Category: Security

May 14, 2019

WhatsApp Bug Allows Installation of Spy Software

The big news of yesterday is the report of a vulnerability in WhatsApp that allows surveillance software to be installed

May 13, 2019

Myth Buster: Not Safe to Preview Email

Almost 20 years ago, the sage advice was not to enable an email preview pane in your email client. Merely

May 06, 2019

Patch Your Wireless Presentation System

It’s not just about applying updates to your computer or mobile device. Your wireless presentation system may have vulnerabilities that

May 02, 2019

Increased Privacy and Data Controls for Office 365

Microsoft announced extra Office 365 options to help organizations have better and stronger data privacy and compliance practices. A major

May 01, 2019

Stupid Is as Stupid Does

People are still dumber than dirt and throw away their electronics without a thought as to what data may still

Apr 25, 2019

Microsoft Finally Agrees – Expiring Passwords is Dumb

Well, it took almost three years, but Microsoft finally changed its stance concerning expiring passwords. In June of 2017, NIST

Apr 23, 2019

Attacks on Microsoft Office Rising

Browser security is getting better and better. As a result, the bad guys have shifted their focus to Microsoft Office.

Apr 18, 2019

TSA Approved Biometric Luggage Lock

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. This can be the gift to give someone that has everything or

Apr 17, 2019

Windows 7 – Out of Support in Less Than a Year

It wasn’t that long ago we lectured that it was unethical to continue to use Windows XP because Microsoft was

Apr 16, 2019

No Backdoor in LastPass Password Manager

Yet again, law enforcement asked the technology community to break the encryption protecting user’s data. As reported by Softpedia, the

Apr 11, 2019

Bugs Found in WPA3 Wireless

Just when you thought there was a fix for the design problems of WPA2 Wi-Fi connections, researchers published a paper

Apr 10, 2019

Fios Router Update

Verizon has issued an update for its Fios Quantum Gateway router. A Verizon spokesman stated, “We were recently made aware