From version 12 onward, ME-equipped chips will defend against patch rollbacks By Thomas Claburn Intel’s Coffee Lake and Cannon Lake x86 processors can be fortified by computer manufacturers to prevent…
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Cyber-flaw affects 745,000 pacemakers
A total of 745,000 pacemakers have been confirmed as having cyber-security issues that could let them be hacked. The Food and Drug Administration revealed that 465,000 pacemakers in the US…
Easy-to-exploit authentication bypass flaw puts Netgear routers at risk
Thirty models are vulnerable and fixed firmware versions are only available for 20 of them. By Lucian Constantin For the past half year Netgear has been working on fixing a…
BT's Wi-Fi Extender works great – at extending your password to hackers
Got one of these gizmos? Patch its firmware ASAP. BT is urging folks to patch the firmware in its Wi-Fi Extender following the discovery of multiple security flaws. Security researchers…
How easy is it to hack a home network?
Simple ways to bolster home network security. By Mark Ward, Technology correspondent My home is under attack. Right now, skilled adversaries are probing its defences seeking a way in. They…
Netgear router exploit detected
Owners prompted to update firmware. By Chris Baraniuk A security researcher in the US has said his Netgear router was hacked after attackers exploited a flaw in the machine. Joe…