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Dutch Govt Explains the Risks Behind DNS-Over-HTTPS Move

The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) explains how DNS-monitoring will get more difficult as modern encrypted DNS transport protocols are getting more popular in a fact sheet published this week.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 04, 2019
- 05:34 PM
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New NetCAT Attack Can Leak Sensitive Data From Intel CPUs

A weakness named NetCAT (Network Cache ATtack) affects all Intel server-grade processors since 2012 and allows sniffing sensitive details by mounting a side-channel attack over the network.
- Ionut Ilascu
- September 11, 2019
- 03:33 AM
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Router Network Isolation Broken By Covert Data Exfiltration

Software-based network isolation provided by routers is not as efficient as believed, as hackers can smuggle data between the networks for exfiltration.
- Ionut Ilascu
- August 18, 2019
- 01:14 PM
- 0
Windows 10 Losing Connectivity From Outdated Wi-Fi Drivers

Microsoft says that computers with Qualcomm wireless network adapters might suffer from sporadic loss of Wi-Fi connectivity after installing the Windows 10 May 2019 Update because of out-of-date network drivers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 27, 2019
- 04:36 PM
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WPA3 Wi-Fi Standard Affected by New Dragonblood Vulnerabilities

Security researchers discovered vulnerabilities in the WPA3-Personal protocol which allow potential attackers to crack Wi-Fi network passwords and get access to the encrypted network traffic exchanged between the connected devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 10, 2019
- 04:40 PM
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Netography to Make Network Security Autonomous, Funded by Andreessen Horowitz

Netography, a self-governing network security platform designed to function as an enterprise security crow's nest received $2.6 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz as part of its seed round. Netography implements an autonomous network security and telemetry tools that stop security threats which usually go unnoticed.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 07, 2019
- 06:15 AM
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Windows KB4480960 & KB4480970 Updates Causing Network and License Problems

On January 8th, Microsoft released the KB4480960 and KB4480970 updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, which have been causing networking and licensing havok for users and organizations that have installed them.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 10, 2019
- 01:47 PM
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New NetSpectre Attack Can Steal CPU Secrets via Network Connections

Scientists have published a paper today detailing a new Spectre-class CPU attack that can be carried out via network connections and does not require the attacker to host code on a targeted machine.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 27, 2018
- 04:32 AM
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Researchers Come Up With a Way to Launch Rowhammer Attacks via Network Packets

Five academics from the Vrije University in Amsterdam and one from the University of Cyprus have discovered a way for launching Rowhammer attacks via network packets and network cards.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- May 11, 2018
- 12:30 AM
- 0
Android P to Restrict Apps From Monitoring Network Activity

The upcoming version of the Android OS —codenamed only Android P for the moment— will block applications from accessing and monitoring the operating system's network activity.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- May 07, 2018
- 04:20 AM
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Are WiFi Network Names Protected by the First Amendment?

Michigan police were called at a Planet Fitness gym earlier this month to investigate a bomb threat that ended up being only a prank after a naughty user named his WiFi network "Remote Detonator."
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 21, 2018
- 08:10 PM
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