Category Archives: file storage

Google Cloud launches Filestore High Scale, a new storage tier for high-performance computing workloads

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Google Cloud today announced the launch of Filestore High Scale, a new storage option — and tier of Google’s existing Filestore service — for workloads that can benefit from access to a distributed high-performance storage option. With Filestore High Scale, which is based on technology Google acquired when it bought Elastifile in 2019, users can […] Continue reading Google Cloud launches Filestore High Scale, a new storage tier for high-performance computing workloads→

17-Year-Old Weakness in Firefox Let HTML File Steal Other Files From Device

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Except for phishing and scams, downloading an HTML attachment and opening it locally on your browser was never considered as a severe threat until a security researcher today demonstrated a technique that could allow attackers to steal files stored on … Continue reading 17-Year-Old Weakness in Firefox Let HTML File Steal Other Files From Device→

Download: 68 Million Hacked Dropbox Accounts are Just a Click Away!

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Over a month ago, The Hacker News reported about the Dropbox Hack, where hackers had managed to steal more than 68 Million Dropbox accounts in a data breach that was initially disclosed by the online cloud storage platform in 2012.

Although the initia… Continue reading Download: 68 Million Hacked Dropbox Accounts are Just a Click Away!→

WebUSB API — Connect Your USB Devices Securely to the Internet

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Two Google engineers have developed a draft version of an API called WebUSB that would allow you to connect your USB devices to the Web safely and securely, bypassing the need for native drivers.

WebUSB – developed by Reilly Grant and Ken Rockot – has been introduced to the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Incubator Community Group (W3C WICG), is build to offer a universal platform that could

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