Spam And Phishing Emails are Annoying! Do you feel as though you get a lot of spam mail? If so, you should know that you get almost a hundred times more than what you think you're getting. However, most modern email systems (including Google's G-mail) do a spectacular job of filtering, which keeps the vast majority of it from ever reaching your … [Read more...] about Spam And Phishing Emails are Annoying
Archives for February 2021
SUDO Flaw Affects Current Mac OS Users
SUDO Flaw Affects Current Mac OS Users, especially with the recent discovery of a critical flaw CVE-2021-3156 in Linux SUDO ("super user do!). Naming it "Baron Samedit," it is a flaw in a Unix program that allowing system admins to provide root-level privileges to any users listed in the "sudoers" file. More disturbing, however, is researchers … [Read more...] about SUDO Flaw Affects Current Mac OS Users
Google’s Project Zero Discovers Staying Up To Date Is Critical
Google's Project Zero Discovers Staying Up To Date On Software Patches Is Critical. The Google's Project Zero security team has an impressive track record in 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 hackers' efforts all over … [Read more...] about Google’s Project Zero Discovers Staying Up To Date Is Critical
Google Desktop Music Searches Got A Helpful Update
Google Desktop Music Searches Got A Helpful Update when smart-devices seem to get the lion's share of developer time and attention. However, Google has recently made a few changes to their desktop search that have made entries easier to read. Initially, Google Desktop rolled out the changes for preview on any search related to COVID-19. More … [Read more...] about Google Desktop Music Searches Got A Helpful Update
Apple’s Blast Door Adds Security
Apple's Blast Door Adds Security with iOS 14. The company has upped the messaging security game with a new feature called Blast Door. Conceptually, it works a lot like the Blast Door Tony Stark installed and used in the Avengers Endgame movie when he activates the "Armed Door" protocol. Essentially, the feature seeks to put a digital shield … [Read more...] about Apple’s Blast Door Adds Security
Identity Thefts Surge in 2020
Identity Thefts Surge in 2020, even though stealing credit card numbers was the crime of choice for most hackers out there for years. Hackers have since gravitated toward grabbing health-related information. The two significant trends in 2020 were the rampant increase in ransomware attacks against companies of all shapes and sizes and hackers' … [Read more...] about Identity Thefts Surge in 2020
