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Internet-Enabled Drill Demonstrates IoT Security Done Right

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Jun

2017

To Mark Loveless, an internet-enabled cordless drill seemed like a perfect recipe for an IoT security nightmare. Duo Security’s senior security researcher confessed that it sounded silly and quite possibly part of a push by the electronics maker to inject “smarts” into devices that ultimately turned them into hackable punching bags for adversaries to exploit.

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5 things you need to know about Stack Clash to secure your shared Linux environment

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Jun

2017

The Stack Clash vulnerability in Linux, Solaris and BSD-based systems would let attackers gain root privileges and take full control of the machine, Qualys researchers warned Monday. Hosting providers and administrators of shared environments need to pay particular attention to this flaw since one compromised user can result in all other users on the same server being compromised.

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The privacy legacy of Edith Marcus

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Jun

2017

Edith Marcus passed away recently. You may never have heard of Edith; she was a private person in the best sense of the phrase. While Edith did make use of technology, she was keenly aware of the personal information she shared, who she shared It with, and what others did with the information. For privacy professionals, that is her legacy.

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