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01/21/2025

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.

01/21/2025

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ordered U.S. telecommunications carriers to secure their networks following last year's Salt Typhoon security breaches.

01/21/2025

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Yin Kecheng, a Shanghai-based hacker for his role in the recent Treasury breach and a company associated with the Salt Typhoon threat group.

01/21/2025

Russian hackers linked to the FSB are targeting global ministers with a WhatsApp scam. Using emails with QR codes, the group Star Blizzard gains access to victims' accounts to steal sensitive information. This 'quishing' tactic, aimed at diplomats and officials, highlights growing cybersecurity risks. Stay alert and safeguard your data.

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01/18/2025

​Microsoft has fixed a known issue that caused Microsoft 365 applications and Classic Outlook to crash on Windows Server 2016 or Windows Server 2019 systems.

01/18/2025

​Microsoft has started the forced rollout of Windows 11 24H2 to eligible, non-managed systems running the Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2.

01/18/2025

Microsoft researchers who tested more than 100 of the company's AI products concluded that AI systems can never be made fully secure, according to a new pre-print paper. The 26-author study, which included Azure CTO Mark Russinovich, found that large language models amplify existing security risks a...

01/17/2025

New year, and, unfortunately, new scams. From romance baiting to sketchy uses of generative AI, here are some of the scams to keep an eye on in 2025, and some tips to avoid them.
https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/the-biggest-online-scams-to-watch-for-in-2025-and-how-to-avoid-them

01/17/2025

The outgoing president's message echoed concerns raised decades ago by President Dwight Eisenhower about the military-industrial complex, but with a modern twist focused on the tech industry's...

01/17/2025

More nickle and diming.

Microsoft 365 Personal subscriptions will go from $7 monthly and $70 annually to $10 and $100, respectively. Family subscriptions will also rise from $10 a month and...

01/17/2025

Canon is requiring users to pay a monthly subscription fee to fully use their cameras as webcams on computers. The company's new EOS We**am Utility software restricts features like HD resolution, brightness adjustments and color correction unless users pay $4.99 monthly or $49.99 annually....

01/17/2025