Password Policies Getting Update From Microsoft
Industry experts have been predicting the death of the humble password for decades. To date, those predictions have amounted to nothing. Passwords are still with us, and still serve as the cornerstone ...
Windows Update May Fail With External Storage Devices
Microsoft recently issued an important support document that your IT staff needs to be aware of. In part, their notice reads as follows: "Inappropriate drive reassignment can occur on eligible computers that ...
Microsoft Is Keeping Paint Program For Now
Back in July 2017, Microsoft created a bit of an uproar when they released a build of Windows 10 that promoted their new Paint 3D app. Paired with the new arrival was ...
Persistent Banking Trojan Virus Launches New Phishing Scam
The venerable banking Trojan known as Q-bot is back in the news, having recently been spotted in the wild as part of a sophisticated new phishing campaign designed to claim a new ...
Macs Get More Protection Against Viruses With Update
Apple recently made an update to their XProtect antivirus software, which is the company's built-in means of protecting Macs from virus threats. Patrick Wardle is one of the best-known Mac security experts. According ...
2019 Sees A Huge Rise In Ransomware Attacks
According to FBI statistics, in 2013 there were 991 tracked incidents of ransomware attacks against business, resulting in losses slightly exceeding half a million dollars. The number of incidents steadily increased through ...
Twitter Will Soon Release New Features With Update
Twitter recently announced the addition of a new "Hide Replies" feature, which will give the platform's users a bit more control over conversations that stem from the tweets they make. Twitter Senior ...
Report States Bots Account For 20 Percent Of Web Traffic
How much of the web's traffic would you estimate to be fake, if you had to guess? The answer to that question might surprise you. According to the 2019 Bad Bot Report ...
Popular Android Apps Banned For Sending User Data To China
A major Chinese developer is in hot water with Google from an extensive BuzzFeed investigation which revealed that the company's apps were abusing user permissions, allowing the company to commit fraud on ...
Recent Data Breach May Affect Hotmail And Outlook Users
Microsoft recently confirmed that the login credentials of one of its customer support agents was compromised. This allows unknown third parties to log in and gain access to data contained in an ...
