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Richi Jennings
Richi is a foolish independent industry analyst, editor, writer, and fan of the Oxford comma. He’s previously written or edited for Computerworld, Petri, Microsoft, HP, Cyren, Webroot, Micro Focus, Osterman Research, Ferris Research, NetApp on Forbes and CIO.com. His work has won awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, ABM/Jesse H. Neal, and B2B Magazine.

font file

Font File Fail: Critical Windows Zero-Day; Patch in 3 Weeks

| | adobe, fonts, Microsoft Windows, SB Blogwatch
Microsoft is warning Windows users about a new unpatched critical vulnerability being exploited in the wild ... Read More
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Fronton

Russia Fronton Tool ‘Will Take Down Entire Countries’

| | ddos, FSB, iot, Russia, SB Blogwatch
Digital Revolution has dumped a trove of documents showing Putin’s FSB commissioned a powerful DDoS tool ... Read More
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compromised

Report: 97% of Firms Compromised Right Now. Really?

| | Blatant Stupidity, Cybersecurity, Network Security, research, SB Blogwatch
New research is full of alarming statistics about how cyber-compromised most companies are. We rip the report to shreds ... Read More
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Chrome

COVID-19 Fears Bring Google Chrome Dev to Screeching Halt

| | Chrome, Chrome OS, coronavirus, COVID-19, SB Blogwatch
The novel coronavirus is making Googlers work from home. “Adjusted work schedules” mean the Chrome teams will focus only on security updates, for now ... Read More
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Windows 10 Suffers Yet Another Wormable Zero-Day

Windows 10 Suffers Yet Another Wormable Zero-Day

| | Microsoft, SB Blogwatch, SMBGhost, Windows SMB
Here we go again: An SMB vulnerability lets hackers access your Windows clients and servers. And there’s no patch (yet) ... Read More
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AMD

New AMD Processor Bug Breaks Encryption

| | AMD, cache, SB Blogwatch, Take A Way
AMD CPUs have yet another flaw: Researchers say they can steal private AES keys, leak kernel memory, set up covert cloud channels, and do other dirty, dark deeds ... Read More
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New Intel Chipset Bug: ‘Utter Chaos Will Reign’

New Intel Chipset Bug: ‘Utter Chaos Will Reign’

| | CSME, Intel, Intel Management Engine, SB Blogwatch
A new angle on an old Intel bug is making heads spin this week: The researchers who found it say it’s unpatchable ... Read More
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malware

Recycling State-Sponsored Malware for Fun and Profit

| | Hackers, Malware, RSA Conference 2020, SB Blogwatch, state-sponsored malware
What if criminals could reuse malware written by the NSA or Iran, and repurpose it to attack their own targets? ... Read More
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‘TikTok is Spyware,’ Warns Reddit CEO. ‘We Don’t Care,’ Say Users

‘TikTok is Spyware,’ Warns Reddit CEO. ‘We Don’t Care,’ Say Users

| | Privacy, reddit, SB Blogwatch, Steve Huffman, TikTok
Millennial social app TikTok is “fundamentally parasitic,” according to Steve Huffman, Reddit’s co-founder ... Read More
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Clearview, a Startup Probably Holding Your Image, Gets Hacked

Clearview, a Startup Probably Holding Your Image, Gets Hacked

| | Clearview AI, facial recognition, Privacy, SB Blogwatch
Clearview AI, a young, agile, privacy-busting startup, has been hacked in an embarrassing data breach ... Read More
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