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Startups and founders could be hardest hit by $100,000 H-1B visas

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-11-07 11:57:46

U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to place $100,000 fees on H-1B visa applications will disproportionately harm America's startup space, founders and venture capitalists told CNBC this week. H-1B visas — which allow companies to temporarily hire foreign workers in skilled occupations such as IT, healthcare and engineering — were already difficult to secure for U.S. startups, due to limited annual quotas. Over the past year, Desmond Lim, CEO and co-founder of HR, payroll and hiring tech platf

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New EDR-Freeze tool uses Windows WER to suspend security software

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-08 21:07:14

A new method and proof-of-concept tool called EDR-Freeze demonstrates that evading security solutions is possible from user mode with Microsoft's Windows Error Reporting (WER) system. The technique eliminates the need of a vulnerable driver and puts security agents like endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools into a state of hibernation. By using the WER framework together with the MiniDumpWriteDump API, security researcher TwoSevenOneThree (Zero Salarium) found a way to suspend indefinite

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CERN Animal Shelter for Computer Mice (2011)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-13 06:53:08

"Stop — Think — Click"... ...is the basic recommendation for securely browsing the Internet and for securely reading emails. Users who have followed this recommendation in the past were less likely to have their computer infected or their computing account compromised. However, still too many users click on malicious web-links, and put their computer and account at risk.

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CERN Animal Shelter for Computer Mice

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-14 12:53:08

"Stop — Think — Click"... ...is the basic recommendation for securely browsing the Internet and for securely reading emails. Users who have followed this recommendation in the past were less likely to have their computer infected or their computing account compromised. However, still too many users click on malicious web-links, and put their computer and account at risk.

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Team-Wide VMware Certification: Your Secret Weapon for Security

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-20 06:01:11

When one person on your IT team is VMware certified, that’s a win. But when your entire team is certified? That’s a force multiplier for innovation, retention, and your security posture. Organizations that invest in team-wide certification build high-performing environments that are more collaborative, secure, and future-ready. The result: smoother rollouts, fewer errors, faster incident response, and a workforce that’s confident, capable, and committed. Certification Is a Security Strategy

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Signal lets you back up your chats for free now - plus its first-ever paid feature

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-12-04 21:36:06

Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's takeaways Privacy-centric messaging app Signal has a message backup option. The free tier stores up to 45 days of messages. You can pay $1.99 a month if you want to store more than 45 days. Signal is offering its first-ever backup option. In a post Monday, the security-focused messaging app company announced a new feature that lets you back up your messages for free. In the past,

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Signal adds secure cloud backups to save and restore chats

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-05 16:17:25

Signal has introduced a new opt-in feature that helps users create end-to-end encrypted backups of their chats, allowing them to restore messages even if their phones are damaged or lost. Secure backups are already available in the latest Signal beta version for Android users and will also be rolled out to iOS and desktop devices after this testing phase. "If you do decide to opt in to secure backups, you'll be able to securely back up all of your text messages and the last 45 days' worth of m

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Signal’s first paid feature adds encrypted media and message backups

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-12-05 21:59:40

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Signal is launching its first paid feature: the ability to make secure, end-to-end encrypted backups of your media history older than 45 days and of your text message history for $1.99 per month. “Media requires a lot of storage, and storing and transferring large amounts of data is e

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Signal Secure Backups

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-06 06:43:39

In the past, if you broke or lost your phone, your Signal message history was gone. This has been a challenge for people whose most important conversations happen on Signal. Think family photos, sweet messages, important documents, or anything else you don’t want to lose forever. This explains why the most common feature request has been backups; a way for people to get Signal messages back even if their phone is lost or damaged. After careful design and development, we are now starting to roll

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Hue's Secure video doorbell can turn on Hue lights when someone comes to the door

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-12 16:00:17

Hue is best known for its smart lights, but recently the company ventured into home security with its Secure lineup of cameras. Now, parent Signify is releasing its first video doorbell, the Hue Secure, with several unique features it hopes will make it stand out against formidable competition from Nest and Amazon's Ring. To start with, the Hue doorbell comes with a 2K fisheye camera, more resolution than Nest and some of Ring's doorbell products, potentially offering more detailed video. Hue i

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Battlefield 6 dev apologizes for requiring Secure Boot to power anti-cheat tools

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-21 21:42:13

Earlier this month, EA announced that players in its Battlefield 6 open beta on PC would have to enable Secure Boot in their Windows OS and BIOS settings. That decision proved controversial among players who weren't able to get the finicky low-level security setting working on their machines and others who were unwilling to allow EA's anti-cheat tools to once again have kernel-level access to their systems. Now, Battlefield 6 technical director Christian Buhl is defending that requirement as so

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Cisco warns of max severity flaw in Firewall Management Center

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-18 14:57:45

Cisco is warning about a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the RADIUS subsystem of its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software. Cisco FCM is a management platform for the vendor’s Secure Firewall products, which provides a centralized web or SSH-based interface to allow administrators to configure, monitor, and update Cisco firewalls. RADIUS in FMC is an optional external authentication method that permits connecting to a Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service

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A Unified Approach to Branch Security and SD-WAN: Streamlining Operations

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2026-01-26 11:00:51

The way we work has fundamentally shifted, with hybrid and remote models becoming a widespread reality. This evolution brings tremendous benefits but also presents significant challenges for IT and security teams tasked with ensuring seamless access to applications and protecting sensitive data outside the traditional corporate perimeter. Traditionally, network deployments often routed all internet traffic back to a central site through a perimeter firewall. While this provided security, backha

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Call of Duty and Battlefield 6 will both require Secure Boot on Windows

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-02-05 17:00:00

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. To better protect against cheaters, Activision says that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 players on PC will need to use hardware with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 and have Windows’ Secure Boot feature turned on when the game is available later this year. Ahead of that, Activision is doing

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The first widespread cure for HIV could be in children

news.ycombinator.com David Cox 2026-02-02 18:20:42

For years, Philip Goulder has been obsessed with a particularly captivating idea: In the hunt for an HIV cure, could children hold the answers? Starting in the mid-2010s, the University of Oxford pediatrician and immunologist began working with scientists in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, with the aim of tracking several hundred children who had acquired HIV from their mothers, either during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding. After putting the children on antiretroviral dru

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Battlefield 6 anti-cheat system requires Secure Boot, shutting out Linux and legacy PCs

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2026-02-11 18:44:00

In a nutshell: Electronic Arts is preparing to launch the next chapter in the Battlefield saga and expects players to fully embrace the new FPS experience. However, many potential buyers may be disappointed by the game's lack of support for Linux-based platforms. Battlefield 6 will include a powerful anti-cheat system that requires players to enable Secure Boot on their Windows PCs. Battlefield Wire confirmed the news on X, stating that EA's anti-cheat technology will run at the kernel level on

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Five children see HIV viral loads vanish after taking antiretroviral drugs

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-12 11:20:11

For years, Philip Goulder has been obsessed with a particularly captivating idea: In the hunt for an HIV cure, could children hold the answers? Starting in the mid-2010s, the University of Oxford pediatrician and immunologist began working with scientists in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, with the aim of tracking several hundred children who had acquired HIV from their mothers, either during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding. After putting the children on antiretroviral dru

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The First Widespread Cure for HIV Could Be in Children

news.ycombinator.com David Cox 2026-02-12 12:20:42

For years, Philip Goulder has been obsessed with a particularly captivating idea: In the hunt for an HIV cure, could children hold the answers? Starting in the mid-2010s, the University of Oxford pediatrician and immunologist began working with scientists in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, with the aim of tracking several hundred children who had acquired HIV from their mothers, either during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding. After putting the children on antiretroviral dru

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The First Widespread Cure for HIV Could Be in Children

wired.com David Cox 2026-02-14 18:19:14

For years, Philip Goulder has been obsessed with a particularly captivating idea: In the hunt for an HIV cure, could children hold the answers? Starting in the mid-2010s, the University of Oxford pediatrician and immunologist began working with scientists in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, with the aim of tracking several hundred children who had acquired HIV from their mothers, either during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding. After putting the children on antiretroviral dru

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The best password managers for Android of 2025: Expert tested

zdnet.com Emily Long 2026-02-26 03:00:17

Bitwarden consistently features as one of my top password manager recommendations across numerous platforms, and Android is no different. Why we like it: With Bitwarden, you can sync unlimited credentials across as many devices as you want for free, so it's easy to access your logins, credit cards, identities, and notes wherever you need them. Saving and autofilling work well in mobile apps and browsers via biometric unlock with your fingerprint or face. Review: Bitwarden Bitwarden is open so

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Show HN: NativeSwap – Low cost cross-chain swaps without wrappers or bridges

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-28 22:02:59

1 Connect Your Wallet Securely connect your preferred wallet (Ctrl, Metamask, or any Web3 wallet) to access your assets across blockchains. Your private keys remain in your control at all times. 2 Select Your Assets Choose your source and destination cryptocurrencies from our extensive list of supported assets. View real-time rates, fees, and estimated transaction times before proceeding with your swap. 3 Confirm Transaction Review the swap details, including exchange rate, fees, and destinati

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Managing EFI boot loaders for Linux: Controlling secure boot (2015)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-02 14:15:56

Managing EFI Boot Loaders for Linux: Controlling Secure Boot by Rod Smith, [email protected] Originally written: 2/22/2015; last update: 3/4/2023 This Web page is provided free of charge and with no annoying outside ads; however, I did take time to prepare it, and Web hosting does cost money. If you find this Web page useful, please consider making a small donation to help keep this site up and running. Thanks! Donate $1.00 Donate $2.50 Donate $5.00 Donate $10.00 Donate another value

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The best Apple AirTag accessories for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-09 04:00:37

AirTags can also help you keep track of larger bags and luggage, and you could easily slip one into an interior pocket and call it a day. But if you’d rather hook the tracker to the outside, you’ll need something a bit larger and more flexible than a standard key ring. Belkin’s Secure Holder with Strap is a good option: it comes in different colors and it’s budget friendly at only $13. The case opens up into two pieces, allowing you to sit the AirTag inside the circle and twist and snap the two

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When root meets immutable: OpenBSD chflags vs. log tampering

news.ycombinator.com Rafael Sadowski 2026-03-11 23:36:47

Why ISO 27001 Demands Immutable Logs (Without Actually Saying So) # ISO 27001 is like that careful lawyer who never says exactly what they mean – it tells you what needs to be achieved, not how to do it. When it comes to logging, this is particularly telling: Control A.12.4.2 simply states that “logging information and logging facilities shall be protected against tampering and unauthorized access.” Period. How? That’s your problem to solve. But anyone who’s ever had to investigate a security

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Resolve (YC W15) Is Hiring an Operations and Billing Lead for Construction VR

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-13 04:00:47

Location: Remote Type: Full-time About Us Resolve is an 11-person SaaS startup helping construction companies and builders review faster. Our clients include general contractors, specialty subcontractors, owner operators and engineering companies—companies that build the world around us. We’re growing fast and looking for a detail-oriented, proactive Billing and Operations Lead to take charge of key administrative processes that keep our business humming. What You’ll Do You’ll own and impro

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When Root Meets Immutable: OpenBSD Chflags vs. Log Tampering

news.ycombinator.com Rafael Sadowski 2026-03-13 10:36:47

Why ISO 27001 Demands Immutable Logs (Without Actually Saying So) # ISO 27001 is like that careful lawyer who never says exactly what they mean – it tells you what needs to be achieved, not how to do it. When it comes to logging, this is particularly telling: Control A.12.4.2 simply states that “logging information and logging facilities shall be protected against tampering and unauthorized access.” Period. How? That’s your problem to solve. But anyone who’s ever had to investigate a security

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Linux and Secure Boot certificate expiration

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-13 10:53:31

Linux and Secure Boot certificate expiration [LWN subscriber-only content] Welcome to LWN.net The following subscription-only content has been made available to you by an LWN subscriber. Thousands of subscribers depend on LWN for the best news from the Linux and free software communities. If you enjoy this article, please consider subscribing to LWN. Thank you for visiting LWN.net! Linux users who have Secure Boot enabled on their systems knowingly or unknowingly rely on a key from Microsoft t

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Samsung fixes the Secure Folder flaw that let anyone see what apps you’re hiding

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-18 05:30:35

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has patched a Secure Folder flaw that previously allowed anyone with physical access to see your hidden apps and photos. The vulnerability existed because Secure Folder was implemented as a “work profile,” which key system components didn’t recognize as a highly secure space. One UI 8 reclassifies Secure Folder as a “private” profile, ensuring system apps now correctly hide its sensitive files and app information from view. Samsung’s Secure Fo

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Try 1Password for free to save $20 (and all your unique passwords) for Prime Day

9to5mac.com Sponsored Post 2026-03-27 20:36:12

Using 1Password to remember every username and password that accumulates is easily one of the best quality-of-life improvements you can make in your digital world. In addition to saving all your passwords and secure information, 9to5Mac readers can also try 1Password free for 14 days and take home a $20 credit as a Prime Day exclusive! 1Password is hands-down the best fix for fumbling with passwords because it’s private, cross-platform, and the absolute leader in password management features. 1

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Popular UV Manicure Lamps Might Be Frying Your Skin at the Molecular Level

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-03-30 20:20:56

UV LED nail lamps are very trendy right now, allowing people to quickly wrap up their manicures at the salon or in the comfort of their own home. But it now appears that these products can come at a potentially serious cost. Scientists in Argentina led the study, which examined how the UV dose emitted by a modern manicure lamp affected common skin molecules. They found that just a few minutes of exposure altered these molecules in ways that could be harmful to skin. Though the long-term health

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Startups and founders could be hardest hit by $100,000 H-1B visas

New EDR-Freeze tool uses Windows WER to suspend security software

CERN Animal Shelter for Computer Mice (2011)

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Signal lets you back up your chats for free now - plus its first-ever paid feature

Signal adds secure cloud backups to save and restore chats

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Call of Duty and Battlefield 6 will both require Secure Boot on Windows

The first widespread cure for HIV could be in children

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Five children see HIV viral loads vanish after taking antiretroviral drugs

The First Widespread Cure for HIV Could Be in Children

The First Widespread Cure for HIV Could Be in Children

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Managing EFI boot loaders for Linux: Controlling secure boot (2015)

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