The plaintiffs claim HP pulled a bait-and-switch by trying to “monopolize an aftermarket for replacement ink cartridges.” Tech giant HP is facing another class action lawsuit over a firmware update that locked printer owners out of using third-party ink. Like a print job that ran out of that good ol’ CMYK, HP has sought toContinue reading “Lawsuit says HP took advantage of customers’ sunk costs with printer updates prohibiting third-party ink.”
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How to protect the original IoT device: The printer.
IT pros share a checklist for securing the company printers. Printers aren’t just jam-prone machines that frustrate IT pros and employees alike. These days, many are effectively giant computers, complete with hard drives and internet connectivity. The increasingly sophisticated nature of the printer calls for a checklist of security safeguards. The defenses—including firmware updates, networkContinue reading “How to protect the original IoT device: The printer.”
Critical ‘LogoFAIL’ Bugs Offer Secure Boot Bypass for Millions of PCs.
Hundreds of consumer and enterprise-grade x86 and ARM models from various vendors, including Intel, Acer, and Lenovo, are potentially vulnerable to bootkits and takeover. Researchers have uncovered “LogoFAIL,” a set of critical vulnerabilities present in the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) ecosystem for PCs. Exploitation of the vulnerabilities nullify essential endpoint security measures and provide attackers withContinue reading “Critical ‘LogoFAIL’ Bugs Offer Secure Boot Bypass for Millions of PCs.”
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