Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-02-27 [Older] How hackers capture your solar panels and cause grid havoc
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Scoop News Group ☛ Android security update contains 2 actively exploited vulnerabilities
Google’s monthly batch of security fixes addressed 43 vulnerabilities.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Boot Guard Keys From MSI Hack Posted, Endangering PCs. (Update: Intel Responds) [Ed: Security means locking people out of their own PCs?]
Hackers will be able to sign modified software and firmware and bypass Boot Guard, so please ensure any updates come from official sources.
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Security Week ☛ Mimic Raises $50 Million to Stop Ransomware Attacks [Ed: How about stop people from installing Windows, the magnet of ransom?]
Ransomware defense startup Mimic has raised $50 million in a Series A funding round led by Surveillance Giant Google Ventures and Menlo Ventures.
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Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets
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SANS ☛ Mark of the Web: Some Technical Details, (Mon, Mar 3rd)
... (MoTW) is file metadata in backdoored Windows that marks a file that was obtained from an untrusted source.
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