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Russian hacker

Microsoft Explains Recent Hack in More Detail, Offers Advice to Customers

One week after it disclosed that a state-sponsored Russian hacking group infiltrated its corporate systems,…

Brave - the better browser

Brave is Simplifying Its Fingerprinting Protections

Brave announced it will simplify the fingerprinting protections in its desktop and Android web browsers…

Hacker in a datacenter

State-Sponsored Russian Hacking Group Attacked Microsoft Over Two Months

Last night, Microsoft announced that it recently detected an ongoing attack on its corporate computing…

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What (If Anything) Can We Do To Prevent Tracking Online? (Premium)

In addition to being the year of AI, 2024 may also be the year in…

LastPass

LastPass Makes a Major Change to How Master Passwords Work

LastPass alerted users of its password manager that they will now be required to use…

Tip: Use Passkeys With Your Microsoft Account

Windows 11 version 23H2 natively supports passkeys, a modern and secure passwordless technology that lets…

MSIX

Microsoft Disables Key Windows App Install Tech Used to Distribute Malware

Microsoft announced today that it disabled a key component of its Windows app installer technologies…

Keys on a wall
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The Secret Lives of Passkeys (Premium)

  While 2023 was the year of AI hype, it was also the year in…

Tip: Properly Secure Your Microsoft Account

When was the last time you checked to make sure your Microsoft account is as…

Favorite new apps of 2023
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My Favorite New Apps of 2023 (Premium)

I went into this article knowing full well that 2023 was a year of change…

Proton Mail for Desktop

Proton Launches Native Mail App on Desktop in Limited Beta

Privacy-focused Proton has finally launched a native Proton Mail app on Windows and Mac in…

Facebook Messenger Encryption

Meta Brings End-to-End Encryption to Facebook Messenger

Meta has started rolling out end-to-end encryption for all messages and calls on Facebook Messenger.

Windows 10 Extended Security Updates

Microsoft is Launching an Extended Security Update Program for Windows 10

Microsoft has just announced the Windows 10 Extended Security Update program, which will provide organizations…

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Apple Releases iOS 17.1.2 and macOS 14.1.2 to Fix WebKit Vulnerabilities

Apple released yesterday iOS 17.1.2 and macOS 14.1.2 to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities in the…

Windows Hello fingerprint authentication

Security Researchers Discover Multiple Vulnerabilities in Windows Hello Fingerprint Authentication

Cybersecurity researchers recently put Windows Hello biometric authentication to the test and found that three…

Microsoft Celebrates 20 Years of Patch Tuesday Like It Can’t Be Bothered

Microsoft's John Cable marked the 20th anniversary of Patch Tuesday, or what's now known as…

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