories from Druva, Path AI, and more
Get the full guide here: https://thn.news/automating-grc-guide
Move beyond checkbox compliance and turn GRC into a strategic advantage with this new Tines guide.
What's in the guide:
🔸 Common challenges for security and compliance teams today
🔸 Four areas where GRC teams can leverage workflow orchestration and automation for immediate impact
🔸 Case study stories from Druva, Path AI, and more
Get the full guide here: https://thn.news/automating-grc-guide