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Microsoft says Surface PCs don't have Thunderbolt for security reasons
matthiew and 7 others reacted to goretsky for a topic
Hello, These kind of attacks require dedicated, specialized hardware as well as direct access to the device by an adversary for enough time in order to perform the attack. If an attacker has that kind of access to the device then there are other higher-priority concerns that need to be addressed, such as why an attacker has unfettered access to the hardware. Thunderbolt controllers have security levels since at least 2013 (https://thunderbolttechnology....t%203%20and%20Security.pdf) and Microsoft themselves implemented DMA attack protection two years ago (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-...rotection-for-thunderbolt). As far as I know, Microsoft has never documented the proprietary interfaces used by the Surface to connect docks, keyboards or other Microsoft accessories. Nobody can tell if these have DMA-accessible interfaces or other attack vectors as a result. This reads more like an attempt to justify design limitations of the Surface line as security benefits. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky8 points -
Microsoft begins serving Edge ads in the Search UI on Windows 10
farmeunit and 5 others reacted to techbeck for a topic
Do not have to sell anything for it to be an ad6 points -
Microsoft begins serving Edge ads in the Search UI on Windows 10
sharpdesigner and 3 others reacted to Silversee for a topic
It's not an "ad" since it is neither paid third-party content, nor are you being sold anything by Microsoft. More accurately it's an informational or promotional message. By using that terminology sans quotes, you are feeding a particular narrative. Not a solid journalistic practice, in case that matters.4 points -
"Megyn Kelly Today" canceled after blackface comments
mudslag and 3 others reacted to Peresvet for a topic
Give the man a break. He must have been busy researching the subject for a year and a half. 🤣4 points -
qBittorrent 4.2.5 [Update]
manifesto and 3 others reacted to Jackaluichi for a topic
I've never had any serious issues, let alone crashes or BSODs, with qBittorrent. I guess I'm one of those lucky guys.4 points -
Microsoft says Surface PCs don't have Thunderbolt for security reasons
Steve121178 and 2 others reacted to Brony for a topic
I don't know Rick, it looks fake. Let me call a buddy of mine who is an expert on lame excuses.3 points -
COVID-19 lockdown exposes digital poverty in the UK
spikey_richie and 2 others reacted to Steven P. for a topic
Some good could come out of it. Broadband is being tested in every developed country right now, and I guess it is time for governments and companies to make good on all the promises and claims about superfast fibre-connections they made more than a decade ago, let alone some places that are still not even connected!3 points -
Microsoft begins serving Edge ads in the Search UI on Windows 10
ad47uk and 2 others reacted to wingliston for a topic
Start10, Startisback, Open-Shell. Don't have to put up with this nonsense.3 points -
Apple reportedly pushing back the mass production of its 2020 flagship iPhones by a month
wingliston and 2 others reacted to Brony for a topic
The global economy will take a big hit and most people will suffer from it, directly or indirectly and it includes the tech market. But Apple knows its customers, and a big number of them don't know the word: "common sense". It is not the time to spend on a new phone, nor Apple of any other brand, but people will buy it anyways.3 points -
Program loads at startup despite being told not to
+Dick Montage and 2 others reacted to +BudMan for a topic
Great tool for finding this stuff and removing it from starting up. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns Free, and a MS tool even. Been using it for years, even before it was MS, use to be non MS, and then they bought them out.. The sysinternals site as lots of great little utils like that. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/3 points -
Microsoft says Surface PCs don't have Thunderbolt for security reasons
Brony and one other reacted to kcobra98 for a topic
Correct yes. I wonder if USB4 shares the same insecurities.. Since USB4 will practically be TB32 points -
Qualcomm announces Quick Charge 3+, with Quick Charge 4+ speeds on USB Type-A
wingliston and one other reacted to noobient for a topic
Screw Qualcomm and its proprietary standards.2 points -
2K Games announces WWE 2K Battlegrounds due out this fall
Biglo and one other reacted to Liberi_Fatali for a topic
Reminds me of MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch2 points -
Microsoft begins serving Edge ads in the Search UI on Windows 10
wingliston and one other reacted to Brony for a topic
Start10, Startisback, Open-Shell. Don't have to put up with this nonsense. If only every single one of them did not suck more than the Windows Start menu Classic shell is snappy and more complete.2 points -
Microsoft begins serving Edge ads in the Search UI on Windows 10
Raa and one other reacted to Otto Gunter for a topic
MS simply started doing what Google's been doing for years; fair is fair. PS. it's not an "ad", it's a "nag".2 points -
Apple reportedly pushing back the mass production of its 2020 flagship iPhones by a month
Brony and one other reacted to tsupersonic for a topic
Agreed. I had planned on upgrading my Galaxy S8+ this year (before the pandemic started), and I just broke the screen on it this weekend. Blech, it sucks. I am now using an old iPhone 6. I have an emergency fund to last me a year, but with this weak / uncertain economy, I'm not buying any unnecessary tech until the economy recovers.2 points -
Gears Tactics review: An aggressive genre leap that sticks the landing
Hamza Jawad and one other reacted to Osiris for a topic
yay for gamepass look forward to trying this. The gif of you knocking the enemy off the cliff was a nice touch too.2 points -
Microsoft Teams fixes a security vulnerability that exploited GIFs to access a user's data
wingliston and one other reacted to random_n for a topic
Teams still uses a year-old version of Electron built on a two-year old version of Chromium. I really have to question the wisdom of that.2 points -
Microsoft Teams fixes a security vulnerability that exploited GIFs to access a user's data
kazerrrt and one other reacted to Brony for a topic
I don't see governments and agencies with pitchforks and torches claiming to ban it as we saw with Zoom. China-phobia? ps: I still think China is guilty of everything but I like Zoom. ps2: China-phobila is called sinophobia. 🤷2 points -
Why are 4K Blu-rays still so expensive while 4K digital movies are getting cheaper?
macoman and one other reacted to Orange for a topic
I think there is pros and cons to both. I was a big lover of Blu Ray's - Had over 400 to my collection over the years but sold them all last year. I stream some, download some. But then Netflix for example never keeps the same film for long. So having that copy on Blu Ray would be the better option. With today so many streaming services i think Blu Ray will lose out, I can see 8K being more and more expensive and less popular. Streaming will be the new way of film watching.2 points -
Program loads at startup despite being told not to
+Dick Montage and one other reacted to jnelsoninjax for a topic
So Autoruns found it loading via the registry, a simple uncheck and it is gone! Thanks all for the help.2 points -
Nintendo confirms user accounts were illegally accessed, disables Nintendo Network ID login
MrSinister and one other reacted to dustojnikhummer for a topic
2FA (at least SMS) should be mandatory these days2 points -
Why are 4K Blu-rays still so expensive while 4K digital movies are getting cheaper?
+primortal and one other reacted to Peresvet for a topic
Let's see: a physical, tangible product that needs to change hands several times in the supply chain before it gets transported to a retail store vs digital. Hmm...🤔2 points -
Xfinity X1 voice remote now lets you find lost items by ringing your Tile devices
wingliston reacted to Tuskd for a topic
What if it is the remote that's missing?1 point -
HBO Max will be available on Apple devices, including Apple TV, at launch
drjekel_mrhyde reacted to excalpius for a topic
"mobile-focused alternatives like Quibi." Is anyone seriously falling for this infamous scumbag Katzenberg's obvious pump and dump?1 point -
Microsoft begins serving Edge ads in the Search UI on Windows 10
Raa reacted to waysidesc for a topic
* cue Mobius Enigma comment bashing other apps or other companies for the same behavior while simultaneously defending this here * ... or maybe there will be another one of many blatantly false or specious parallels, like saying that the Windows taskbar meant that Internet Explorer had tabbed browsing before its competitors did ... !1 point -
Microsoft begins serving Edge ads in the Search UI on Windows 10
wingliston reacted to waysidesc for a topic
Start10, Startisback, Open-Shell. Don't have to put up with this nonsense. If only every single one of them did not suck more than the Windows Start menu Classic Shell does not 'suck more than the Windows Start menu'. It is hands down the best Start menu ever made ... ! ... You can use the Windows 95 Start menu with it ... or the Windows XP Start menu ... or the Windows Vista Start menu ... ! ... You can have jump lists ... or not ! A search box ... or not ! ... Skins are customizable ( with some being very creative and/or beautiful such as the Windows NT Workstation theme ) ... ! ... Literally every single aspect is customizable !!!1 point -
Microsoft Teams fixes a security vulnerability that exploited GIFs to access a user's data
Brony reacted to monterxz for a topic
Because Teams doesn't route your calls through China. It has nothing to do with phobia. It is an old news but https://www.theguardian.com/wo...nsa-collaboration-user-data US government won't send me to a labor camp for talking ###### about Trump or US government in general. I'm not a criminal, so good luck to them listening or reading my stuff. Here's some recent news: https://www.engadget.com/china-arrests-huawei-staff-for-iran-deal-chat-214137427.html1 point -
amazon
Bruinator reacted to Brandon H for a topic
only other thing you can do it contact them via live chat; they may have an alternate number for you to call if refunds can't be handled through chat (i think they can though as I believe i've worked a refund/replacement through chat before)1 point -
COVID-19 lockdown exposes digital poverty in the UK
Steven P. reacted to reaper1576 for a topic
Problem is with the UK government is that 24 years ago they was planning on FTTP to every home as standard. The original trial plan was to be on the Angel Town estate in Brixton. This was all being done via the house of lords, with BT and IBM at the time, along with the company I was working for who was gonna supply refurbished computers for each property working with IBM. They was looking at possibly using thin clients in each home running NT4 TSE or Windows 2000. Sadly when anything was ever asked in these meetings slightly technical it was brushed off. Damn shame the project died as it turned into a free lunch. Also do think the teacher who's saying that 24% of students don't have broadband in the area, I live not far from that school also the catchment are for the school is covered by the same telephone exchange as which I'm connected to and I get max speeds 80/201 point -
MIUI 12 announced with new system animations, enhanced Dark mode, new privacy features, more
wingliston reacted to MateerL for a topic
Lineage OS all the way.1 point -
Microsoft begins serving Edge ads in the Search UI on Windows 10
Brony reacted to ad47uk for a topic
I will never see them then as I do not use outlook.com and i don't use Windows 10 search.1 point -
NHS doctors utilize Microsoft Teams to get coronavirus test results quicker
adrynalyne reacted to Xylomn for a topic
Yeah well, this was zero added cost as well. It almost sounds like they don’t have email on their phones. Not sure why that would be. HIPPA compliance (or whatever the UK equivalent is) maybe? Can only speak for my trust but most of us don't have a device provided by the business. To sync NHS mail to your personal device it changes and locks a bunch of settings on your device plus if you enter your password incorrect 8 times it resets the phone to factory defaults. Given the nature of the content of our email these are very sensible requirements but a lot of people don't want to do that with their personal devices.1 point -
Microsoft begins serving Edge ads in the Search UI on Windows 10
wingliston reacted to Abhay V for a topic
My view is that it prompts users to download something that they do not currently have. Though it's not a paid promotion, it also isn't informational in saying "hey, we have this feature/tool in the OS that you aren't using". If the browser was already installed, like it probably would be with the May 2020 update, then this wouldn't be an add, IMO.1 point -
Apple reportedly pushing back the mass production of its 2020 flagship iPhones by a month
dead.cell reacted to +JHBrown for a topic
It depends on individual financial health. For instance, we have not been affected financially during this pandemic...well I take that back...we have saved a good amount of money by not traveling, and eating out. The wife is a medical professional, the government/VA sends me my pension, and our emergency fund is stocked at 12 months. In our situation, we’d be able to still consume normally when the bans are lifted. Fortunately, our common sense has prepared us for life’s emergencies. Can’t wait to buy the new Xbox! :-)1 point -
A new Play Store bug is causing repeat app updates for the same versions
wingliston reacted to n_K for a topic
Ah maybe just like with the installed tab they'll remove the updates tab. There, problem fixed!!1 point -
Microsoft Teams fixes a security vulnerability that exploited GIFs to access a user's data
Brony reacted to n_K for a topic
"Concretely, the malicious GIF enclosed an 'src' attribute. When it was opened, the target browser would try to load the GIF and this would send the 'authtoken' cookie" Reminds me of the head of microsoft security about a decade ago, visited our university to give a talk and he said the new XSS protection in internet explorer was 'unbeatable', someone in the year above commented and said that's not true and that he'd beaten it, so this man tried to brush it off and make the commentator look silly. After the talk, the commentator showed this head of security (ex-FBI) his exploit in action, it bypassed IE's 'unbeatable' XSS protection and eventually some time later he received an apology email from the head of security. That aside, I'm at a loss as to how this ever got through their testing net given that this is literally the most basic XSS in the history of XSS...1 point -
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AMD may not be debuting DDR5 memory support before 2022
Tantawi reacted to warrenrumak for a topic
Buddy, you really don't need to tell someone who's looking forward to being able to get 64GB of memory on two sticks, that 8GB is good enough for most people.1 point -
AMD may not be debuting DDR5 memory support before 2022
cork1958 reacted to ThaCrip for a topic
Hell, 16GB is plenty for most people and it seems to be reasonably priced. beyond this (like going from 16GB to 32GB) is overkill for most people. this will likely hold true for years to come as even 8GB is still easily good enough for many uses.1 point -
SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship updates
anthdci reacted to DocM for a topic
On to mounting three Raptor engines and a static fire... "SN4 PASSED CRYO PROOF! :D"1 point -
New build; no display.
Mindovermaster reacted to +Warwagon for a topic
Don't feel stupid, we've all been there ....A LOT! Can't count the amount of times i've done that. I still do it on occasion.1 point -
"Megyn Kelly Today" canceled after blackface comments
mudslag reacted to +Dick Montage for a topic
Are you literally arguing about a recent president but can’t even get his election date correct?1 point -
"Megyn Kelly Today" canceled after blackface comments
Peresvet reacted to Jim K for a topic
Cool ... you have thoughts about this 545 days later... 🙄 President Obama was elected in 2008.1 point -
Review of the iStorage datAshur Pro2, an encrypted thumbdrive for home and work
Tuskd reacted to zhangm for a topic
This would be handled by having the data backed up on one or more separate systems - no different than acknowleging and addressing the possibility of storage system failure for any other type of drive.1 point -
Progress 75 arrives at the International Space Station with nearly 3 tons of supplies
Tuskd reacted to Aokromes for a topic
crazy only 3 hours and half to reach station, when few years ago it was days.1 point -
Update windows 10 home to pro
kunleben reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
Change the product key to a Pro key.1 point -
Nintendo Switch version 10.0 adds button remapping, data transfer to SD cards
spikey_richie reacted to Xerxes for a topic
Nice! Being able to move software between the SD card and system memory is a god send. Just wish they'd allow you to create folders on the home screen and I'd be extremely happy1 point -
Why are 4K Blu-rays still so expensive while 4K digital movies are getting cheaper?
spikey_richie reacted to trag3dy for a topic
Until your internet goes out and you can't watch a movie.1 point