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Numerous Malicious Financial Apps Discovered Targeting Android Devices

May 31, 2021BlogComments Off

Recently, Google did some house cleaning. They removed ten different apps from the Play Store, all of which contained droppers for financial Trojans, this according to a recent blog post by Check Point Research. Apparently, all ten of the poisoned apps were submitted by the same threat actor, who took pains to get them past Google's extensive verification process. They...

Google Analytics Gets New Security Feature

May 29, 2021BlogComments Off

Based on current trends, marketers are going to have to get used to operating in a world without cookies. In light of that, Google has recently made some significant changes to Google Analytics designed to help marketers live and ultimately thrive in that world. Back in October 2020, the company rolled out the first significant update to their analytics platform...

Some Versions Of Windows 10 Will Stop Receiving Security Updates

May 28, 2021BlogComments Off

On the heels of the May 2021 Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft has flagged certain versions of Windows 10 that will no longer receive security updates. These include versions 1803, 1809, and 1909. If you're currently using any of those, you'll want to update to a later version to continue to take advantage of security updates as they are released. Given...

Consider Replacing Your Old Broadband Routers For Security

May 26, 2021BlogComments Off

A company named 'UK security Watchdog, Which?' recently released a report with some disturbing security ramifications. Based on a survey of more than 6000 UK households, the company identified 13 different older routers that are still regularly being used today. Of those 13, nine were found to fall well short of meeting modern security standards. Naturally, those older routers have...

Google Prioritizing Privacy And Safety With Play Store Updates

May 25, 2021BlogComments Off

Google generally does a great job with security when it comes to the Google Play Store. Of course, the company regularly makes headlines when poisoned apps are discovered, but given the sheer number of apps available on the Play Store, the percentage of problematic ones is barely a blip on the radar. That certainly doesn't give Google a free pass,...

Google May Force All Users To Use 2 Factor Authentication

May 24, 2021BlogComments Off

Sometimes Google takes a heavy-handed approach to security, but it's also widely accepted that their heart is in the right place. That seems to be the case with the company's most recently announced change. In the near future, the search giant is going to start pushing Gmail and Google account holders to use two-factor authentication (2FA) by automatically enrolling them...

Default Windows Font May Change With Windows 10 Update

May 22, 2021BlogComments Off

Microsoft has a history of being notoriously slow to change. Just to cite one example, the company's venerable "Paint" application has been in the mix since the earliest days of Windows. Although it was relatively feature-poor and under-powered even back when it was introduced, the company never made any effort to improve on it. They only recently gave it a...

Many Mobile Devices Contain A Chip With A Security Risk

May 21, 2021BlogComments Off

A new, high severity vulnerability has been found in Qualcomm's MSM (Mobile Station Modem) chips, including the company's latest 5G-capable versions. The security issue could allow hackers to access a user's call history, text messages, and even listen in on their conversations. Unfortunately, given the ubiquity of these chips in today's smartphones, this flaw impacts some 40 percent of the...

Global Scale Phishing Attack Brings New Malware

May 20, 2021BlogComments Off

There's an ongoing, global scale phishing attack you should be aware of, even if your firm isn't currently being targeted by it. The attack is being tracked by Mandiant, who recently published a report about it. According to that report, the attack was planned in waves, hitting more than 50 different organizations spanning a broad range of industries. These attacks...

Chrome Zero Day Exploit Gets Fixed With Latest Update

May 19, 2021BlogComments Off

On April 20, 2021, Google released Chrome 90.0.4430.85, designed to address a zero-day exploit hackers are currently taking advantage of, tracked as CVE-2021-21224. The patch also patches four other high severity security flaws that had previously been plaguing the most popular browser on the web. By the time you read these words, the latest version will be available for Windows,...

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