Did Your Printer Receive A Message From A Hacker?
Over the weekend, a hacker who goes by the name Stackoverflowin performed a public service. Of course, in the process of doing so, he terrified and confused a lot of people. Having ...
SVG Images Getting Wider Distribution As Malicious File Type
JavaScript is hands down the tool of choice of hackers who are interested in inserting malicious code onto a user’s device. Most commonly, scripts are embedded in compressed (zipped) files, and when ...
New Memory That Acts As Processor Could Speed Up Devices
ReRAM is coming to a computer manufacturer near you, and soon. If you haven’t heard of this technology yet, you’re not alone, but it is one of the most exciting developments in ...
Update Netgear Routers Firmware Or Risk Password Compromise
It hasn’t been a good time for Netgear. In recent months, security researchers across the industry have identified several critical security flaws that could leave your network exposed and vulnerable to attacks. ...
Dropbox Users Get New Collaboration Doc Feature Called Paper
In recent years, Dropbox has been struggling to find its way. Having realized that there’s little money to be made in simply being a cloud storage service, they’ve been experimenting with a ...
Chrome OS May Get Some Competition From Windows 10 Cloud
Windows hasn’t had much luck with scaled down operating systems, but there have been hints that the company is about to try again. This time, the company will try with a product ...
Android HummingBad Malware Back, Now Called HummingWhale
It is an article of faith that Google’s Play Store and Apple’s iStore are the two safest sources for downloading apps. As good as their security routines are, however, they’re not perfect, ...
Lego Creates New Social Network For Kids
Here’s’ an interesting and inspiring story about corporate inventiveness and good citizenship. If you grew up playing with Legos, then you know that half the fun of them is in sharing your ...
Facebook Attempting To Fix Password Recovery To Minimize Hack Possibility
Password security continues to be the single biggest weak point in the realm of digital security. The problems on this front are numerous, but chiefly stem from the facts that: • Too ...
Using Android Pattern Lock May Not Be Best Phone Security
If you use an Android device, and since they are the most popular devices on the planet these days, you probably do, then you may also be using a pattern locking mechanism ...
