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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO Business Intelligence

However, outdated operating systems can be more vulnerable to security risks because they may lack the latest security updates and patches, serving as an entry point for hackers to infiltrate networks. What is fixed wireless access?

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Password Encryption 101: Best Practices Guide for Orgs of All Sizes

SecureWorld News

Keeping software and operating systems up to date, using security software, and being careful when opening email attachments or clicking links can help avoid malware. Argon2 Argon2 is a password hashing function explicitly constructed to resist both brute-force attacks and pre-computed hash table attacks.

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Technology Short Take #25

Scott Lowe

I came across this post on CloudFoundry’s User Account and Authentication Service (the UAA). Operating Systems/Applications. This is also why I’ve been spending time with Open vSwitch, which is a critical construct in Quantum.). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Definitely worth reading, in my view.

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The Hacker Mind: Hacking IoT

ForAllSecure

In 2013, researcher Nitesh Dhanjani found that a popular brand used simple MD5 hashes of the device's MAC addresses for authentication. Problem is, MAC addresses are not great for authentication. It seemed that once you authenticated through the local network, the app maintain that access, even if you are halfway across the world.

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The Hacker Mind: Hacking IoT

ForAllSecure

In 2013, researcher Nitesh Dhanjani found that a popular brand used simple MD5 hashes of the device's MAC addresses for authentication. Problem is, MAC addresses are not great for authentication. It seemed that once you authenticated through the local network, the app maintain that access, even if you are halfway across the world.

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Technology Short Take 125

Scott Lowe

Chris Wahl touches on the topic of using GitHub personal tokens to authenticate to HashiCorp Vault. Operating Systems/Applications. Kornelis Sietsma looks at the options for working with multiple git identities on a single system. which brings support for v1alpha3). Career/Soft Skills.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Fuzzing Message Brokers

ForAllSecure

They contain an operating system and they have confirmation for RAM and other hardware you may want to simulate. Knudsen: Yeah, I mean I think it's, it's easy to sort of construct doomsday scenarios like well you know like you see in a TV show like oh we got this magic code that shuts down all electronic devices and whatever.