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Don’t panic! “Unpatchable” Mac vulnerability discovered

Malwarebytes

The hardware attack can bypass Pointer Authentication (PAC) on the Apple M1 CPU. The researchers gave a brief description on a dedicated site and will present full details on June 18, 2022 at the International Symposium on Computer Architecture. The PAC in PACMAN is short for pointer authentication codes. The M1 chip.

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Putting Identity at the Center of the Connected Vehicle

Security Boulevard

And, of course, there are the people involved – car owners, drivers, manufacturers, sales and service personnel, and more. Smart mobility requires identity When identity is infused into every part of an automotive manufacturer's connected strategy, it becomes a powerful driver for success. Now that's what I call smart mobility.

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Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform Support for Intel TDX Confidential VMs on Microsoft Azure Thales, Intel, and Microsoft Azure Deliver End-to-End Data Protection

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

To this end, industry collaborations between chip manufacturers, cloud providers and software/hardware providers are building an enhanced trusted ecosystem for end-to-end data protection with confidential computing. Therefore, there is a need to continually raise the bar in cloud security.

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Use cases of secure IoT deployment

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In our previous blog post , we discussed the challenges for securing IoT deployments, and how businesses and consumers benefit from authenticating and validating IoT software and firmware updates. Requirements also included that the firmware was to be signed by the manufacturer and verified by the pacemaker. Tue, 06/01/2021 - 06:55.

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GUEST ESSAY: Remote workforce exposures exacerbate cybersecurity challenges in 2021

The Last Watchdog

Many IT experts are warning that it won’t be long before hackers compromise several unprotected home networks simultaneously to manufacture a forceful and large-scale breach of vital services and systems. Additional authentication is also needed in case potential complications are indicated. All too many vectors.

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Million of vehicles can be attacked via MiCODUS MV720 GPS Trackers

Security Affairs

” The MiCODUS MV720 GPS Tracker is a popular vehicle GPS tracker manufactured in China, which is used by consumers for theft protection and location management, and by organizations for vehicle fleet management. The analysis of the sector usage on a global scale revealed significant differences by continent in the typical user profile.

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KmsdBot, a new evasive bot for cryptomining activity and DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

KmsdBot supports multiple architectures, including as Winx86, Arm64, and mips64, x86_64, and does not stay persistent to avoid detection. The malicious code was used in attacks targeting multiple sectors including the gaming industry, technology industry, and luxury car manufacturers. ” Pierluigi Paganini.

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