New app takes you out of the picture
In a social media era where one can be "ghosted" or "canceled" at the tap of a key, it should come as no surprise that we can now be simply "erased." Call it: the "un-selfie."
Feb 26, 2020
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Firefox unveils major security upgrade: DoH protocol boosts user privacy
In a major step to curb eavesdroppers from tapping into users' web browsing habits, Mozilla today launched a major security initiative for all Firefox users in the United States.
Feb 26, 2020 report
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Microsoft Defender coming to devices running Android, iOS
Microsoft Defender software will extend its activity to fight the good fight against malware on iOS and Android mobile platforms. Expect to see the Defender software for these devices later this year, according to reports. ...
Feb 24, 2020 weblog
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Stubborn strain of Android malware disses resets
It's being called nasty—oh, the reinfection of it all— and sneaky for good reason: It's all of that, known to headache-watchers as xHelper, which turns out to be of no help at all once infected. The malware xHelper was ...
Feb 14, 2020 weblog
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Researchers identify security vulnerabilities in voting app
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in using internet and mobile technology to increase access to the voting process. At the same time, computer security experts caution that paper ballots are the only secure ...
Feb 13, 2020
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Apps could take up less space on your phone, thanks to new 'streaming' software
If you resort to deleting apps when your phone's storage space is full, researchers have a solution.
Feb 06, 2020
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Patches to make Sudo utility less open to abuse
A flaw that gave out root privileges gets patched. It is a utility that, said Dan Goodin in Ars Technica, can be found in "dozens of Unix-like operating systems."
Feb 06, 2020 weblog
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Engineer still concerned over Safari tracking prevention
The headlines on many tech-watching sites this week amounted to one big whaaat? An anti-tracking feature in Apple's Safari browser was actually exposing private browsing habits, according to researchers outside Apple. This ...
Jan 24, 2020 weblog
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Canonical sings praises for platform putting Android in the cloud
Android is all up in the clouds, just where Canonical thought it could be, in working up its service called Anbox Cloud, announced earlier this week.
Jan 23, 2020 weblog
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Plugin vulnerability finders tell WordPress users to update asap
Three WordPress plugins have been picking up quite the glare of attention this month after researchers found serious vulnerabilities in them—and the numbers are sobering, in that these plugins have been installed on more ...
Jan 21, 2020 weblog
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