MACS ARE VULNERABLE TO THUNDERSTRIKE 2 FIRMWARE MALWARE

Macs have long been said to be immune to viruses and malware -- but there is a long list of vulnerabilities that show this to be a false. Apple's claims that its hardware was not vulnerable to the firmware security flaws as PCs is proven wrong.At the InfoSec event in Las Vegas which focuses on different security topics, Trammell Hudson, Xeno Kovah, and Corey Kallenberg will show that Macs are just as vulnerable to remote attacks as PCs using the Thunderstrike 2 backdoor.Thunderstrike 2 is impressive in its efficacy. The malware can be remotely...

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VMWare Disk Utility v2.0

Today, I am releasing the version 2 of VMware Disk Utility. It contains bugs fixes and other features implementation such as Bug reporting Checking for update If you are using version 1, you will have to manually download the latest version from here because the earlier version did not include Check for update feature. This has been fixed in this release and future updates will be available from the application. I apologize for the inconvenience.  What is VMWare Disk Utility? A few days back, I wanted to merge multiple vmdk...

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ANOTHER SERIOUS ANDROID VULNERABILITY DISCOVERY

A famous security company Trend Micro has found another vulnerability in Android which can send your device into totally non-functioning state. This is inconvenient, and can also be proven deadly. Trend Micro says "We have discovered a vulnerability in Android that can render a phone apparently dead -- silent, unable to make calls, with a lifeless screen. This vulnerability is present from Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) up to the current version, Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). Combined, these versions account for more than half of Android devices in...

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