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Best of both worlds: Samsung announces production of three-bit, 3D, high-density NAND flash

Best of both worlds: Samsung announces production of three-bit, 3D, high-density NAND flash

One note is that Samsung is attempting to have its cake and eat it too as far as the NAND is concerned, referring to this as “3-bit multi-level cell (MLC).” That’s not how the term is typically used, and until Samsung demonstrates that it’s built TLC NAND with MLC characteristics in both performance and longevity, it’s a misapplication of terminology for the sake of marketing.

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Crypto wars redux: why the FBI's desire to unlock your private life must be resisted

Crypto wars redux: why the FBI's desire to unlock your private life must be resisted

Eric Holder, the outgoing US attorney general, has joined the FBI and other law enforcement agencies in calling for the security of all computer systems to be fatally weakened. This isn’t a new project – the idea has been around since the early 1990s, when the NSA classed all strong cryptography as a “munition” and regulated civilian use of it to ensure that they had the keys to unlock any technological countermeasures you put around your data.

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FDA Aims to Shore Up Medical Device Cybersecurity

FDA Aims to Shore Up Medical Device Cybersecurity

The Food and Drug Administration last week released long-awaited recommendations aimed at better managing cybersecurity risks to protect patient health and information. The new recommendations are included in the final release of a document titled "Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices."

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