Software updates are an important way to keep your tech safe from malicious users. Whenever developers discover new security vulnerabilities, they’ll work on patches to fix them, and include those patches in the next update. Apple just did the same, but included more than 30 in its latest update for iPhone. The update, iOS 16.4, dropped on Monday, March 27, …
We all the understand the risk that comes with cyberattacks. Hackers are sophisticated, calculated, and ruthless, with the goal of taking as much data and money from victims as possible. However, these attacks may be even more dangerous than previously thought, with some steps of the attack taking just minutes to complete. According to research from Microsoft’s Security Intelligence team, …
Since 2017, Apple’s go-to security measure for the iPhone has been Face ID. By scanning your face with thousands of invisible beams, your iPhone can detect whether or not the person trying to unlock the device is really you. But there’s a setting that can make this secure feature even better. According to Apple, Face ID has a one in …
ChatGPT is everywhere in the news, and for good reason. The conversational chatbot is very impressive, and is an example of the power of modern AI for those with and without tech experience. Now, other companies want in. Google appears to be the latest, with its offering, dubbed “Bard.” Bard is powered by Google’s Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA). …
ChatGPT is taking the world by storm. After amassing over 100 million users, the chatbot is entertaining new users and terrifying the tech world alike. But while the AI technology behind ChatGPT is both concerning and impressive, does it pose a cybersecurity risk? What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is a chat bot created by OpenAI, a company with an impressive track record …
Quite often, cybsecurity news is negative or bleak. We hear story after story about hacking groups successfully attacking schools, hospitals, and companies, and holding their data for ransom. For once, we have a story with a positive twist: We hacked the hackers. As reported by Reuters, On Thursday, Jan. 26, the FBI announced it had covertly “hacked and disrupted” the …
Good news in the battle against ransomware attacks (but bad news for hackers). While some bad actors might be tempted to jump into the dark world of ransomware for the profits, as it turns out, there seems to be a fundamental problem: Victims aren’t paying. According to Ars Technica, there have been two studies as of late showing a dramatic …
If you spend any time around cybersecurity aficionados, you’ll never hear the end of the importance of two security tools: a strong and unique password, and two-factor authentication. However, there is a third tool in your arsenal to keep bad actors at bay, albeit less convenient than the former two software-based solutions. We’re talking, of course, about security keys. Security …
The cybersecurity news is full of horror stories these days of companies patching terrible security vulnerabilities left and right. But one term keeps popping up throughout these reports, so much so it might have you wondering: What is a zero-day vulnerability? When you read an article in the news (or in this newsletter) that talks about a company like Microsoft …
In December, password manager LastPass issued a report detailing a massive data breach. The breach saw customer data leaked, including company names, user names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and IP addresses. Most concerningly, though, hackers were able to obtain copies of all customers’ encrypted password lists, which means, these bad actors have access to your entire vault of passwords. …