Microsoft Employees Allowed To Work From Home Permanently As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to rage worldwide, Microsoft has reportedly allowed its employees to work from home permanently. Based on an internal guidance obtained by The Verge, Microsoft employees can choose to work from home for less than 50% of the Read more…
Windows 10 Is Getting Hardware-Accelerated AV1 Video This Fall Microsoft and hardware partners are bringing hardware-accelerated AV1 video support to Windows 10 this fall. Windows 10 currently support AV1 videos but uses your CPU to decode the video stream. The problem is that CPU decoding can cause high CPU utilization, which Read more…
The Week in Ransomware – October 9th 2020 – Giant Ransoms Ransomware continues to run rampant this week, with well-known organizations getting hit with massive ransomware attacks. The biggest news this week is the Clop ransomware attack against Software AG, where the attackers are demanding a $23 million ransom. This week, Read more…
Largest Cruise Line Operator Carnival Confirms Ransomware Data Theft Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise line operator, has confirmed that the personal information of customers, employees, and ship crews was stolen during an August ransomware attack. Carnival is included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100 indices and it Read more…
Software AG IT Giant Hit With $23 Million Ransom By Clop Ransomware The Clop ransomware gang hit the network of German enterprise software giant Software AG last Saturday, asking for a ransom of $23 million after stealing employee information and company documents. Software AG is a software company headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, with more Read more…
DHS: Unknown Hackers Targeted The US Census Bureau Network The US Department of Homeland Security said that unknown threat actors have targeted the US Census network during the last year in its first-ever Homeland Threat Assessment (HTA) report released earlier this week. The US Census Bureau is the largest US federal government statistical agency responsible for collecting Read more…
Google Boosts Malware Protection For High-risk Accounts Google has added improved malware protection for all Google Chrome users who are also enrolled in the company’s Advanced Protection Program (APP). Google’s Advanced Protection Program is a free service that aims to protect the accounts of users including but not limited to activists, journalists, business leaders, Read more…
Here’s the Top Security Threat for Educational Institutes A survey from cybersecurity firm Netwrix revealed that most educational institutions have become increasingly concerned about cyberattacks after the transition to online learning due to the pandemic. The survey “2020 Cyber Threats Report” sheds light on how the outbreak and e-learning initiatives changed the Read more…
Fitbit Gallery Can Be Used To Distribute Malicious Apps A security researcher discovered that malicious apps for Fitbit devices can be uploaded to the legitimate Fitbit domain and users can install them from private links. With some social engineering, hackers could take advantage of this and trick users into adding apps Read more…
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