Data leaks have become so commonplace that it’s incredibly easy to become numb to them, but credit reporting service Equifax announced a doozy today that when all is said and done could involve 143 million consumers. This is bad. It was a treasure trove of information...
It’s always a fresh reminder to stay vigilant when opening any email, file or document from an unknown source. With the high rate of malware, ransomware and virus attacks over email recently, it is imperative to stay on top of security when it comes to your...
Firefox 57, scheduled for release on November 14, will ship with a new protective measure that will prevent accessibility apps from accessing the web browser’s data. Accessibility is a term used to describe the design of products for people with disabilities....
Remember all of those pushy Windows 10 OS upgrades from Mr. Microsoft? Germany’s Baden-Würtenberg consumer rights center had enough and got Microsoft admit to the force feeding of Windows 10 in 2015 after a lengthy 18 month investigation. For more info, follow...
Apple released a new version of its mobile platform, iOS 10.3.3, on Wednesday, fixing a couple of security issues. Sounds like business as usual, but one of the bugs squashed with this update was actually quite serious. Source: New iOS update fixes a very dangerous...
“Just by accessing a folder containing a malicious SCF file, a user will unwittingly share his computer’s login credentials with an attacker via Google Chrome and the SMB protocol. This technique is not new, but a combination of two different techniques,...
