Microsoft brought its phone companion app, Cortana, to Android some time ago, allowing the users of Google’s popular OS to relish in some of its key features. Indeed, Siri and Google Now’s rival is one of the better voice assistants to try to shake things up and offer a third…
Microsoft updates Cortana beta, lets you replace Google Now as default assistant
The Cortana beta available for Android users has been updated by Microsoft. The company has added the feature to enable users of the assistant to set Cortana as default, replacing the pre-loaded Google Now. This alteration will also enable you to press and hold the home button to activate the…
More than 100000 Wireless Routers have Default Backdoor
A recently reported flaw that allowed an attacker to drastically reduce the number of attempts needed to guess the WPS PIN of a wireless router isn’t necessary for some Arcadyan based routers anymore.<!– adsense –> Last … View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
More than 100000 Wireless Routers have Default Backdoor
A recently reported flaw that allowed an attacker to drastically reduce the number of attempts needed to guess the WPS PIN of a wireless router isn’t necessary for some Arcadyan based routers anymore.<!– adsense –> Last … View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
New Bill in the UK wants internet to be censored from porn by default
Baroness Howe of Idlicote most definitely seems to be thinking of the children, but is this a sensible approach? At the start of this month, she was granted the first reading of her private member Bill on ‘online safety’ in the House of Lords. The Online Safety Bill states that…
Google search domains to get HTTPS by default
The steady roll-out of SSL for the world’s most popular websites continues with the news Google’s global search domains including google.co.uk are finally to get HTTPS encryption by default over the coming weeks. The company turned on HTTPS by default for its global .com domain in October, which now works…
Twitter enables HTTPS by default
Twitter has enabled secure hypertext transfer protocol (HTTPS) for all its users by default, meaning that traffic on the micro-blogging site is now encrypted, providing better protection against man-in-the-middle attacks. HTTPS keeps the session cookie encrypted throughout the log-in session, preventing the information from being intercepted. Twitter, which made opt-in…
HTTPS enabled by default – nice one Twitter!
Twitter announces that it has enabled HTTPS/SSL by default – a great step for protecting users’ privacy. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Change default Apache port in XAMPP – Lucid Nerd Tutorial
How to change default Apache port in XAMPP. I this video I will cover how to change the default Apache port to help you solve any port confilcts you may have with XAMPP Server. LINKS: LUCID NERD LINKS: Subscribe: www.youtube.com Lucid Nerd Channel Page: www.youtube.com Lucid Nerd Blog: www.lucidnerd.wordpress.com Follow…
Avoid default installations
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