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The Hacker Mind Podcast: EP 69 Self-Healing Operating Systems

ForAllSecure

It’s time to evolve beyond the UNIX operating system. So while I was editing this podcast on self-healing operating systems, I was reminded of an article that I never finished for Fobes.com. It’s a radical rethinking of how we even view our current choices of UNIX-derived operating systems.

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Apple’s new banking features feel too easy to use, too hard to resist

Vox

Do you want the company that makes your phone to be your bank, too? percent interest rate — well above what most traditional banks are offering. If your financial life is on the iPhone, you’re not going to switch to a Samsung phone,” said Matt Stoller, research director of antitrust advocacy group American Economic Liberties Project.

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Modernizing the mainframe for the digital era

CIO Business Intelligence

I’m a banking technologist,” says the CIO for retail, business, and digital banking at M&T Bank. He’s doing just that on the bank’s IBM Z system mainframes, for which the bank has written some 10 million lines of code over the years. Each houses an IBM z15 system. M&T Bank.

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Watch Out For This Android Malware That Factory Resets Your Phone After Stealing Your Money

Gizmodo

Research published earlier this week shows that a nasty Android banking malware has evolved, bringing with it a number of alarming new features—including the ability to factory reset your device after stealing your money. Read more.

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Rise in ATM Attacks? It Might Be the Driver

SecureWorld News

It's the IT version of robbing a bank. But according to recent research from Eclypsium, the reason might be flawed drivers. In a recent study, "Screwed Drivers Open ATMs to Attack," Eclypsium dove into the discussion about the risks that malicious or insecure drivers pose to Windows-based systems. Interested in this research?

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Has Apple Pay made it too easy to spend money?

Vox

Apple released iOS 17 on September 18 and now that the new operating system is here, you can probably leave your wallet at home. It also marks a step forward in Apple’s steady march toward becoming a sort of bank. Apple Pay leads the tap-to-pay market, which has exploded in popularity in the last few years.

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Has Apple Pay made it too easy to spend money?

Vox

Apple released iOS 17 on September 18 and now that the new operating system is here, you can probably leave your wallet at home. It also marks a step forward in Apple’s steady march toward becoming a sort of bank. Apple Pay leads the tap-to-pay market, which has exploded in popularity in the last few years.

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