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Researchers at Graz University of Technology attempted three different side-channel attacks on graphics cards via the WebGPU browser interface—and succeeded. The attacks were fast enough to work during normal surfing behavior. Web…

April 10, 2024 Info-Tech Research Group has published a new strategic blueprint designed to guide IT leaders through the complexities of exponential technology growth. The framework will help organizations harness the potential of…

Cisco announced a definitive agreement to acquire Splunk for $157 per share in cash ($28B in equity value). Cisco's goal in purchasing Splunk is to move from threat detection and response to threat prediction and prevention. Splunk brings…

According to an analysis by CompTIA, technology companies added workers while tech occupations in the broader economy fell back in June. Tech companies increased their headcount by 5,348 jobs in June. Among the six top-level tech…

Texas Instruments announced a new SimpleLink family of Wi-Fi 6 companion ICs to implement reliable, secure, and efficient Wi-Fi connections at an affordable price. The family targets applications that operate in high-density or…

Tampering with hardware used to read out information is a huge security risk. Researchers in Bochum developed a method to detect such manipulations—monitoring the systems with radio waves that react to the slightest changes in the ambient…

Apricorn announced new findings from the Apricorn 2022 Global IT Security Survey. Front and center in these findings? While most organizations have data backup plans in place, the data is still at risk. Four hundred veteran IT security…

According to a Gartner survey, IT workers have a 10.2% lower intent to stay in their current job than non-IT employees. Surveying 18,000 employees in Q4 2021, including 1,755 employees in the IT function in 40 different countries in 15…

Picture multiple programs running on one computer. Since they share the same memory hardware – they are at risk for a “memory timing side-channel attack.” Delays are inherent when programs try to access a computer's memory because of shared…

The ability to reconstruct the relationships that keep members of a criminal organization together is a delicate and complicated action by law enforcement agencies. Now, advances in IT and data analysis can be used to effectively deal with…