6 Million Password Attacks in 16 Hours and How to Block Them
Last week in the President’s cyber security op-ed in the Wall Street Journal he implored Americans to move beyond simple passwords and to enable two…
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Even virtual assistants are sexually harassed
People are very curious about Cortana’s sex life. All virtual assistants have to deal with inappropriate comments and questions. From seasoned vets like Siri and…
Windows 10 Is Now Automatically Installing Itself Without Express Permission
Let’s start with a recent quote by Microsoft: “We updated the upgrade experience today to help our customers, who previously reserved their upgrade, schedule a…
When it comes to Windows 10 privacy, don’t trust amateur analysts
Gordon F. Kelly of Forbes is at it again, whipping up a frenzy over Windows 10. This time he claims to have found SHOCKING EVIDENCE…
The government just admitted it will use smart home devices for spying
If you want evidence that US intelligence agencies aren’t losing surveillance abilities because of the rising use of encryption by tech companies, look no further…
Turn off auto updates or Windows 10 will install automatically starting this week
So it seems Microsoft is ramping up its push to get Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users to upgrade to Windows 10. If you haven’t…
KB 3123862 eerily resembles Microsoft’s earlier Get Windows 10 patch
On Wednesday Microsoft released another mystery patch, KB 3123862, which appears as an optional, unchecked patch in Windows Update and closely parallels last year’s reviled Get…
Every version of Windows hit by ‘critical’ security vulnerability
It was a relatively light month for critical security patches, but one major vulnerability affects every supported version of Windows. Microsoft said in its latest…
Hackers breach DOJ, dump details of 9,000 DHS employees, plan to leak 20,000 from FBI
While some people were enjoying Super Bowl 50, hackers brought the pain to the Department of Home Security by dumping a directory of over 9,000…
Enigma Software sues BleepingComputer for alleged ‘smear campaign’
Enigma Software, the company behind the SpyHunter security program, is suing tech reviews site BleepingComputer over negative comments it made about its software and what…