If you’ve been having trouble sending or receiving messages on WhatsApp, you’re not alone. People around the world are reporting the Facebook-owned services is experiencing major outages, leaving users of one of the world’s most popular chat apps without the ability to communicate. The connectivity problems began around 3:30 PM ET according to downdetector.com, peaking…
Cybersecurity researchers today disclosed a new highly critical “wormable” vulnerability—carrying a severity score of 10 out of 10 on the CVSS scale—affecting Windows Server versions 2003 to 2019. The 17-year-old remote code execution flaw (CVE-2020-1350), dubbed ‘SigRed‘ by Check Point, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain domain administrator privileges over targeted servers and…
Britain has announced it’s banning Huawei from the country’s 5G network, mere months after agreeing to keep the firm as a supplier. Telecom company will have to strip all Huawei gear from their networks by 2027, and will be barred from buying any more of its 5G tech from the start of next year. Digital Secretary…
Adobe today released software updates to patch a total of 13 new security vulnerabilities affecting 5 of its widely used applications. Out of these 13 vulnerabilities, four have been rated critical, and nine are important in severity. The affected products that received security patches today include: Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application Adobe Media Encoder Adobe…
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting sexuality and relationships. The confinement and social distancing measures protecting us are unintentionally exacerbating intimacy-related difficulties and limiting people’s access to partners. For some, COVID-19 is synonymous with loneliness and relationship stress. Many people end up choosing between intimacy and security. Singles looking for partners resign to celibacy, while couples…
In the world of professional IT, recruiters look for certificates as an important criterion for eligibility. Any résumé that includes CompTIA certificates tends to rise up the pile. Of course, there are many different CompTIA exams you can choose from based on your interest and already chosen path. Our educational and industry partners have introduced…
Apple this year settled a lawsuit over its slowing down of older iPhones. Now you could potentially claim compensation for having owned one of those phones, under the terms of the settlement — though be warned, you’ll get $25 at most for it and probably won’t see that until December. But hey, $25 is $25.…
Traditional financial crime and cyberattacks are converging, requiring new skills and approaches to the problem, officials said.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
At this point, it feels like we know everything about the Pixel 4a, except an actual release date. As if we weren’t already confident enough in what the device is supposed to look like, Google today leaked the Pixel 4a in its own online store by accident (or was it?). For some mysterious reason, the…
A data-stealing module in a recent sandboxed sample triggers browser-based fraud alerts for Trickbot victims — and shows something of the inner working of the malware’s operators.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
