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Bug Makes Windows 11 Snipping Tool Images Recoverable After Editing

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 23 March 23

Images cropped or edited using Windows 11's Snipping Tool or Windows 10's Snip & Sketch can be partially recovered thanks to a security flaw first discovered in Google Pixel's Markup.

Best Password Managers 2023: Free and Paid

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 12 January 23

The best free, paid, and family plans for keeping passwords safe and secure.

One RTX 4090 Is Faster at Password Cracking Than Three 6900XTs, Eight 1080s

By Francisco Pires published 25 October 22

The cost to crack passwords is plummeting.

Eight RTX 4090s Can Break Passwords in Under an Hour

By Francisco Pires last updated 18 October 22

Even faster if it's still "password"

Morgan Stanley Fined $35 Million for Not Encrypting HDDs, Servers

By Anton Shilov published 21 September 22

Morgan Stanley to pay $35 million for not protecting personal identifying information.

Marvell Unveils LiquidSecurity 2 HSM: Up to 1,000,000 AES Ops/s

By Anton Shilov published 14 September 22

Marvell's new hardware security module can protect any server with (almost) unbreakable encryption.

New Vulnerability Affects All AMD Zen CPUs: Threading May Need to Be Disabled

By Anton Shilov published 10 August 22

Newly discovered side-channel attack recovers 4096-bit RSA key on AMD's Zen-based CPUs.

How to Use X Forwarding to Run GUI Apps via SSH

By Les Pounder last updated 7 July 22

Forwarding an X session over SSH brings a remote GUI application to your desktop, so now all of your apps are in one place, and not in random VNC sessions.

A black, braided HDMI cable plugged into the back of a monitor.

HDMI Firewall Protects Your Display Port (but Not your DisplayPort)

By Francisco Pires last updated 23 June 22

Created by user kingkevin and with code available in an open-source repository, the HDMI Firewall brings added security towards one of the most neglected venues of attack.

QNAP Asks NAS Users to Apply Updates Immediately Due to Deadbolt Ransomware

By Mark Tyson published 19 May 22

Deadbolt ransomware is targeting NAS devices using QTS 4.3.6 and QTS 4.4.1.

Latest Nvidia Kepler GPU Driver Patches 12 Vulnerabilities

By Mark Tyson published 17 May 22

Keep your Kepler GPU secure with the latest non-feature patch from Nvidia, which puts a sticking plaster over 12 vulnerabilities, four of which are classed as 'High' severity.

RememBear Review: Very Basic Password Management

By Denise Bertacchi published 14 May 22

Easy to use password protection with a side of bear puns.

1Password Review: Very Secure, Great for Families

By Denise Bertacchi published 13 May 22

1Password is so secure that it's sometimes awkward to use. However, it offers a really great family plan with parental controls.

NordPass Review: Free Version is Actually Worth Using

By Denise Bertacchi published 11 May 22

This password manager is available in free and premium versions but, unlike with most competitors, the free version allows you to sync passwords across multiple devices.