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News Alert: Swissbit introduces small-capacity memory for IIoT, smart city applications

The Last Watchdog

Typical applications include green IIoT technologies like charging stations, smart meters, and PV inverters, for which only a small amount of memory is required to run boot software or to communicate with cloud applications. The proliferation of IIoT technologies is particularly evident in smart cities. Westford, Mass., 2 and 2.5”

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Roll your own VPN and other tech advice

Javvad Malik

Like many people, over the last couple of years, my main real interaction with people outside of my immediate family and Amazon delivery drivers has been via the internet. The beauty of the internet is that you don’t need to shower, put on decent clothes, or worry about offending anyone. Going back to another Mikko tweet, .

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Patch now! Insecure Hikvision security cameras can be taken over remotely

Malwarebytes

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., The company was founded on November 30, 2001 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China. Hikvision is also known for its research on technologies such as visual recognition, cloud computing, and their adoption in security scenarios. The post Patch now!

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What is fileless malware?

Malwarebytes

The first malware to be classified as fileless was the Code Red Worm , which ran rampant in 2001, attacking computers running Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS). Fileless malware attacks have been around for 20 years at least. But in the last few years fileless attacks have become more prevalent.

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UN approves Russia-Cina sponsored resolution on new cybercrime convention

Security Affairs

The Assembly would set up a committee of international experts in 2020 that will be tasked with elaborating “a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes.” It will only serve to stifle global efforts to combat cybercrime.”

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Web application exposures continue do bedevil companies as digital transformation accelerates

The Last Watchdog

Companies are scaling up their use of web apps as they strive to integrate digital technology into every aspect of daily business operation. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW Related: Cyber spies feast on government shut down. Talk again soon.

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The strengths and weaknesses of different VPN protocols

Security Affairs

One in four internet users use a VPN regularly, but how much does the average user know about what goes on behind the software? Different protocols create different ways that connect your device and the internet through encrypted tunnels. The protocol was a collaboration between Microsoft and Cisco. from mobile data to Wi-Fi).

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