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A diagram describing privilege escalation. The arrow represents a rootkit gaining access to the kernel, and the little gate represents normal privilege elevation, where the user has to enter an Administrator username and password.
A backdoor is a typically covert method of bypassing normal authentication or encryption in a computer, product, embedded device (e.g. a home router), or its embodiment (e.g. part of a cryptosystem, algorithm, chipset, or even a "homunculus computer"—a tiny computer-within-a-computer such as that found in Intel's AMT technology).
Two Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures IDs related to Spectre, CVE-2017-5753 (bounds check bypass, Spectre-V1, Spectre 1.0) and CVE-2017-5715 (branch target injection, Spectre-V2), have been issued. [7] JIT engines used for JavaScript were found to be vulnerable. A website can read data stored in the browser for another website, or the ...
Outlook also allows for a single-use code to be used instead of a user's password when signing into a Microsoft account. Each code can only be used once, but one can be requested whenever needed. If a user is signing in on a public computer—such as at the library or school—using a single-use code helps keep account information secure.
Groups are large multi-user chats that support up to 200,000 members and can be public or private. Users can freely join public chats and find them using the in-app search function, while private chats require an invitation. They support flexible admin rights and can use bots for moderation to prevent spam and unwanted activity. Groups can be ...
Google Play, which is also known as the Google Play Store, Play Store, or sometimes the Android Store (and was formerly known as the Android Market), is a digital distribution service operated and developed by Google.
Fixes a bug where a local user can execute unsigned code; Fixes a bug that allowed a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges; Fixes a bug that allowed a local attacker to bypass the maximum incorrect passcode attempt count; Bug Fixes 8.1.2 12B440 December 9, 2014