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Eavesdropping on MEMS Microphones With a Radio – Hackster.io

No modifications to the hardware or software are required — any phone, computer, or other device with this type of microphone is vulnerable right out of the box. And you may not even need to explicitly enable the microphone because certain commonly used apps, such as Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, and Google Drive, already turn it on under certain conditions.

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How to Use Windows Reliability Monitor

9 months ago

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This native tool provides a user-friendly interface to aid in identifying and fixing system crashes, Windows update issues, hardware, and driver problems.

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FAA to eliminate floppy disks & Win95 in air traffic control systems.

9 months ago

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The head of the Federal Aviation Administration just outlined an ambitious goal to upgrade the U.S.’s air traffic control (ATC) system and bring it into the 21st century. According to NPR, most ATC towers and other facilities today feel like they’re stuck in the 20th century, with controllers using paper strips and floppy disks to transfer data, while their computers run Windows 95. While this likely saved them from the disastrous CrowdStrike outage that had a massive global impact, their age is a major risk to the nation’s critical infrastructure, with the FAA itself saying that the current state of its hardware is unsustainable.

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Misconfig Mapper: Open-source tool to uncover security misconfigurations – Help Net Security

1 year ago

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Misconfig Mapper is an open-source CLI tool built in Golang that discovers and enumerates instances of services used within your organization. It performs large-scale detection and misconfiguration assessments, leveraging customizable templates with detection and misconfiguration fingerprints to identify potential security risks in widely used third-party software and services.

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How To Find Listening Ports With Netstat and PowerShell

1 year ago

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The netstat command in Windows is a useful tool for IT and Cyber professionals for tracing connections to computers. https://mshub.co.uk/find-listening-ports-netstat-and-powershell/#:~:text=To%20narrow%20down%20the%20output,often%20more%20useful%20for%20analysis.

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What happens when Windows goes into sleep mode?

1 year ago

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When you have to take a short break while working, you don’t have to shut your computer down completely; instead, put it to sleep and quickly get on with it after the break.

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Watch out — those movie downloads could actually just be vicious new Windows malware | TechRadar

2 years ago

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Be careful when looking for pirated movies online – experts have warners many files are out there just to infect your Windows PCs with dangerous malware and infostealers.

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10 Useful Run Commands Every Windows User Should Know

2 years ago

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Running commands directly and use of Powershell and Cmd Prompt can save Windows users a lot of time. https://www.howtogeek.com/useful-run-commands-every-windows-user-should-know/

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What is CrowdStrike (CRWD), and how did it cause global IT outages?

2 years ago

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Banks and health-care providers saw their services disrupted and TV broadcasters went offline as businesses worldwide grappled with the ongoing outage. Air travel has been hit hard, too, with planes grounded and services delayed.

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If you have blue screen problems, BlueScreenView can help you find the cause

2 years ago

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Typically, to find the cause of a BSOD, you’d have to go through the Windows Event Viewer to see the recent errors on your PC. However, there’s an easier way thanks to an app called BlueScreenView. If you’re often troubleshooting blue screen issues, this is definitely an app worth getting.