If you're a Twitter user, you should know that the company recently announced that they had addressed a serious security flaw that could have allowed hackers to gain direct access to Direct or Private Messages users sent via Twitter. If you seldom use that feature, then the impact on you would have been minimal in any case. If it's something you … [Read more...] about Before Twitter Patch, Private Messages May Have Been Vulnerable
Archives for August 2020
Google Play Music Changing To YouTube Music By December 2020
Google has been planning to consolidate its holdings for a long while now, and part of that process includes doing away with Google Play Music and rolling it into YouTube Music. The company's original music service now has an official end of life date: December of 2020. Not to worry though, the company is keeping pricing the same, and you can … [Read more...] about Google Play Music Changing To YouTube Music By December 2020
Enhanced Tracking Protection Rolling Out To Firefox Users
Cookies have been part of the internet experience since the early days of the web's history. Advertisers commonly use them to track users. Many users don't appreciate being tracked, and have made this known to the companies that make the most popular browsers in use today. These companies have responded to the wishes of their users in various … [Read more...] about Enhanced Tracking Protection Rolling Out To Firefox Users
Companies Spending More On Tech Services Due To Remote Work
The Coupa Business Spend Index (BSI) has been volatile over the past several months as the pandemic shredded business confidence and sent budgets into a downward spiral. Some business spending has barely been touched at all, and has even increased. The nature of the spending has indeed changed. Spending on travel has pretty well dried … [Read more...] about Companies Spending More On Tech Services Due To Remote Work
Feature Similar To iPhone Airdrop Was Added To Android
Apple users are almost certainly familiar with the Airdrop feature, which allows content to be shared between two iPhones that are near each other. Recently, Google announced the rollout of their new 'Nearby Share' feature, which seeks to accomplish the same goal in the Android ecosystem.By the time you read these words, the new service should … [Read more...] about Feature Similar To iPhone Airdrop Was Added To Android
Trickbot Adds New Trick Linux Malware
Trickbot is about as bad as they come in the world of malware. Originally a malware strain from the Windows ecosystem, security professionals have recently found samples of the code in the wild that prove that Trickbot has made the jump to the Linux world as well. One of the things that makes this such a nasty little threat is the fact that it's … [Read more...] about Trickbot Adds New Trick Linux Malware
