Category: Hardware

Aug 13, 2018

HP OfficeJet Compromised by Malicious Fax

I've never been a big fan of inkjet printers. A recent demonstration at DEF CON cements that opinion. Threatpost reported

Jul 24, 2018

Hmmmm….Can’t Recover Data From a Broken New MacBook Pro

One of the things we do is digital forensics. That may mean recovering data from "dead" drives or otherwise inaccessible

Jun 21, 2018

Three Problems You Need to Know About USB-C Cables

USB-C connectors are the latest and greatest in USB technology. The latest Android phones and laptops are consistently coming equipped

Jun 14, 2018

Best Solid State Drives for 2018

The cost of storage keeps coming down. Besides adding memory to your computer, using solid state drives can really boost

Jun 07, 2018

Data Center Under the Sea

Microsoft has been testing running servers in underwater conditions since 2013. The project is called Natick. Phase 1 was a

May 31, 2018

Delete Alexa’s Recorded History

Alexa records what it hears when the wake word is spoken. Recently, news reports have indicated that Alexa sent private

May 14, 2018

IBM Bans USB Drives

Instead of trying to manage and control what data gets copied to external devices, IBM has gone cold turkey and

Apr 05, 2018

Latest macOS Update Drops Support for Many External Monitors

There are reports that the latest version of macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 breaks support for many externally connected displays. Devices

Apr 04, 2018

Apple May Ditch Intel Processors

There is a rumor that Apple is secretly working on a processor that will replace Intel chips for Mac computers.

Feb 21, 2018

Samsung Announces World’s Largest Solid State Drive

Large as in capacity and not large as in physical size. The new SSD packs 30.72 terabytes of storage in

Jan 31, 2018

High-Severity Vulnerability in Lenovo Fingerprint Manager

I have always been a huge ThinkPad fan. I don't recall when I got my first ThinkPad, but it must

Jan 08, 2018

Another Day, Another Backdoor Discovered

Backdoors are bad. They are designed to bypass normal security access methods and allow direct administrative control without the user's