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Technology Short Take 176

Scott Lowe

Servers/Hardware Menno Finlay-Smits shares information on reducing fan noise on Intel NUCs. This would be why I hate it when companies force me to use SMS for two-factor authentication—at least let me use a one-time passcode or something. Rory McCune explains Kubernetes authentication. Falco has graduated within the CNCF.

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Microsoft Pluton is a new processor with Xbox-like security for Windows PCs

The Verge

Pluton is based on the same security technologies used to protect Xbox consoles , and Microsoft is working with Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm to combine it into future CPUs. That means features like BitLocker encryption or Windows Hello authentication will transition over to using Pluton in the future. Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge.

Windows 141
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Can you trust your computer?

Dataconomy

These concepts collectively contribute to the creation of a comprehensive system compliant with TCG specifications. Notably, major tech players including Intel, AMD, HP, Dell, Microsoft, and even the U.S. Army have embraced trusted computing by incorporating its key principles into their products.

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Chrome OS tablets are getting fancier but not better

The Verge

Neither felt as smooth and fluid as a modern iPad, and traditional mid-range Chromebooks with Intel processors, like our current fave , the Acer Chromebook Spin 713 , will run laps around both of these tablets. I am prefacing this section with the statement that Chrome OS is not a very good tablet operating system. Tablet time.

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Stop Thinking Small: 100% of Your Customers Can Go Passwordless

CIO Business Intelligence

Indeed, passwordless authentication is worth celebrating, but every EOL requires a strategic plan to ensure a graceful transition. With the convenience and ease of passwordless authentication, it’s now possible to smooth the transition for your customers enough to achieve 100% adoption. This article explains how. That’s lost revenue.

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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.