Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours

Security firm Mandiant has released a database that allows any administrative password protected by Microsoft’s NTLM.v1 hash ...

‘Fail To Shut Down’—Microsoft Issues Windows Update Warning

That said, Microsoft also says “there is no work around at this time for entering hibernation.” Be very careful. “Until this ...

Exploit code public for critical FortiSIEM command injection flaw

Technical details and a public exploit have been published for a critical vulnerability affecting Fortinet's Security ...
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I switched to this command-line backup tool because it encrypts everything by default

Once installed, keeping Restic up to date is effortless. The tool includes a self-update command that automatically downloads ...
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Project Fail: Cracking A Laptop BIOS Password Using AI

Whenever you buy used computers there is a risk that they come with unpleasant surprises that are not of the insect variant. From Apple hardware that is iCloud-locked with the original owner MIA ...