Hackers Stopped With Help of Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit
29-April-2020
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…
New Windows 10 Disk Cleanup Feature Coming Soon
24-April-2020
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…
Spread Of COVID-19 Data Available From Google And Apple
22-April-2020
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…
Zoom Is Working On Security But May Be Too Late
20-April-2020
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…
Private Twitter Files May Have Been Cached In Firefox
17-April-2020
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…
Google Data Shows Impacts Of Covid-19 Shelter In Place Precaution
15-April-2020
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…
Crowded WiFi Networks Could Get Better Pending FCC Vote
13-April-2020
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…
Be On The Lookout As Astaroth Malware Makes A Comeback
10-April-2020
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…
Employees Working From Home Turn To VPN During COVID
08-April-2020
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…
Apple Update Blocks Safari Third Party Cookies By Default
06-April-2020
In May of 2019, a Google blog post encouraged all web browsers to adopt the approach of blocking third-party cookies by default. Google announced their own plans to do…