New Firefox Release Disables Adobe Flash Support
Are you a Firefox user? If so, be advised that in Mozilla’s next release, Firefox 69, the company will be disabling support for the beleaguered Adobe Flash plugin. The change […]
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Government Shutdown May Cause Issues With Web Security
Here’s a side-effect of the government’s continuing shutdown that many people had not anticipated: Expiring TLS Certificates used for web security. Most people clearly see the impacts of national parks […]
New Ransomware Encrypts Data And Steals Payment Info
There’s a new strain of ransomware being deployed with increasing frequency. Believe it or not, it’s even more dangerous than the strains we’ve seen in recent months. Unlike other types […]
Windows 10 May Soon Provide Option To Pause Updates
Recent Windows 10 updates have been giving the company’s user base heartburn lately, with their tendency to delete files and cause at least as many problems as they solve. If […]
Passport And Credit Card Numbers Stolen In Marriott Hack
Recently, Marriott Hotels informed the world that they had been the victims of a massive data breach. As it turns out, the breach was even more serious than was initially […]
Page Caches May Be Vulnerable To Attack
There’s a new side channel attack to worry about. This one is after the target system’s OS page cache, where a variety of sensitive data that has been accessed by […]
High Quality Photos May Affect Facial Recognition On Some Phones
One of the exciting new features offered by the latest smartphones is facial recognition, which allows users to unlock their devices simply by looking at them. On paper, it’s a […]
Flaws In Several Adobe Products Could Let Attackers In
Two new critical flaws have been discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader that require your urgent attention. In fact, the flaws were rated as so severe that the company broke […]
Adware Continues To Be A Major Issue On Android Devices
Google has been busy in recent weeks. They’ve removed a staggering 85 apps from their Play Store when they discovered that they were pushing highly aggressive adware to the users […]
Wannacry Ransomware Continues To Be A Problem For Some
It’s been the better part of two years since the outbreak of the Wannacry ransomware epidemic. Unfortunately, all this time later, some companies are still dealing with the fallout. According […]