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Decrypt This: The future of router security

The the future of router security looks grim. Here's what we as consumers and customers can do to help save an industry that could be going extinct.

IPv4 is soon to be extinct in North America; IPv6 will take its place

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, North America is expected to run out of available IPv4 addresses by sometime this summer.
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Graphics cards beware, a new style of OSX malware can hide in the RAM of GPUs

An engineering team out of Greece has announced that a new malware has been developed which allows them to hide infections in the RAM of graphics cards.
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Diving into a bushel of hay never felt so real; Ubisoft plans VR titles for 2016

In an analyst call this Tuesday, CEO of Ubisoft Yves Guillemot revealed his company's plans to develop games designed for VR headsets to release in 2016.
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Venom’s bite could be worse than Heartbleed’s bark

Today, security researchers from the firm Crowdstrike reported that a new vulnerability, dubbed 'Venom', could put millions of datacenter customers at risk.
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Security firm Incapsula discovers massive botnet, spans 109 countries worldwide

According to a new report from Incapsula security, a new style of the Spike router malware, dubbed Mr. Black, has been tearing its way through Thailand.
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Photobucket hacked by duo using a creatively named application

The Department of Justice has released a report detailing the exploits of two men who reportedly hacked the website Photobucket for a period of two years.
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Microsoft divulges details on what’s being dropped from Edge’s new rendering engine

Microsoft has followed up one of its original posts on the Edge browsers by giving intricate details of the many APIs that will be changed from IE.
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Microsoft shows how it will Edge out competing browsers

At Microsoft's web-only Edge Summit, the company unveiled several new additions and features for its upcoming browser which should tempt developers.
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Intel asks the world to be more secure on ‘Password Day’

Intel has announced the debut of May's newest holiday, happening annually on the 7th of the month: Password Day, but the main page forgot how to HTTPS.
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WordPress vulnerability affects millions of sites, and yours could be next

A new XSS vulnerability discovered by the security firm Sucuri could put millions of WordPress websites at risk, thanks to a defect in a default theme.
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AMD tries to pull a fast one with R9, R7 rebrand

AMD has been caught red-handed rebranding its old R7 and R9 line of graphics cards in an attempt to get old stock off the shelf.
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The power of three: Tristellar computer case to hit shelves this June

Turning heads is getting harder and harder to do in the world of custom PCs, but now that could all change as DeepCool announced its Tristellar case.
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Microsoft puts ‘Patch Tuesday’ out to pasture, promises quicker security updates

Microsoft has used the stage at its Ignite conference this week to announce that as of the Windows 10 release, Patch Tuesday is a thing of the past
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Rombertik malware goes nuclear on your drive to avoid detection

Researchers at Cisco's Talos malware program have revealed the discovery of an all new type of infection, Rombertik, which self-destructs on detection.
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New file encryption method sparks interest at Microsoft Ignite

At this week's Microsoft Ignite conference, the company showed off a new feature in Windows 10 which will allow users to encrypt files individually.
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IBM takes one small step for quantum mechanics, one giant leap for computing

Today IBM announced it has gotten one step closer to creating a complete, fully-functional quantum computer thanks to a new chip design.
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Windows 7 takes top spot in OS battle, easily defeating Windows 8.1

For over a year now, Windows 7 has enjoyed its place in the top spot among competing operating systems. No other OS has come close to dethroning the king.
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Google needs to go back to the drawing board, as Password Alert is hacked in 24 hours

Not even a day after its initial release, security researcher Paul Moore has busted straight through Google's attempt to protect our passwords from phishing
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Cornell University is laughing in the face of Moore’s Law

Cornell has announced that a team of researchers have successfully manufactured a die of chips with transistors that measure just three atoms across.
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Windows Hello wants to protect you, but biometric login will be mandatory

Today at Microsoft's Build event, the company showcased its plans to include three different styles of bio-metric security in upcoming builds of Windows 10.
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Update: No Surface Pro 4 appears at BUILD 2015 keynote

Today, the Windows enthusiast site WinBeta reported they had gotten their hands on the official specs for Microsoft's upcoming Surface Pro 4.
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Zero Day Initiative lives up to name, reports new D-Link zero-day

Last week, an advisory was posted on the Zero Day Initiative which claims that a wide variety of routers made by D-Link could be vulnerable to an exploit.
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Google Earth is fun on its own, but here’s how to make it even better

Love the idea of flying around Google Earth, but aren't sure where to start? Our handy how-to will help you learn all the ins and outs of the virtual globe.
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Madman cuts open Surface 3 Pro to install new 1TB solid state drive

Jose Malagon is a man who knows what he wants, and knows how to get it. When the Surface Pro 3 didn't have enough space, that's when he broke out the drill.
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Lenovo’s new ThinkCentre Chromebox will have you hotswapping all day

Lenovo's new ThinkCentre Chromebox is sure to turn heads with its small form-factor, lightning quick specs, and modular Tiny-in-One design.
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What is a zero-day attack, and can anything defend against it?

Zero-days. You've heard about them in the news, across the net, even on Digital Trends, but what are they really, and is there any hope to stop them?
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Move over, Intel: The Innovateck-T0264W PC stick has already got you beat

Intel's Compute Stick, which just released this week to universal disappointment, is already facing competition, thanks to Innovatek's T-0264W Stick PC.

Decrypt This: How a cookie ruined routers for the rest of us

Even after 30 years in business, consumer routers still struggle to keep us safe from the bugs and infections that plague the web today.
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Acer teases gamers with upcoming Predator desktops and laptops for 2015

This Wednesday in New York City, Acer pulled the sheets of its plans to capture the hearts of gamers everywhere with its line of Predator-branded devices.
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Will Contact Support prove a hit with the Windows 10 illiterate?

Though many of the more prominent features will likely take the spotlight in the newest build of Windows 10 preview, apps like Contact Support still help.
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Think you can hack Microsoft’s Spartan browser? You could earn up to $15,000 for your effort

Today Microsoft announced it will begin ramping up bug bounty efforts in anticipation of the launch of its new web browser, Project Spartan.
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Decrypt This: Why is router security so full of holes?

If there's anything we've learned in the past few decades of being on the internet, it's this: router security is hard.