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…
Microsoft Edge Mobile Browser Blocks Android And iOS Ads
07-July-2018
As most people know, Microsoft Edge was the company’s “reboot.” After trying for years to patch and update their beleaguered Internet Explorer, Microsoft ultimately decided to scrap it and…
Watch Out For Rise In Microsoft Office Attacks
04-July-2018
Menlo Security has recently published a new report that will probably dismay you if you’re a business owner.
Microsoft Office has been named as the attack vector of choice for…
Turn Cortana Off At Lock Screen To Avoid Potential Hack
02-July-2018
Do you use Cortana? It’s a handy virtual assistant (like Siri) built into Windows 10. Unfortunately, as useful as she is, there’s a problem. Even if you don’t use…