Microsoft Teams (which is the company's Enterprise chat app) isn't all business. Like most other chat apps, it allows those who use it to send amusing animated Gif images. Unfortunately, that proved to be problematic. Recently, researchers from CyberArk discovered a serious security issue with Teams that allowed hackers to exploit the Gif function to compromise a user's account and...
If you rely on Microsoft's Edge browser to surf the web, you're in luck. The Redmond Giant has recently made some modifications to the browser's "sleeping tabs" feature, which improves its overall performance and responsiveness. The Sleeping Tabs feature began rolling out for edge users running Beta 88 back in December of 2020. It had the impact of dramatically reducing...
Are you one of the legions of users who rely on the Teradici PCoIP client? If so, be aware that whether you're running Windows, Linux, or macOS, there's a raft of new critical security vulnerabilities you need to be aware of. These are security issues that could potentially impact some fifteen million endpoints. The essence of the problem is that...
The more things change, the more they stay the same. When Apple released iOS 11 a few years back, the company had a serious issue revolving around text messages and foreign language character sets. In that earlier case, the problem revolved around a certain string of Sindhi characters that had the result of locking the OS up and causing the...
If you're a member of the Windows Insiders group, you may already be aware of this. If you missed the company's announcement be on the lookout for some new security improvements in upcoming releases. Microsoft has been playing an increasingly active role in countering a wide range of cybersecurity threats and their upcoming security enhancements for Windows 11 are a...
Recently, security companies all over the world have seen a surge in spam, hacking, and scam campaigns that are taking advantage of the fear and confusion surrounding the global pandemic. They're using promises of COVID-19 information and access to pandemic-related equipment as hooks to lure people into clicking on links or downloading poisoned files. Although hackers are employing a wide...
If you own an Android device, odds are excellent that your go-to source for apps of any kind is the Google Play Store. That includes antivirus apps to help keep your device safe. Unfortunately, the hackers of the world are aware of that fact and are always on the lookout for ways to capitalize on that. Recently, researchers at Check...
If you use certain VMWAre products, be aware that the company has recently identified and issued a patch for a total of five critical security vulnerabilities. These are being tracked as: CVE-2022022954 (This issue is a server-side template injection remote code execution issue) CVE-2022-22955 CVE-2022-22956 (This issue, and the one above it are both OAuth2 ACS authentication bypass vulnerabilities) CVE-2022022957...
Do you use the popular smartphone app "Cash App?" If so, you're certainly not alone. It is wildly popular and used by millions of people around the world. As one of the most wildly popular things on the web, that has made it a target. Cash App was formerly known as Square. Recently, they submitted a filing to the SEC...
There's a new malware threat to keep an eye out for according to researchers from Zscaler. Dubbed FFDroider, this one is known for hijacking a variety of social media accounts and stealing credentials and cookies stores in web browsers. Given the dominance of social media properties on the web, that makes FFDroider a serious threat. If there's a silver lining...
