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When will the cybersecurity company Okta ensure its own security?

2023-11-29 By admin

On Tuesday, Okta revealed that hackers had stolen data from all of its customer support users in a major breach of its customer support system. ADVERTISEMENT The company had previously said that only a small percentage of its customers had been affected by the Okta hack, but the new information suggests that the breach was […]

MDP warns parents about this iOS feature

2023-11-27 By admin

In a recent social media post, the Middletown Division of Police in Ohio has put an iPhone NameDrop warning for parents. Introduced in the iOS 17 update, this feature allows users to effortlessly share their contact information with another iPhone or Apple Watch by simply holding the devices in close proximity. ADVERTISEMENT While this feature […]

Enable 256-bit Bitlocker encryption on Windows 11 to boost security

2023-11-25 By admin

Bitlocker is the default encryption technology of the Windows operating system. It is used widely on Windows, but some users prefer third-party solutions, such as VeraCrypt. ADVERTISEMENT What many users of Bitlocker don’t know is that it defaults to 128-bit encryption, even though 256-bit is also available.  Without going into too many details about the […]

LibreOffice is now available for Android, sort of

2023-11-25 By admin

LibreOffice is a popular open source Office suite for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. It is one of the top choices when it comes to replacing Microsoft Office with a free alternative. ADVERTISEMENT The Office suite was at one time also available for Google Android devices, but its Store presence was removed in 2020 due to […]

Data of 8.5 million patients compromised in the United States

2023-11-23 By admin

Healthcare SaaS provider Welltok has disclosed a data breach that has compromised the personal information of nearly 8.5 million patients in the United States. ADVERTISEMENT Welltok works with healthcare providers across the US, providing online wellness programs, maintaining databases with personal patient data, generating predictive analytics, and supporting healthcare needs such as medication adherence and […]

Security researchers bypass Windows Hello fingerprint authentication

2023-11-22 By admin

Security researchers at Blackwing Intelligence managed to bypass Windows Hello fingerprint authentication on devices with the three most used fingerprint sensors on Windows. ADVERTISEMENT The researchers were asked by Microsoft’s Offensive Research and Security Engineering to evaluate different fingerprinting sensors that could be used to authenticate using Windows Hello. The three target laptops were the […]

Protect your eBay account with Authenticator apps

2023-11-18 By admin

Users of eBay had several options up until now to improve account login security using 2-step verification. They could get texts or emails from eBay that contain the code, or get codes in eBay’s mobile app. The option to use third-party authenticator apps was not supported up until now. ADVERTISEMENT This has changed and it […]

CVE-2023-4966 vulnerability becomes a global problem

2023-11-15 By admin

Threat researcher Kevin Beaumont has been tracking attacks against various companies, including the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), DP World, Allen & Overy, and Boeing, and found they had something in common. ADVERTISEMENT These were exposed Citrix servers vulnerable to the Citrix Bleed flaw, which he says the LockBit ransomware gang is exploiting […]

Microsoft Office 2024 confirmed: won’t require a subscription

2023-11-13 By admin

Microsoft Office 2024 exists, does not require a subscription and it will be released in 2024. ADVERTISEMENT Microsoft Office is provided in two different versions and several editions currently. There is the subscription-based Microsoft 365 version and the non-subscription version Microsoft Office 2021. While both are based on the same core Office version, things are […]

Mullvad’s public encrypted DNS Servers run in RAM now

2023-11-11 By admin

Sweden-based VPN provider Mullvad announced today that its public encrypted DNS servers run fully in RAM. The announcement comes less than two months after Mullvad completed the migration of its VPN infrastructure to RAM. ADVERTISEMENT The main benefit of running servers in RAM is that all traces of activity on disk are removed. Mullvad uses […]