'Millions' of Dell PCs will grant malware, rogue users admin-level access if asked nicely [Wed May 5 2021]

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Samsung stops providing security updates to the Galaxy S8 at grand old age of four years

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'Millions' of Dell PCs will grant malware, rogue users admin-level access if asked nicely

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Red Hat open-sources StackRox Kubernetes security product

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American schools' phone apps send children's info to ad networks, analytics firms

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RHEL, RHEL, RHEL, fancy that: Rocky Linux would-be CentOS replacement hits RC1 milestone

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Stuck in R/3verse: East Sussex County Council struggles to move forward with £25m SAP replacement

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