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Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak

Krebs on Security

government is warning that “smart locks” securing entry to an estimated 50,000 dwellings nationwide contain hard-coded credentials that can be used to remotely open any of the locks. The lock’s maker Chirp Systems remains unresponsive, even though it was first notified about the critical weakness in March 2021.

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A WhatsApp zero-day exploit can cost several million dollars

Security Affairs

The research of zero-day exploits for popular applications such as WhatsApp is even more complex due to the security mechanisms implemented by the developers of the mobile OSs and the app. The Russian zero-day broker firm Operation Zero, recently increased payouts for top-tier mobile exploits. and $8 million.

Marketing 127
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U.S. Govt. Apps Bundled Russian Code With Ties to Mobile Malware Developer

Krebs on Security

A recent scoop by Reuters revealed that mobile apps for the U.S. But that story omitted an important historical detail about Pushwoosh: In 2013, one of its developers admitted to authoring the Pincer Trojan , malware designed to surreptitiously intercept and forward text messages from Android mobile devices.

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PDF vs. TIFF vs. JPEG vs. PNG vs. MS Office - Which File Format for My Business Application?

AIIM

Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) What is TIFF? Tagged Image File Format, or TIFF, is a graphical format presenting the document as a digital copy of the original using raster images. Second, the ubiquity of the PDF Reader means that PDFs are viewable on almost any device, including mobile devices.

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Part 1: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about understanding the business drivers?

ARMA International

The invention of the transistor in 1947 can be considered the seed for the Information Revolution, because the transistor is at the heart of every electronic device used today! Two years earlier, Vannevar Bush put forth the idea of an information system device he called ‘memex.’ Part 3 will discuss how to manage the various DT risks.

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Top IoT Security Solutions of 2021

eSecurity Planet

IoT security is where endpoint detection and response ( EDR ) and enterprise mobility management ( EMM ) meet the challenges of a rapidly expanding edge computing infrastructure. Internet of Things (IoT) devices are the smart consumer and business systems powering the homes, factories, and enterprise processes of tomorrow.

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DC SEO 3.0 & Internet Marketing Top 10 2014 Tips for Local or Small Businesses

Interactive Information Management

At KME (a DC SEO Company and Digital Technology Agency ), we cover a lot of ground among client types, industry segments and technology services, with a heavy emphasis on area DC SEO business requirements for online, interactive marketing and advertising. Particularly in this very high-tech, mobile, Internet-focused Washington DC community.