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A Critical Deadline Is Approaching for Windows and Linux Security

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A Critical Deadline Is Approaching for Windows and Linux Security

The clock is ticking for Windows and Linux users to update cryptographic keys that protect their systems against firmware-based UEFI infections, a pernicious form of malware that loads before operating system and antimalware protections start. Beginning June 24, three certificates that cryptographically verify that each piece of firmware and software that loads during system boot … Read more

Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US

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Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US

A case of New World screwworm has been confirmed in South Texas, the US Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday night. It marks the first detected breach of the US-Mexico border by the ravenous flesh-eating flies, which have been making their way up through Central America for the past several years. In a social media post … Read more