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Thousands of Horses Escape — Now Microsoft is Starting to Close the Barn Door
Thousands of Horses Escape -- Now Microsoft is Starting to Close the Barn Door It might be difficult to fathom how this isn’t already mandatory, but Microsoft Corp. says it will soon force all Cloud Solution Providers (CSPs) that help companies manage...
Insecurity Strike Again – Major MSP Hack
Insecurity Strike Again - Major MSP Hack Hackers breached the infrastructure of PCM Inc., one of the major U.S.-based cloud solution provider. According to the popular investigator Brian Krebs, the attackers gained access to email and file sharing systems for...
Got Chinese Security Cameras? Just Try to Remove them.
Got Chinese Security Cameras? Just Try to Remove them. U.S. federal agencies have five weeks to rip out Chinese-made surveillance cameras in order to comply with a ban imposed by Congress last year in an effort to thwart the threat of spying from Beijing. But...
Worried About Privacy? Steve Wozniak says Delete Facebook
Worried About Privacy? Steve Wozniak says Delete Facebook Steve Wozniak is the latest high-profile naysayer to speak out against Facebook. The Apple co-founder, who deleted his own Facebook profile last year, told TMZ recently that he recommends most people...
Hollywood Could Hit the Skids with Virtual Stars
Hollywood on the Skids with Virtual Stars When you’re watching a modern blockbuster such as The Avengers, it’s hard to escape the feeling that what you’re seeing is almost entirely computer-generated imagery, from the effects to the sets to fantastical creatures. But...
Chinese Ministry of State Security Attacks Major Companies Internal Networks
Chinese Ministry of State Security Attacks Major Companies Internal NetworksHackers broke into the internal networks on major companies, such as HPE and IBM, and stole corporate data and trade secrets. Then the attackers used the stolen information to target into...
Did You Turn of Tracking? Guess What? Apps are Still Tracking You.
Did You Turn of Tracking? Guess What? Apps are Still Tracking You Android Q, the next version of Google's mobile OS, is set to fix Android's broken permission system. However, versions in use now give developers easy ways to get around user preferences for apps not...
Apple has a problem with Zoom and so should you
Apple has a problem with Zoom and so should you After all of the drama over Zoom’s use of a hidden web server on Macs, Apple itself has decided to step in, TechCrunch reports. It is issuing a silent update — meaning your Mac will get it without any interaction...
New MacBooks Coming
New MacBooks ComingThe “cheap” MacBook Pro—a 13-inch model starting at a mere $1,299—has been refreshed with an 8th-generation, 1.4GHz Intel Core i5 quad-core processor, a welcome upgrade from the 7th-generation, 2.3GHz Intel Core i5 dual-core chip the laptop...
Someone’s Phishing For You
Someone’s Phishing for You! Black Hats are out there casting a line for you and hoping to land their “Phish” This type of social engineering relies on a simple human trait - trust. By playing on this trust, they can manipulate you into falling for their plot...
Hillary Clinton and CyberSecurity — In What Universe?
Hillary Clinton and CyberSecurity — In What Universe? Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton withdrew from the cybersecurity conference where she was scheduled to be the keynote speaker, citing an “unforeseen circumstance,” according to an email from the...
What Did You Say? The Forever Recordings of Alexa
What Did You Say? The Forever Recordings of Alexa If you (like so many of us) hate listening to recordings of your own voice, you may be in for an unpleasant future, as Amazon has confirmed it hangs on to every conversation you've ever had with an Alexa-enabled...
