Twitter Is Getting Tough On Apps
04-August-2018
Twitter has long had a reputation for being at the mercy of bots that have been used to sway public discourse and opinion.
Often, these bots are controlled via Twitter…
Microsoft Working On Delay Feature For Windows 10 Update Installs
03-August-2018
If you’ve used Windows 10 for any length of time, you’ve probably had this happen to you. You’re right in the middle of working on something important, and all…
E-Mail Is A Big Threat To Your Organization
02-August-2018
Mimecast’s 2018 “State of Email Security” report is out, and although it’s contents are hardly a surprise, the news it contains is mostly bad.
For starters, it confirms what most…
Chrome Now Shows Sites Without SSL as Not Secure
01-August-2018
There is a small but significant change from Google, with the release of Chrome 68. The updated browser will now prominently notify browsers when they surf their way to…
Girl Scouts Can Now Earn New Badges For High Technical Skills
30-July-2018
The girl scouts have officially moved into the 21st century.
The Girl Scouts of America recently announced the creation of a whole raft of new badges that address (in the…
Hackers May Set Their Sights On Your GPS Next
28-July-2018
If you’re like most people, you probably rely heavily on the GPS function of your phone. Type in an address and your phone helpfully guides you, turn by turn,…
iOS Adds New Restricted Mode In Latest Update
19-July-2018
Apple recently released an updated version of iOS, 11.4.1. They did so quietly, and without much fanfare, but the update includes one very powerful and exciting security update that’s…
Adobe Releases Massive Update To Patch Its Products
18-July-2018
There’s a lot to like about the contents of Adobe’s most recent “Patch Tuesday” update. It’s well worth downloading and installing, even if you normally take a pass on…
Open Database Exposes Info Of 340 Million People
16-July-2018
Internet security researcher Vinny Trola recently made a huge and disturbing discovery. A marketing firm called Exactis had left a massive database unsecured, allowing anyone who stumbled across it…
Apps In Gmail Have Full Access To Read Your Emails
13-July-2018
File this one away under “watch your permissions.” It’s recently come to light that an unknown number of third party apps have access to read emails sitting in your…