Taiwanese storage manufacturer QNAP has warned users of a malware strain that consumes large amounts of CPU and memory to mine cryptocurrency without the owner’s consent. Reports of the Dovecat malware infecting QNAP devices have been circulating for a few months now but a new security advisory has only just been released by the manufacturer. […]
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Microsoft is the latest major tech firm to find that its resources are being misused as part of a DDoS attack. It has been reported that Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) servers are being exploited to amplify attacks. Application and network performance management firm Netscout revealed that attackers are utilizing a new UDP reflection/amplification attack […]
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Microsoft is the latest major tech firm to find that its resources are being misused as part of a DDoS attack. It has been reported that Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) servers are being exploited to amplify attacks. Application and network performance management firm Netscout revealed that attackers are utilizing a new UDP reflection/amplification attack […]
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Asus is introducing two fresh versions of existing gaming routers which are themed around ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’, the anime TV series (although if you don’t know what it is, you’re unlikely to be interested in these products of course). Both the RT-AX86U and RT-AX82U have got the Gundam treatment. The RT-AX86U has been given a […]
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New research has supported previous assertions that phishing attacks are increasing in response to the number of employees working from home. A new report by cybersecurity training provider KnowBe4 has revealed a concerning surge in phishing attempts across the fourth quarter of 2020. The new report also outlined which phishing methods were likely to prove […]
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Maintaining a healthy work environment where you live has become a priority for many of us this year. For those who are not tech-savvy, deciding on the products that will best fit your needs and create the most productive space can be overwhelming. According to a 2020 Forrester report on ‘How to Optimize Your Hybrid […]
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In a quick turn of events, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced its decision to fork Elasticsearch, after Elastic moved to a restrictive licensing for its popular search and analytic engine. While Elastic contends that the licensing change will have no impact on its customers, the move to dual-license under the Server Side Public License […]
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Intel’s Core i9-11900K, the purportedly incoming 8-core flagship of its next-gen Rocket Lake processors, has been spotted in another leaked benchmark. This one is a Geekbench result posted on Twitter (as spotted by VideoCardz), and it shows the 11900K with a boost speed of 5.3GHz – which matches what we witnessed in another leak a […]
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In another interesting development in the ongoing CentOS saga, Red Hat has changed the licensing terms for its Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) product to allow it to be used for free in up to 16 production servers. A no-cost RHEL was earlier available through a special program for developers, but limited to a single […]
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Malware has been found on a small number of school laptops given to children by the UK Government. The devices, which were intended to aid remote learning for some of the country’s most disadvantaged pupils contained a worm that appeared to be sending information to servers in Russia. The UK Government has given away more […]
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