December 2023

New BLUFFS Bluetooth Attack Expose Devices to Adversary-in-the-Middle Attacks 04/12/2023 at 16:48 By New research has unearthed multiple novel attacks that break Bluetooth Classic’s forward secrecy and future secrecy guarantees, resulting in adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) scenarios between two already connected peers. The issues, collectively named BLUFFS, impact Bluetooth Core Specification 4.2 through 5.4. They are tracked under […]

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Amazon hitches a ride with SpaceX for Project Kuiper launches 04/12/2023 at 16:32 By Richard Speed Working rockets are needed, and only a direct rival can provide for now Amazon is signing a contract with SpaceX for three Falcon 9 launches to help “support deployment plans” for the Project Kuiper satellite broadband initiative.… This article

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AWS exec: ‘Our understanding of open source has started to change’ 04/12/2023 at 15:47 By Tim Anderson Apache Foundation president David Nalley on Amazon Linux 2023, Free software, and more Interview  AWS is wary of vendor-driven open source projects, performs business health checks on all its open source dependencies, and suffered impact on the development

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Make a Fresh Start for 2024: Clean Out Your User Inventory to Reduce SaaS Risk 04/12/2023 at 15:00 By As work ebbs with the typical end-of-year slowdown, now is a good time to review user roles and privileges and remove anyone who shouldn’t have access as well as trim unnecessary permissions. In addition to saving

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New P2PInfect Botnet MIPS Variant Targeting Routers and IoT Devices 04/12/2023 at 15:00 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of an emerging botnet called P2PInfect that’s capable of targeting routers and IoT devices. The latest version, per Cado Security Labs, is compiled for Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipelined Stages (MIPS) architecture, broadening its capabilities and reach.

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Steam client drops support on macOS, but adds it on Linux 04/12/2023 at 14:03 By Liam Proven Signs of the times: Linux’s compatibility improves, while x86-32 recedes from Apple Valve Software’s latest update announcement for the Steam client contains news for both Mac and Linux users – and the portents should concern not only gamers.…

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HP exec says quiet part out aloud when it comes to locking in print customers 04/12/2023 at 13:32 By Paul Kunert Funny how marketing messages change depending on the audience HP is squeezing more margin out of print customers, the result of a multi-year strategy to convert unprofitable business into something more lucrative, and says

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40 years of Turbo Pascal, the coding dinosaur that revolutionized IDEs 04/12/2023 at 12:47 By Richard Speed The legacy can still be felt today It is 40 years since Turbo Pascal revolutionized the coding marketplace with a slick (for the time) Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and performance to spare. So why aren’t we all using

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