Windows Server 2022 Has Been Released
Some products are released with lots of fanfare. Others with very little. There was almost no fanfare behind the release of Windows Server 2022 but it is currently available to customers. Windows...
View ArticlePopular Gaming Company Has An Installation Software Server Vulnerability
You may not be familiar with the name "SteelSeries" unless you're a gamer. The company makes an exceptional line of gaming gear including keyboards, mice, and gaming headsets. If you buy one of their...
View ArticleRecent Android App Update Caused Calling And Answering Issues
Google's Android app is the most installed app of all time with more than 5 billion installations. That matters because recently the company reported the existence of a serious bug in the app's latest...
View ArticleWhatsApp Mods On Android Devices May Contain Malware
Are you a WhatsApp user? If you are you may have heard of the FMWhatsApp mod. It promises to improve the WhatsApp user experience by improving user privacy, giving access to custom chat themes, emoji...
View ArticleExchange Servers Are The Target Of This New Ransomware
A new ransomware gang known as "LockFile" has recently burst onto the scene. They specifically target Microsoft Exchange servers to gain access then proceed to encrypt everything they can find....
View ArticleHas Your Bandwidth Slowed Down? It Could Be Proxyware
There's a lot of money to be made by selling things that don't belong to you. That's a lesson hackers around the world have learned very well. Their latest venture is selling other people's internet...
View ArticleInstagram Will Require Age Verification Soon
More and more social media platforms are taking steps to improve protections for younger folk. Instagram is the latest company to take steps in that direction with the recent announcement that the...
View ArticleiPhone Users Getting Secure IDs And Digital Drivers Licenses
Have you ever wished you had a digital ID like a driver's license? Apple is working to make that a reality. The company is currently in talks with officials from eight different state government to...
View ArticleMicrosoft Teams Adds A Number Of New Features
Do you use Microsoft Teams? If you do then you're going to love the August update. It offers a number of new high value features that will improve the quality of your online meetings. Here's a quick...
View ArticleFree Repairs Offered For iPhone 12 Users With Sound Issues
The bad news is some of Apple's iPhone 12's have sound issues. If you own an iPhone 12 then you are probably already aware of this. The good news is that Apple has moved on the issue fairly quickly....
View ArticleMicrosoft Windows 11 Finally Has A Release Date
Are you excited at the prospect of Windows 11? If so then you will be pleased to know that Microsoft's latest OS now has an official release date. That date you're looking for is October 5th, 2021....
View ArticleA Number Of Netgear Routers Get Security Fixes
Dozens of Netgear routers are vulnerable to a very old security flaw. The DNS rebinding flaws that these routers have date back to models the company put out as early as 2007. That means this issue has...
View ArticleFortinet VPN User Passwords May Have Been Leaked Online
Hackers recently released a list of nearly half a million Fortinet VPN usernames and passwords onto the Dark Web. The group behind the attack claims that all the credentials were scraped from...
View ArticleHackers Are Using Windows 11 Curiosity To Load Malware
Millions of people around the world are understandably curious about Windows 11. It's easy to understand why. A new OS offered by the company that makes the most widely OS used on the planet is a big...
View ArticleHackers Behind REvil Ransomware Are Back Online
Not long after successfully attacking Kaseya the band of cyber criminals behind the REvil ransomware strain went dark. Their "Happy Blog" mysteriously went offline. It is not known if the group went...
View ArticleReport Finds One Third Of Suspicious Emails Are Threats
Employee cyber security training is paying off according to a report recently released by IT security company F-Secure. Researchers from F-Secure analyzed more than 200,000 emails that had been flagged...
View ArticleInstalling Windows 11 On Unsupported Devices May Have Security Risks
Microsoft raised hackles worldwide when they placed stringent hardware requirements on their recently announced Windows 11 OS. Many chipsets that are more than capable of running the new software...
View ArticleMicrosoft Accounts Will Allow Passwordless Methods For Users
Microsoft will be rolling out a new passwordless login scheme in the weeks ahead and that should make just about everyone happy. Passwords and having to remember endless multitudes of them are one of...
View ArticlePopular HP Gaming Laptops And Desktops Have Security Vulnerability
Do you own an HP Omen, Envy, or Pavilion gaming laptop or desktop? You're certainly not alone if you do. It's a wildly popular and incredibly versatile model that has sold millions of units worldwide....
View ArticleRansomware Attackers Look For Unpatched Systems To Exploit
Not long ago Microsoft patched a critical MSHTML remote code execution security flaw being tracked as CVE-2021-40444. Beginning on August 18th of this year (2021) the company spotted hackers exploiting...
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