It's no secret that the global pandemic we're all living through has changed a great many things about both work and home life. For one thing, work and home life are often the same now, with large numbers of people sheltering in place and working from home. Unfortunately, home networks aren't anywhere near as secure as corporate networks, so … [Read more...] about Employees Working From Home Turn To VPN During COVID
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Be On The Lookout As Astaroth Malware Makes A Comeback
Are you familiar with Astaroth? If you're a data security professional, you've probably at least heard the name. The group gained some notoriety last year when it came to light that they had developed a means of spreading "fileless malware" using legitimate Windows tools to infect machines around the world. The Windows Defender ATP team … [Read more...] about Be On The Lookout As Astaroth Malware Makes A Comeback
Apple Update Blocks Safari Third Party Cookies By Default
In May of 2019, a Google blog post encouraged all web browsers to adopt the approach of blocking third-party cookies by default. Google announced their own plans to do so, outlining a development strategy that would see Chrome and all Chromium-based browsers defaulting to that by 2022. The TOR browser was the first to make the switch, and now, … [Read more...] about Apple Update Blocks Safari Third Party Cookies By Default
Windows 10 Announces One Billion Active Devices
Windows 10 is on a lot of devices around the world. In part, that's because it's a significantly better and more modern operating system than its predecessors. Also, it's partly because Microsoft has been aggressively pushing people to upgrade to Windows 10. While it took the company a bit longer to reach the magic billion device mark, they've … [Read more...] about Windows 10 Announces One Billion Active Devices
Computers Might Be Able To Smell In The Near Future
Word has recently leaked out about an interesting project that's ongoing at Intel's research labs. The company has built an algorithm that mirrors the brain's activity to detect and identify smells. The company developed a computer chip for the project. Called a "neuromorphic" chip, it was designed to allow a computer to process information the … [Read more...] about Computers Might Be Able To Smell In The Near Future
Financial Institution Worker Put User Information At Risk
Noam Rotem, a researcher for vpnMentor, recently made a startling discovery. A database connected to a now-defunct app called MCA Wizard was found unsecured on the web. It contained a staggering 425 GB of sensitive corporate financial data. The app, developed via a partnership between Argus Capital Funding and Advantage Capital Funding, is no … [Read more...] about Financial Institution Worker Put User Information At Risk
