It still seems unreal, but yes, you can install Linux distributions from the Microsoft Store on Windows 10. This remains shocking for many people (including me), as Microsoft was a longtime enemy of both open source and Linux. Of course, that is no longer ...
Microsoft Surface Pro with LTE Advanced now available to consumers
Laptops and detachable tables have come a long way in recent years, becoming smaller, lighter and more energy-efficient with each new generation. But, even though they're more portable, they're not necessarily easy to use on the road as well. What I mean ...
Reliable SMS interception leaves 2FA accounts open to attack
Text messages via SMS are often used as part of two-factor authentication strategies to protect login accounts. But a new and worrying study from Positive Technologies shows that real-world attempts to intercept SMS messages are 100 percent successful.
123 Reg backup cockup wipes out users' websites since August last year
Web host 123 Reg has suffered something of an issue causing it to replace some users' websites with backups dating back to August 2017. Other website owners complained that their sites had been taken offline completely. For anyone who has not made their ...
Tesla hack demonstrates need to prioritize data security
The words "data security" made news once again last month when researchers revealed that Tesla’s AWS cloud systems were compromised for the purpose of cryptojacking. Cryptojacking, which is defined as the secret use of a computing device to mine ...
Video shows the speed difference a new battery makes to an iPhone 6s
It's not all that long since it came to light that Apple was purposefully reducing the speed of older iPhones in order to compensate for aging batteries. In the wake of the backlash that followed, the company announced a cheap battery replacement program ...
Advertisers pull ads from Alex Jones' YouTube channel because they don't want to be linked to InfoWars
Just over a week ago, YouTube decided to remove an InfoWars video from the Alex Jones' channel for breaching site rules about harassment. In videos, students who had spoken on TV about the Parkland, Florida shooting were described as "crisis actors".
Ransomware gives way to miners as cyber criminals follow the money
Cyber criminals have started using sophisticated infection methods and techniques borrowed from targeted attacks in order to install mining software on attacked PCs within organizations says Kaspersky Lab. Some 2.7 million users have been attacked by ...
AlgoSec launches network security policy management as a service
Managing security policy can be a headache for organizations with lots of users. But now business-driven security policy management specialist AlgoSec is launching as as-a-service policy management solution. AlgoSaaS allows enterprise organizations to ...
Google brings search and sharing to iMessage in iOS, Safari updates, and more
Google has released an update for its iOS app that adds an extension to iMessage. This allows for easy searching -- be it for GIFs or restaurant opening times -- while you chat, so there's no need to leave the app. More than this, it is also possible to ...