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Tuesday January 26, 2021. 05:58 PM
It’s been a busy few days for web browsers. Last week, Microsoft Edge 88.0 rolled out several major new features, including a new sleeping tabs feature, while today sees the launch of Firefox 85.0. Firefox 85 arrives with three new noteworthy features. The first is...
At this point, even the most stubborn holdouts have to admit that the cloud offers unbeatable levels of performance, stability, convenience, and security. Working through the COVID-19 pandemic has made that abundantly clear. Keeping key files in local storage quickly loses...
For companies that deal in sensitive information, keeping data secure in the cloud and for remote working is a major challenge. To help meet this TetherView is launching an innovative managed private cloud service called 'Digital Bunker' which offers a 'one-way-in and...
Although they are intended to make our lives simpler, the proliferation of connected devices has thrown up new headaches and risks. New research from RiskRecon and the Cyentia Institute has looked at exposed IoT devices within a dataset of 35,000 organizations and explores...
A survey of 500 US-based enterprise technology decision-makers from IT decision making platform AVANT Communications reveals rapid change as businesses press ahead with digital transformation and bring in new disruptive technologies. The reporst shows nearly half of...
2020 turned the world on its head, and 2021 is proving to be just as challenging for many at the moment. The UK government, and those working to deliver the technology for it, not only have the current pandemic to worry about, but also fallout from Brexit. Prahlad Koti,...
A rapid shift to remote work and the need to make use of individuals' health information has led to greater emphasis on the importance of privacy protections during the pandemic. The fourth annual Data Privacy Benchmark Study from Cisco, released today, analyzed the...
A couple of week ago, we reported about a critical NTFS vulnerability that left hard drives open to corruption in Windows 10. Security researcher Jonas Lykkegaard revealed that opening a folder with a specially crafted name could wipe out the contents of a drive in an...
Digital risk protection platform CybelAngel has updated its offering to include asset discovery and monitoring in order to help businesses identify hidden risks. It can uncover hidden, rogue or obscure devices and services existing outside of the security team's awareness...
Putting a computer online without adequate protection is simply asking for trouble. Even the most tech savvy user can fall victim to viruses, malware and other forms of cyberattack -- so security software is essential these days. In the latest update to its offering in this...
Monday January 25, 2021. 05:27 PM
Installing updates in Windows 10 can be something of a gamble -- will the latest patches make things better or worse? For people with Conexant ISST audio drivers, there have been numerous issues in Windows 10 May 2020 Update (or Windows 10 version 2004). Users trying to...
Companies with small security teams, generally SMEs, face a number of unique challenges which place them at greater risk than their larger enterprise counterparts. This is among the findings of the 2021 CISO Survey of Small Cyber Security Teams from Cynet which also reveals...
There's a famous quote attributed to career criminal William Francis Sutton Jr., when asked why he robbed banks he is said to have replied, 'Because that's where the money is.' For today's cybercriminals the motivation to make money is much the same, so the banking and...
Apple has issued an extended warning that the additional magnets found in iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max as well as MagSafe accessories could pose a risk to people with pacemakers and defibrillators. The company had previously acknowledged the...
Sunday January 24, 2021. 08:30 PM
Listen, folks, your snot is gross and it always has been. Nowadays, however, it is also very dangerous -- and potentially deadly. You see, when you sneeze and send that disgusting snot airborne, the aerosol mucus can spread the COVID-19 virus. Due to failures of the Trump...
Windows 10 includes various tools to keep you safe, including the likes of Windows Defender and Sandbox. For the most part, these are useful tools that helps to keep your computer protected, but you may well find that some are more irritating than helpful. One such irritant...
Saturday January 23, 2021. 04:20 PM
There has always been a healthy rivalry between Microsoft and Apple, and with a new ad, the Windows maker is spoiling for a fight -- a Surface Pro 7 vs MacBook Pro fight. The ad sees Microsoft making the bold claim that its self-produced Surface Pro 7 is a better device --...
Windows Terminal has come a long way since it first appeared in 2019, and Microsoft is not going to give up on moving the utility forward. The company has revealed details of an upcoming change to the command line tool which sees major changes coming to Settings. For anyone...
Microsoft increased the price of Xbox Live Gold yesterday, albeit briefly. The company announced that the cost of one-month membership would go up by $1 per month, with three-month membership increasing by $5. Unsurprisingly, gamers were not happy at the prospect of paying...
Friday January 22, 2021. 05:06 PM
We might only be three weeks into 2021, but Microsoft has already issued a number of patches for Windows 10 -- and now it's time for another one. If you have been experiencing unexpected restarts in Windows 10, or crashes when using BitLocker, there's a new update for you to ...
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