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Security Flaw in Pre-Installed Dell Support Software Affects Million of Computers

Web Security NewsBy Jessica Venkat June 22, 2019

Dell’s SupportAssist utility that comes pre-installed on millions of Dell laptops and PCs contains a security vulnerability that could allow malicious software or rogue logged-in users to escalate their privileges to administrator-level and access sensitive information. Discovered by security researchers at SafeBreach Labs, the vulnerability, identified as CVE-2019-12280, is a privilege-escalation issue and affects Dell’s…

What Is An RSS Feed? (+Examples and Instructions for Getting Started)

Cyber protection and web SecurityBy Jessica Venkat June 22, 2019

Let us inhale the vapors of the Sacred Tree and pull back the mists of time to reveal one of the most ancient and storied forms of internet content distribution: the RSS feed.

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Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea

Google Pay expands its integration with PayPal to online merchants – TechCrunch

Cyber AttacksBy Jessica Venkat June 21, 2019

Google and PayPal have been strategic partners for some time. The companies in 2017 announced that PayPal would become a payment method in Android Pay, the service that later rebranded as Google Pay. Last year, users who added PayPal as a payment method on Google Pay could then pay for services like Gmail, YouTube, Google…

The differences between a Bitcoin wallet and an address

Web technologyBy Jessica Venkat June 21, 2019

Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. If you own any cryptocurrency, the chances are you’ve had to use an address, or a wallet, or both. It’s confusing, right? Well, it doesn’t have to be. The fact…

Beware! Playing Untrusted Videos On VLC Player Could Hack Your Computer

Web Security NewsBy Jessica Venkat June 21, 2019

If you use VLC media player on your computer and haven’t updated it recently, don’t you even dare to play any untrusted, randomly downloaded video file on it. Doing so could allow hackers to remotely take full control over your computer system. That’s because VLC media player software versions prior to 3.0.7 contain two high-risk…

What Is Digital Security? (+Extra Steps to Stay Secure)

Cyber protection and web SecurityBy Jessica Venkat June 21, 2019

As technology becomes more advanced, every day brings new ways to work, play, and interact with one another using our devices.

Jessica Venkat

Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea

Nomiku Founder CEO Lisa Fetterman on why Silicon Valley doesn’t care about female founders – TechCrunch

Cyber AttacksBy Jessica Venkat June 21, 2019

Welcome to this week’s transcribed edition of This is Your Life in Silicon Valley. We’re running an experiment for Extra Crunch members that puts This is Your Life in Silicon Valley in words – so you can read from wherever you are. This is your Life in Silicon Valley was originally started by Sunil Rajaraman and…

France to create a joint G7 cryptocurrency task force amid Facebook’s Libra woes

Web technologyBy Jessica Venkat June 21, 2019

France is putting together a Group of Seven Nations (G7) task force to explore how central banks can make sure cryptocurrencies adhere to money-laundering and consumer protection rules. That’s according to the country’s central bank governor who announced the news today. The announcement comes days after Facebook announced the launch of its upcoming digital currency,…

This Cryptomining Malware Launches Linux VMs On Windows and macOS

Web Security NewsBy Jessica Venkat June 21, 2019

Cybersecurity researchers from at least two firms today unveiled details of a new strain of malware that targets Windows and macOS systems with a Linux-based cryptocurrency mining malware. It may sound strange, but it’s true. Dubbed “LoudMiner” and also “Bird Miner,” the attack leverages command-line based virtualization software on targeted systems to silently boot an…

What Does a UX Designer Do Exactly? (+How to Become One of the Best)

Cyber protection and web SecurityBy Jessica Venkat June 21, 2019

A question that not too many people can answer with confidence.

Jessica Venkat

Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea

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