News in the Software category

Microsoft Extends EMET Support for 18 Months Until July 2018

Despite saying "EMET has serious limits," Microsoft announced yesterday plans to extend EMET support past the original EOL (End Of Life) date on January 27, 2017 to July 31, 2018.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 04, 2016
- 03:57 PM
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Tests Show Microsoft Edge Is More Secure Than Chrome and Firefox

A series of benchmark tests performed by NSS Labs, a US-based independent network, and security testing organization, reveals that Microsoft Edge detects malware and phishing attacks much better than both Google Chrome and Firefox, despite losing over 40 million of users in the last month.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 04, 2016
- 12:09 PM
- 0
Canonical Releases Ubuntu Core 16, a Secure OS for Today's Woefully Insecure IoT Devices

Canonical announced yesterday the availability of Ubuntu Core 16, a slimmed down version of the Ubuntu operating system that wants to be the de-facto OS for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which currently have a bad reputation when it comes to delivering security updates, something at which Ubuntu is a lot better.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 04, 2016
- 08:00 AM
- 0
LastPass Is Now Free for Everyone, on Any Device

Joe Siegrist, Founder, VP & GM of LastPass announced yesterday that the company's main product, the LastPass password management service, will be free for everyone to use, on all devices.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 03, 2016
- 08:00 AM
- 5
Tech Support Scam Leverages Two-Year-Old Chrome Bug to Hang Browsers, Freeze PCs

Tech support scammers have weaponized a Chrome bug that has been reported in July 2014, but which Google engineers have yet to fix. This bug allows the scammers to freeze your browser and potentially Windows.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 03, 2016
- 04:04 AM
- 0
Battery Status API being Removed from Firefox due to Privacy Concerns

Mozilla has announced last week it was removing support for the Battery Status API, a feature that allows websites to detect the status of the user's battery level
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 02, 2016
- 06:30 PM
- 0
Google Chrome 53 Secretly Received a 15% Speed Boost on Windows PCs

Google revealed that Chrome had secretly received a speed boost on Windows since the start of September after its engineers had integrated a technology known as Profile Guided Optimization.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 02, 2016
- 12:15 PM
- 0
Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14905 for PC & Mobile

Well it's time once again, Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14905 to insiders on the fast ring. In this build Microsoft has made more sounds available that can be used to personalize Windows. Information on how to access these sounds can be found below.
- Allen Lydiard
- August 17, 2016
- 05:05 PM
- 0
Mother Horrified to Learn Hackers Put Live Feed of Daughters' Bedroom Online

A mother in Houston, Texas was horrified to learn hackers had compromised her home's security camera system and put up a live feed of her two daughters' bedroom online. Jennifer, who has requested the media not include her last name, told ABC News she found out about the feed after her friend notified her of a post she had seen on F
- David Bisson
- August 12, 2016
- 06:35 PM
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Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14901 for PC

Only 9 days after the Microsoft released the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft has started pushing out new Insider Preview builds again. Yesterday, Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14901 for PC to insiders on the fast ring.
- Allen Lydiard
- August 12, 2016
- 10:40 AM
- 0
Reports of Windows 10 Freezing after installing Anniversary Update

Beta testing is important as it helps developers debug software before releasing to the public. Unfortunately, sometimes beta testers don't catch every bug as is seen with the recent reports of computers hanging or freezing after installing the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
- Allen Lydiard
- August 05, 2016
- 11:15 AM
- 5
How Battery Status Readouts Can Threaten User Privacy

Companies can use battery status readouts of web devices to identify and track users online, warns a security researcher. The API was originally designed to help site owners optimize their websites for visitors with a low batter charge, but has been discovered being used to track people online.
- David Bisson
- August 04, 2016
- 11:08 AM
- 0
Audacity & Classic Shell Download Server Hacked by PeggleCrew.

On August 2nd 2016, for three hours, an external developer had their account compromised on Audacity's and Classic Shell's download server FossHub and was used to replace the legitimate installer with a malware that overwrite the master boot record.
- Allen Lydiard
- August 03, 2016
- 02:03 PM
- 10
50% of U.S. Orgs Targeted by Ransomware in Past Year, Reveals Survey

50 percent of organizations based in the United States have been targeted by ransomware attacks over the past 12 months. That's just one of the major findings of Understanding the Depth of the Ransomware Problem in the United States, a report commissioned by security firm Malwarebytes and conducted by Osterman Research.
- David Bisson
- August 03, 2016
- 12:16 PM
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TeamViewer Apologizes but still say they were not Compromised

It's been a rough week for TeamViewer as many hacked TeamViewer users think they are hiding a compromise in their service. TeamViewer still denies being compromised, but does offer an apology for how they worded some of their press releases. This article also takes a look into the attack methods being reported.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 07, 2016
- 01:16 PM
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Oracle Removing Browser Plugin Support in Future Versions of Java

Oracle announced yesterday that they will be deprecating the use of Java browser plugins starting in JRK 9, with it ultimately being removed altogether in future versions of the Java runtime environment. This is a important step in browser security as Java is a common target for exploit kits and attackers.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 29, 2016
- 11:08 AM
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Zero Day GRUB2 Vulnerability Exposed

A new zero-day vulnerability was discovered for the Grub bootloader that allows attackers to bypass Grub password authentication. A security notice released by researchers Hector Marco & Ismael Ripoll states that Grub versions 1.98 (December, 2009) through 2.02 (December, 2015) are affected by this bug.
- Pranav Jituri
- December 18, 2015
- 03:20 PM
- 0
Apple’s Swift programming language is now open source!

Apple developers will be glad to know that Swift has become open source as of version 2.2. Swift is a program language that was developed by Chris Lattner with the eventual contribution of programmers at Apple. An open source release of Swift will only allow it gain greater adoption by developers.
- Pranav Jituri
- December 18, 2015
- 02:24 PM
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Adobe Flash being renamed to Adobe Animate CC but Flash is far from Dead

Adobe has announced that in early 2016 they will be renaming Adobe Flash Professional to Adobe Animate CC. This move will not make Flash more secure, but shows that Adobe recognizes it needs to move away from Flash to more secure technologies. A name change, though, does not mean Flash is going anywhere and will still be a a problem
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 02, 2015
- 10:41 AM
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