Be On The Lookout As Astaroth Malware Makes A Comeback
Are you familiar with Astaroth? If you're a data security professional, you've probably at least heard the name. The group gained some notoriety last year when it came to light that they had developed...
View ArticleEmployees Working From Home Turn To VPN During COVID
It's no secret that the global pandemic we're all living through has changed a great many things about both work and home life. For one thing, work and home life are often the same now, with large...
View ArticleiOS Update Includes iPhone And iPad Features And Fixes
If you don't normally prioritize updating your iPhone and iPad OS, you're probably going to want to shift gears and grab version 13.4 as soon as possible. The latest versions of both OS variants...
View ArticleSome HP Devices May Fail After 30,000 Hours Of Use
Late last year, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) issued a warning about some of the Solid State Drives they manufacture. The warning was that unless users downloaded a patch to the drive's firmware,...
View ArticleOffice 365 Making Changes To Accommodate Millions Working From Home
Recently, Netflix announced that it was scaling back its streaming speeds to better handle the increased load brought on by millions of people around the world sitting at home due to the threat of the...
View ArticleCrowded WiFi Networks Could Get Better Pending FCC Vote
Wireless connectivity is becoming a victim of its own success. Every year, the appetite for bandwidth grows, but of course, there's only so much to go around. The recent shelter in place orders that...
View ArticleGoogle Data Shows Impacts Of Covid-19 Shelter In Place Precaution
Google is using the massive footprint in the smartphone ecosystem to help people understand the impacts that social distancing is having in the face of the global pandemic. Their new global Community...
View ArticleHuge Increase In Phishing And Malware Attacks Using Coronavirus
Around the world, hundreds of millions of people are terrified of the current pandemic that's raging. Most of those are currently self-quarantining at home and limiting their social contacts. Everyone...
View ArticleOver 5 Million Marriott Customers Vulnerable In Latest Data Breach
Are you a frequent guest at Marriott hotels? If so, be advised that the company has recently reported a massive data breach that could impact up to 5.2 million guests who have stayed at the hotel....
View ArticlePrivate Twitter Files May Have Been Cached In Firefox
Are you a regular Twitter user? More specifically, are you a regular Twitter user who also prefers the Firefox web browser? If so, be advised that Twitter recently disclosed a new bug with potentially...
View ArticleZoom Is Working On Security But May Be Too Late
The popular messaging tool called Zoom is having a tough time. According to a recently released memo that circulated through Elon Musk's "SpaceX" company, the company is banning Zoom's use because of...
View ArticleOver Half Of All Calls People Receive Are Spam Calls
If you're like most people, you probably get a lot of calls over the course of a week. They're probably calls that you'd just rather not get at all. How many of those calls do you get, exactly? Have...
View ArticleRansomware Targets Company Working On A COVID-19 Vaccine
It's common knowledge that hackers are highly opportunistic and certainly not above targeting children, the sick and the dying if there's money to be made. Even so, attacking a drug company currently...
View ArticleSpread Of COVID-19 Data Available From Google And Apple
Big tech firms are lining up to help us get a better handle on the data concerning this pandemic. Data includes who has Covid-19 and how fast and far the virus is spreading around the country (and...
View ArticleHackers Targeting WooCommerce Users To Steal Credit Card Information
WooCommerce is a WordPress-based, free plugin that makes it incredibly easy to sell just about anything online. With more than five million installations, it's clearly a favorite on the web....
View ArticleNew Windows 10 Disk Cleanup Feature Coming Soon
If you're a veteran Windows user, you've almost certainly made frequent use of the "Disk Cleanup" feature, which has been a standard part of the OS for what feels like forever. Recently though,...
View ArticleBeware Of Phishing Emails Appearing As From The Federal Government
The Digital Security firm Inky reports that they've discovered a new, disturbing phishing campaign you should be aware of. The company has spotted a disturbing number of scam emails purporting to be...
View ArticleApple Announced A New Low-Priced iPhone
Rumors have been swirling for months about Apple and the possibility that they'll release a successor to their iPhone SE. Recently, the company put a pin in all the speculation and unveiled their...
View ArticleHackers Stopped With Help of Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit
Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) recently played an instrumental role in taking down a botnet made up of more than 400,000 devices. A botnet is a tool that hackers use to invade systems. The...
View ArticleGmail Blocks Millions Of COVID-19 Phishing Emails Daily
Google's popular Gmail service has been busy. In a typical day, the company's email system blocks more than a hundred million phishing emails. During the last week alone, the company reports that their...
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