Google's Project Zero security team has an impressive track record when it comes to chasing down and addressing the most critical security flaws found. They're tireless in their work, which has saved untold billions of dollars and hampered the efforts of hackers all over the world. The team has gathered some rather shocking statistics, however, including this eye-opener: Based on...
Do you have a favorite app you use for chatting or for keeping in touch with family and friends? Most people have a go-to app that serves as their first choice, and many have a small constellation of apps they use, having 1-2 for family and another app or two for business contacts. Unfortunately, given the popularity of messaging and...
Trends come and go in the hacking world. A few years ago, stealing credit card numbers was the crime of choice for most of the hackers out there. They've since begin to gravitate toward health related information. The two big trends in 2020 were the rampant increase in ransomware attacks against companies of all shapes and sizes and the preference...
The year 2017 was an eternity ago in internet time, but back in those ancient days, there was one name in the ransomware world that sent tremors of terror down everyone's spine. That word was Cerber. As one of the first bits of malicious code to be utilized as "ransomware as a service," it quickly became the most widely used...
If you're a regular Facebook user, you probably just stay logged in so you can quickly get updates about what's going on in your social circle. Or, if you use it primarily for business, so you can save a step when it comes time to post an update about your company or brand. Recently, however, Facebook mass logged users out...
Microsoft has made an important change to Office 365 you should be aware of. The company recently introduced a new feature called Application Guard, which is now available to all Office 365 users with supported licenses. The Application Guard blocks files that have been downloaded from untrusted sources by shunting them to sandboxes. These isolated, secure containers allow Office 365...
If you own an Apple phone or tablet, you're definitely going to want to make upgrading to the latest version of iOS a priority. While it is not as significant as version 14.3 was, the new release of version 14.4, comes with a number of enhancements you're almost certain to love. Here's a quick look at what you can expect:...
Android Automotive is struggling to gain widespread acceptance in the auto world, which seems strange at first glance, given how many people rely on Google Maps for navigation. Nonetheless, a number of automakers are planning to incorporate Android Automotive into their vehicles over the next few years, so the company is slowly making headway. Naturally, Google Maps plays an integral...
Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDOS) have been used by hackers since the earliest days of the web. Get enough internet-connected devices to ping a server at the same time, and you can knock the server offline. Keep the pressure on and you can keep it offline, pretty much indefinitely. These days, given the web's importance, that can easily bring...
Recently, Apple announced two important new improvements to the way the company handles and tracks user data. That includes data used by third-party apps downloaded and installed from the Apple App Store. According to the company's statement, both changes would be available by late spring of this year (2021). The first of these is an easy-to-understand report entitled "A Day in...
