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Attackers Can Use Sonic and Ultrasonic Signals to Crash Hard Drives

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Researchers have demonstrated how sonic and ultrasonic signals (inaudible to human) can be used to cause physical damage to hard drives just by playing ultrasonic sounds through a target computer’s own built-in speaker or by exploiting a speaker near t… Continue reading Attackers Can Use Sonic and Ultrasonic Signals to Crash Hard Drives→

Pro tip for 2018: treat the ransomware threat like an imminent hard drive failure

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With the General Data Protection Regulation knocking on everyone’s door, breaches will have to be taken more seriously than ever. At the same time, new data indicates that ransomware attacks are rising steeply, which means neither organizations n… Continue reading Pro tip for 2018: treat the ransomware threat like an imminent hard drive failure→