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How to Set Up and Program Raspberry Pi Pico

The Raspberry Pi Pico is an intriguing board. Rather than be another Linux single board computer like every other Raspberry Pi, the Pico is a low-cost Arm based microcontroller which we can program using C/C++ and MicroPython. In this tutorial we will introduce how to get started with the Raspberry Pi Pico, If you would… Read more

Apple is allegedly planning high-priced virtual reality headsets

Apple supposedly wants to get involved in VR headsets in the future: In addition to AR glasses, which are still in an early stage of development, Apple is also working on a self-sufficient virtual reality headset, such as the financial news agency Bloomberg reported with reference to informed persons. Just like Facebook’s Oculus Quest, Apple’s… Read more

Snort 3: On the trail of the attacker with multithreading

Besides Suricata, Snort is the best-known open source network intrusion detection / prevention system (NIDS / NIPS). Originally started 1998 by Martin Roesch as a simple network sniffer, over the years it has developed into the NIDS reference in the open source environment . After seven years of development, the developer team has re-implemented the… Read more

Patch now! Attackers are targeting SAP Solution Manager

Security researchers warn of pending attacks on SAP Solution Manager. Security updates are available. (Image: Photon photo / Shutterstock.com) Attackers are currently actively scanning for vulnerable versions of the SAP Solution Manager system management software. They are targeting a security hole classified as ” critical “. attacks on the vulnerability (CVE – 2020 – 6207,… Read more

Beware of SMS messages with WhatsApp codes: the Postal Police reports a scam in progress

Very high level of attention on SMS : a scam in progress relies on trust in the sender (who is in their address book) to have a 6-digit code sent to be entered in WhatsApp, which enables the theft of the account. Here are some further explanations. by Alessandro Bordin published 21 January 2021 ,… Read more

Malicious code loopholes in VLC player plugged

In the current version of the VLC Player, the developers have closed several security holes. (Image: Tatiana Popova / Shutterstock.com) The media player VLC Player has been released in a secured version. Users should update the application quickly. If attacks are successful, in the worst case scenario attackers could execute malicious code. In a security… Read more

RP2040 microcontroller board: Raspberry Pi Pico costs from 4 euros

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has presented the Raspberry Pi Pico, the first microcontroller miniboard developed in-house. While the classic Raspberry Pi is getting faster and bigger in performance and storage capacity, the Raspberry Pi Pico should be used where another Pi board would be too big, too consumption-intensive and simply oversized. A RP 2017 microcontroller… Read more

Security Updates: Critical Root Gaps in SD-WAN Routers from Cisco

The network equipment supplier Cisco has closed security gaps in several products. Cisco hardware and software admins should install the latest security patches. Otherwise, attackers could attack networks and, in some cases, execute malicious code and thus take complete control. Specific information on threatened versions and security updates can be found in the security warnings… Read more

“Usable” Linux lands on the M1 Mac

Since Apple launched ARM Macs, various groups have tried to port Linux to the machines. The software provider Corellium, known for its practical tools for iOS virtualization, which Apple would like to prevent, has now had its first success. The developers were now able to boot a full Ubuntu rpi desktop on the M1 Mac…. Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico: microcontroller board for 4 euros

The Raspberry Pi Pico is aimed at projects for which a Raspberry Pi is too big, too power-hungry, too complicated – or too expensive. The Pico costs 4 euros, is a little bigger than an Arduino Nano and has the economical 32 – Bit microcontroller RP 2040 developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation itself Has…. Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico Review: ‘Pi Silicon’ Debuts on $4 Microcontroller

Our Verdict A first for Raspberry Pi, the Pico microcontroller provides an affordable and simple way to control lights, motors, sensors and other electronic components. For Low cost Small size Ease of use Built-in ADC Against C workflow is tricky No built-in wireless No 5V output Raspberry Pi has a history of disrupting the status… Read more

Android 12 will let you share Wi-Fi passwords with nearby devices

Android 12 isn’t exactly around the corner but it’s nice to get bits and pieces that tell us what to expect from the future OS. The nearby share of Wi-Fi passwords, for example, is a neat new functionality that awaits and solves one of the worst “first-world problem” we have. Currently, Android 10 users and… Read more

WhiteHouse.gov now has dark mode

The official website of the White House, WhiteHouse.gov, has been completely replaced with a new version for the Biden administration, and it comes with some unexpected accessibility features: a high contrast mode, which serves as a dark mode, and a toggle to make the font size larger. Both options show up along the left rail… Read more

DNSpooq is the new series of DNS vulnerabilities: beware of phishing, credential theft, DDoS attacks

7 software vulnerabilities identified DNS widely used by connected device manufacturers and which threatens to jeopardize millions of devices di Andrea Bai published on 20 January 2021 , at 15: 41 in the channel Security JSOF, an Israeli company operating in the field of cyber security, today revealed the existence of seven vulnerabilities, known together… Read more

“Sunspot” and “Raindrop”: More malware in the SolarWinds attack chain discovered

Since the end of last year, security researchers, companies and authorities have been intensively analyzing supply chain attack tactics on SolarWinds Orion software that criminal hackers successfully used to compromise networks of large companies and authorities. Over the past few weeks, the analyzes have uncovered other malware families that were used in the course of… Read more