Data Breach Hits McDonalds In the US And Other Countries. McDonalds is the latest major corporation to fall victim to a hacking attack. The fast-food giant does business in more than 100 countries and has nearly 40,000 locations globally, with more than 14,000 in the United States alone. Recently, they disclosed that hackers found a way into their … [Read more...] about Data Breach Hits McDonalds In the US And Other Countries
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Ransomware Attacks Are On The Rise For Educators
Ransomware Attacks Are On The Rise For Educators. According to an alert from the UK's National Cyber Security Centre, colleges and universities worldwide are at increasing risk of being targets by ransomware attacks like the one that recently hit Colonial Pipeline and global meat supplier JBS. While ransomware attacks are certainly nothing new, … [Read more...] about Ransomware Attacks Are On The Rise For Educators
Microsoft Edge Browser Getting Automatic HTTPS Web Security Feature
Microsoft Edge Browser Getting Automatic HTTPS Web Security Feature. The latest version of Microsoft's new Chromium-based Edge 92 browser will follow in the footsteps of the other major browsers on the web. As of Microsoft Edge 92, the browser will automatically switch users to a secure HTTPS connection when visiting an HTTP address, provided … [Read more...] about Microsoft Edge Browser Getting Automatic HTTPS Web Security Feature
New Graphene Technology Increases Hard Drive Storage
New Graphene Technology Increases Hard Drive Storage. HDDs are old, well-understood technology. They haven't changed much in recent years. But, increasingly, people are writing them off, preferring SSDs for their more incredible speed and smaller size, even though HDDs are less expensive. However, the clever folks at the University of … [Read more...] about New Graphene Technology Increases Hard Drive Storage
Some Amazon Device Features May Have Security Risks
Some Amazon Device Features May Have Security Risks. Have you heard of Amazon Sidewalk? If not, it's something you should be aware of. Depending on your point of view, the new feature, which enables by default on a wide range of Amazon devices by default on June 8th of this year (2021), is either unbelievably awesome or incredibly … [Read more...] about Some Amazon Device Features May Have Security Risks
Email Unsubscribe Scam Can Easily Fool Any User
Email Unsubscribe Scam Can Easily Fool Any User, so Scammers are increasingly relying on a tried and true bit of social engineering to fool unsuspecting users into unwittingly signing up to receive a flood of additional spam emails. They accomplish this by blasting out an email asking recipients if they wish to unsubscribe. The emails don't … [Read more...] about Email Unsubscribe Scam Can Easily Fool Any User
