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Microsoft and U.S. Cyber Command try to take down TrickBot

Private and public sectors come together for botnet removal effort

22 October 2020 min read

Major security flaw found in app-connected sex toy

perex__ When it comes to your devices, be on the lookout for signs of so-called abandonware

When it comes to your devices, be on the lookout for signs of so-called abandonware

18 October 2020 min read

Facebook puts temporary ban on political ads post-election

perex__ Plus, ransomware attackers pay to prey and students begin to feel the “digital divide”

Plus, ransomware attackers pay to prey and students begin to feel the “digital divide”

16 October 2020 min read

October election update: Hacking and suppressing the vote

perex__ Exploring voter suppression and voter fraud in the Trump campaign

Exploring voter suppression and voter fraud in the Trump campaign

14 October 2020 min read

Do families really need parental controls?

perex__ {value=Talking about online safety isn’t enough}

Talking about online safety isn’t enough

14 October 2020 min read

Creating and weaponizing deepfake videos

perex__ {value=How to identity and detect deepfakes}

How to identity and detect deepfakes

13 October 2020 min read

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Make sure your in-home IoT is secure

perex__ TL;DR: If you connect it, protect it

TL;DR: If you connect it, protect it

12 October 2020 min read

Parents of tech-savvy teens save thousands

perex__ Plus, the IRS is under investigation and Tesla says goodbye to reporters forever

Plus, the IRS is under investigation and Tesla says goodbye to reporters forever

9 October 2020 min read

5 vulnerabilities sparked by the shift to 5G networks

perex__ Although there's a lot of buzz around the benefits of 5G, it's also important to highlight vulnerabilities that come along with them

Although there's a lot of buzz around the benefits of 5G, it's also important to highlight vulnerabilities that come along with them

5 October 2020 min read

Firmware can be hacked like software

perex__ Plus, the environmental benefits of remote working and 17 apps removed from the Google Play Store for hiding a malicious “Joker”

Plus, the environmental benefits of remote working and 17 apps removed from the Google Play Store for hiding a malicious “Joker”

2 October 2020 min read

A nasty Windows server domain bug: Patch now!

perex__ Zerologon takes taking advantage of the Netlogon Remote Protocol, used in the authentication process

Zerologon takes taking advantage of the Netlogon Remote Protocol, used in the authentication process

30 September 2020 min read

Lawsuit accuses Instagram of spying on users

perex__ Plus, more newsbytes of the week including a ransomware attack on a hospital and half a million possibly-hacked Call of Duty accounts

Plus, more newsbytes of the week including a ransomware attack on a hospital and half a million possibly-hacked Call of Duty accounts

25 September 2020 min read

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