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In-App Browsers Aren’t Secure

When you browse the internet on your computer, the large display gives you flexibility in ways you might not think…

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What Are Internet Cookies?

These days, when you click a link to a website, you aren’t able to start scrolling right away. Instead, you’re…

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You Are Revealing Your Location Through Your Smartphone Photos

The days of waiting for your photos to be developed—or even waiting to upload your photos to your computer—are gone.…

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The NSA Wants You to Regularly Turn Your Smartphone Off and On Again

How often do you turn your smartphone off? That doesn’t mean how often you put your phone “to sleep.” Hitting…

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How Windows 11’s “Snap” Can Make You More Productive

A key feature of Windows is, of course, window management—as it is with all desktop operating systems. Windows has traditionally…

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Not All MFA Methods Are Equally Secure

When it comes to protecting your accounts, a strong password is a must. However, adding multi-factor authentication (MFA) is even…

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Windows 11 Lets You Move the Start Button Back

When you upgrade your PC to Windows 11, you, of course, introduce new features and changes to your computer. However,…

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Google Patched a Fourth Zero-Day Vulnerability in Chrome

Google Chrome is the most popular web browser in the world. Chances are, you either use Chrome, or a browser…

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Google Is Making Your Android Phone More Secure

If you use an Android phone for work, there are plenty of steps you can take to keep your sensitive…

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This Apple Feature Can Ruin Your Business Calls

A couple weeks ago, we highlighted Voice Isolation, a feature on your iPhone that can enhance your voice when making…

Do You Know What’s in That Browser Extension?

Browser extensions are a great way to enhance your internet browser's capabilities. Usually, they add one really good feature to your internet experience, since the developer of the extension can spend all their resources on that one feature. It fills...

AI Poses Risk to U.K. Elections

We've discussed before how experts worry artificial intelligence and the technology that comes with it poses a potential risk to elections here in the U.S. But we are not alone in these concerns: Other countries are also worried about how...

New macOS Malware Tricks Users Into Enabling It

For years, the common assumption has been that macOS has far fewer viruses than Windows. While the chances for infection on a Mac are indeed less than on a PC, that doesn't mean Mac-based malware doesn't exist. In fact, there's...

AT&T Data Breach Affects Over 70 Million Customers

Over the weekend, AT&T disclosed it suffered a major data breach. The company says that 7.6 million current AT&T customers and 65.4 million former customers had data exposed in the event, and will be contacting those affected by email or...

The US and UK Accuse China of Spying on Millions of Citizens

Officials from the US and UK accused the Chinese government of an extensive cyberespionage scheme that targeted millions of people, ranging from lawmakers, academic, journalists, and companies. Both countries filed charged and imposed sanctions on Beijing in retaliation. The list...

How SEO Poisoning Can Threaten Your Business

When you want to look something up on the internet, you turn to a search engine, like Google or Bing. However, not all links are relevant, or even legitimate. Bad actors are devising ways to trick you into clicking on...

Unprompted MFA Codes Are Bad News

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the most powerful tools in your cybersecurity arsenal. When enabled, MFA can prevent bad actors from breaking into your accounts, even when they have your username and password in hand. Because MFA is so...

Is ChatGPT a Security Threat?

ChatGPT took the world by storm, and for good reason: The generative AI chatbot is capable of many feats, and continues to improve as more and more people test out how artificial intelligence can improve their productivity. However, new research...

Microsoft Has a Russian Hacker Problem

You read that right: Microsoft can't seem to shake its Russian hackers. The company said Friday it was still attempting to remove the "elite" Russian government hackers that breached the email accounts of senior executives back in November. Worse yet,...

US DoJ Arrests Former Google Engineer for AI Tech Theft

As reported by The Hacker News, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted a Chinese national and resident of California. The 38-year-old's charge? Allegedly stealing AI trade secrets from Google while secretly employed at two different Chinese-based tech companies....

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