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Monday September 20, 2021. 03:36 PM
If you haven't been paying attention you may not have noticed that September is Insider Threat Awareness month, with the aim of educating individuals and organizations on the dangers of insider threats and the forms they can take. Almost half of organizations say they find...
Quantum computing offers incredible computing power and is set to transform many areas such as research. However, it also represents a threat to current security systems as cracking passwords and encryption keys becomes much easier. So quantum is a security threat, but is...
Sunday September 19, 2021. 07:02 PM
Tom Warren over at The Verge really hates Windows 11, proclaiming he won't be upgrading to Microsoft's upcoming operating system. Why? He has several reasons, such as his inability to easily locate the date and time when using multiple monitors. Oh well. It is his loss, as...
The curse of Windows 11's system requirements has struck, and this time the victims are users of VirtualBox. Anyone hoping to run the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system in Oracle’s virtualization software is out of luck. It comes after Microsoft tightened up...
Saturday September 18, 2021. 02:52 PM
Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability in the AMD Platform Security Processor (PSP) chipset driver for multiple CPU architectures. Tracked as CVE-2021-26333, the security flaw is comparable with the likes of Spectre and Meltdown. The vulnerability, found by...
While Microsoft would prefer that anyone in the market for office software paid for an Office 365 / Microsoft 365 subscription, the company is well-aware that 'some customers aren't ready to move to the cloud'. More specifically, some customers do not want to pay a...
Security researchers have discovered a new type of malware that makes use of Windows Subsystem for Linux as a way to stealthily attack systems. Attacks can be carried out using malicious Linux binaries using a technique that was previously just a theoretical...
If you were hoping to get around Windows 11’s TPM 2.0 requirement by running the operating system in a virtual machine, you're out of luck. People attempting to update to Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.194 in a virtual machine will have noticed a message warning...
Microsoft recently started the process of giving PowerToys a Windows 11 makeover ahead of the launch of the operating system next month. Now the company has released the latest version of the essential collection of utilities to the Windows 11 Microsoft Store. This means...
Friday September 17, 2021. 04:20 PM
As hundreds of regional communications service providers rush to deploy broadband and add thousands of new subscribers to their networks, they face a long list of tasks and budget items to be addressed. Most of the budget and buildout schedule will focus on the physical...
Nearly a quarter (24 percent) of office workers have experienced a data breach, yet 12 percent say nothing will make them take cyber security more seriously, and a third won't take extra precautions. A survey of over 2,000 UK office staff from BlueFort Security finds 34...
As we continue our journey through the extended new normal of the pandemic, it is crystal clear that to survive and thrive, companies will have to adapt to be able to respond to the ever-evolving needs of today’s digital consumers. It is not an exaggeration to say that...
Four-hundred-fifty-six in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 and 11 on the Microsoft Store and elsewhere in the past seven days. Microsoft released a passwordless sign-in option for Microsoft account this...
Increasing numbers of apps are moving to an SaaS model and containers, but the security of these applications doesn't always get much attention. We spoke to BetterCloud CEO, David Politis who believes that SaaS security is an area that businesses need to take much more...
Thursday September 16, 2021. 10:20 PM
Released at the same time as the company undergoes a redesign involving a new logo, Avast One is here to help keep you protected online. This is more than just an antivirus tool -- although an AV component is present -- this is a comprehensive suite of protective tools...
Yesterday, Microsoft rolled out a new Windows 11 build for Insiders on the Dev Channel that offered new Start menu sign-in options. Today, the software giant releases a new build to Insiders in the Beta Channel. Updates here are more representative of the version of Windows...
The skills and tools for collecting, verifying and correlating information from different types of systems is an essential skill when tracking down hackers. This book explores Open Source Intelligence Gathering (OSINT) inside out from multiple perspectives, including those...
Since the start of the pandemic, the way business is conducted has changed permanently, with many workforces continuing to work remotely as restrictions have eased. As companies relax and rules have eased, life is expected to return to a form of 'new normal.' But, the issues ...
Data security company Varonis has released research based on an analysis of four billion files across 50 organisations in the manufacturing industry and finds that there’s a huge problem of overexposure of data in the sector. Every employee can access, on average, six...
Organizations are prioritizing strategic security programs but are missing the capabilities they need to make meaningful changes to their security posture according to a new report. The study by ReliaQuest, in partnership with Ponemon Research shows that 48 percent of...
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