Tech firms battle to resolve major security flaw Amazon, Google and now Apple — as the list of digital giants hit by the “Spectre” and “Meltdown” computer security flaws grows longer, the race is on to limit the damage. “All Mac systems and iOS devices are affected, but there are no known exploits impacting customers at this time,” Apple — whose devices are usually regarded as secure — said in a post on an online support page on Thursday. Almost all microprocessors produced over the past 10 years by Intel, AMD and ARM are affected. No PC or mobile device can function without the miniature components that are effectively nerve centers for executing computer programs and apps. And that is what distinguishes them from previous security alerts that have tended to involve software rather than hardware. In theory, Spectre and Meltdown could enable a user to “access kernel level memory access, exposing critical information that would be stored there, like system passwords,” said Chris Morales, head of security analytics at Vectra. Luke Wagner, a software engineer at Mozilla, wrote on a security blog that it was “possible to use similar techniques from web content to read private information”. Effectively, all electronic devices manufactured all around the world in recent years contain potentially vulnerable chips. The biggest names in the sector, including Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla, are now rushing out updates and patches to eliminate the flaw. US giant Intel, as well as its rivals AMD and ARM, have started… [Read full story]
Russian hi-tech firms find Vietnamese partnersQuang Chung By Quang Chung - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – A delegation comprising 23 Russian firms, mostly in hi-tech industry, met Vietnamese firms at the Vietnam-Russia Business Forum in HCMC last week to explore business opportunities. Maxim Golilok, Russia’s chief trade representative in Vietnam, told the forum held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) that Russian firms wanted to find partners in fields such as research and development of new material, biotechnology, radio components, healthcare, space, oil and gas, and finance. The delegation members included SAG Ltd. producing spaceships and…... [read more]
Most Vietnam firms have weak info securityVan Nam HCMC - More than 73% of Vietnamese enterprises lack information security staff, shows an information security survey conducted by Ernst & Young Vietnam. At a workshop in HCMC , Ernst & Young Vietnam said many local firms have invested little in security monitoring, cyber attack incident response, and threat and vulnerability identification despite security breaches in the banking, finance and industrial production on April 4. According to experts, information security investment accounts for about 1-3% of total revenue of a business, and such an investment is needed to protect information in risk…... [read more]
Over 2,000 look for jobs at tech firmsBy Quoc Hung - The Saigon Times DailyHCMC – More than 2,000 people, most of them technology students, came to a job bazaar in HCMC on Sunday with the participation of five hi-tech businesses operating at Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) and nine other companies outside the park.According to SHTP, the businesses in the park needed to recruit people for more than 1,040 basic jobs and more than 40 management and hi-end technology positions. Meanwhile, the enterprises outside wanted to fill the 523 vacant management and hi-end technology positions, and employ nearly 3,000 workers.Nguyen…... [read more]
Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Tuesday issued a statement to refute some security flaw claims on its LaserJet printers. "Today there has been sensational and inaccurate reporting regarding a potential security vulnerability with some HP LaserJet printers. No customer has reported unauthorized access. Speculation regarding potential for devices to catch fire due to a firmware change is false," HP said in the statement. Tech blog "The Red Tape Chronicle" reported earlier Tuesday that researchers from Columbia University found that a feature named "remote firmware update" on HP's Internet-connected LaserJet printers could allow hackers take control of the device by installing malicious software,…... [read more]
Workers at a hi-tech chain to produce fan of Nidec Viet Nam Corporation in HCM Ciy's Hi-tech Industrial Park. Local hi-tech firms are facing a severe lack of skilled workers.— VNA/VNS Photo Van Khanh HCM CITY (VNS)— Hi-tech firms in HCM City are facing a severe shortage of skilled workers with only 30 per cent of trained workers meeting their job demands. Tran Anh Tuan, deputy director of the city's Centre of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labour Market Information, said that the IT industry has a huge need for programmers, network engineers, hardware engineers and web designers. But the number…... [read more]
