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Operating System Characteristics (Features)

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Hence, the operating system is the software that aligns other software to work sufficiently using the computer’s hardware devices. Windows 8, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11, Linux, Mac OS, iOS, and Android are examples of the operating system. Hardware and software both are interdependent. Image Source.

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The State of Security in 2024

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are concerned about spyware, 7.6% They’re not behind by your firewall; they run on hardware you don’t own and can’t control; and you can’t yank the Ethernet cable out of its jack if you notice an attack in progress. Only 10.0% about illegitimate use of resources (for example, cryptocurrency mining), and 1.9% Figure 1-2.

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Radar trends to watch: August 2021

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Amnesty International has released an open source tool for checking whether a phone has been compromised by Pegasus, the spyware sold by the NSO group to many governments, and used (among other things) to track journalists. A bendable processor from ARM could be the future of wearable computing. Miscellaneous.

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