Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Microsoft Chairman John Thompson spent a decade at the helm of security software developer Symantec. Since he stepped down in 2009, cyberthreats have gotten significantly more sophisticated and pervasive, which helps explain his latest bet. Contrast Security, a Silicon Valley The…
Here’s a List of Unknown Software Bugs a Hacking Contractor Claimed to Have
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A surveillance contractor was advertising a series of unknown vulnerabilities, orzero-days, as part of a wide-ranging—and shady—catalog of hacking services offered to governments around the world. Aglaya, a small and little-known Indian contractor, was selling zero-days for Windows operating systems, The…
Hackers Have Just Cracked The Internet’s Most Common Security Protocol, Here’s How To Protect Yourself
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans HTTPS is everywhere you look. Most social media sites use it, YouTube uses it, it’s a basic protocol for secure email, and any website that takes a credit card uses it as a bare minimum. And unfortunately, researchers have just breached…
Here’s Some Advice For LGBT Parents On How To Pick A School For Your Kids
When Brandy and Susan went on the hunt for preschools for their daughter, they had to consider the fact that they were a two-mom family. In Los Angeles, it is easier than most cities because there are quite a few LGBTQ families but they still had to carefully consider where…
Here’s The Deal With Facebook’s New ‘Like’ Button
“Liking” something on Facebook is about to be a bit passé. The company on Wednesday introduced sweeping changes to its social network that will let you react to content with a variety of emotions. The update is called “Reactions,” appropriately enough, and it’s been in the works for months. Sure, you…
A GAMERGATE MOVIE IS COMING. HERE’S THE QUESTION ON EVERYONE’S LIPS
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans According to this report, rights to the movie have been won by Amy Pascal, a former Sony Pictures executive who “likened movie stars on TV to ‘the new black baby.’” Funny, if injudicious for the head of a major studio. Pascal is perhaps best known for…
The government wants to ban ALL car hacking. Here’s why that’s a bad idea
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A few months back, all the headlines centered on a car hack, but it wasn’t as scary as the sensational headlines made it. In that story, a team of two hackers, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, let Wired reporter Andy Greenberg test drive…
Huawei reveals its roadmap for Android 6.0 Marshmallow: here’s what devices are getting it
LG is reportedly rolling out an Android Marshmallow update for its G4 flagship next week, and a couple of other manufacturers already expressed their roadmaps for a similar firmware update. We also have a handy, albeit unofficial list revealing what devices will get a spot near the campfire and roast…
Here’s why Americans are getting new credit and debit cards
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The battle against credit card fraud is inching forward. As of Thursday, the liability for fraud committed using traditional MasterCard and Visa magnetic-stripe credit and debit cards will shift from banks to stores. The move is part of a drive by…
iOS 9 comes with a feature (Wi-Fi Assist) that might be eating your cellular data, here’s how to disable it
iOS 9, being an evolutionary step in Apple’s mobile OS, comes with a wealth of features that greatly expand the feature mix of Apple’s operating system. Low Power mode, Siri’s gained proactive powers, and the numerous performance improvements are just some of the more important iOS 9 highlights, but there…