Security

Kaspersky software

US Govermnent Bans Kaspersky Software Over Security Concerns

The Biden administration announced yesterday that it was banning sales of antivirus products from Russian…

Windows 11 security features

Microsoft Announces Major Security Push for Windows 11

Microsoft today unveiled a wide array of new security features and updates for Windows 11,…

Proton Pass

Proton Adds Account Monitoring to its Password Manager

Proton today announced that it is adding a suite of online account security protections to…

Microsoft Security

Microsoft Says it’s Making Security its “Top Priority”

Microsoft is making security its “top priority” as it's currently facing cyberattacks that are becoming…

Google passkey support

Google Touts Passkey Successes, Expands Account Protections

It's World Password Day, and Google is celebrating by expanding its support for passkeys and…

Create a passkey for your Microsoft account

Hands-On: Microsoft Account Passkey Support

If passkey support in your Microsoft account works correctly, you can seamlessly authenticate yourself when…

GitHub 2FA verification

GitHub Touts 2FA Adoption Success, Looks Ahead to Further Adoption

GitHub today revealed that its initiative to get users to enable one or more forms…

Instagram nudity protection teens DMs

Instagram to Automatically Blur Nudes Received by Teens in DMs

Instagram will be testing new nudity protections to protect teens from unsolicited nudes and sextortion…

DuckDuckGo Privacy Pro

DuckDuckGo Announces Privacy Pro Subscription

DuckDuckGo is bundling three new privacy services into a single subscription called Privacy Pro that…

Proton Acquires Standard Notes

Proton Acquires Standard Notes

Proton announced this morning that it has acquired Standard Notes, an end-to-end encrypted note-taking app…

Linux attack thwarted

Microsoft Engineer Thwarts Backdoor Attack … in Linux

A Microsoft engineer discovered a backdoor attack on Linux, narrowly averting what security researchers say…

New ChromeOS security features

Google Bulks Up ChromeOS Security for Businesses

Google today announced new security features for ChromeOS that make it better suited for enterprises…

Proton Pass

Proton Pass Now Supports Passkeys

Proton announced today that its Proton Pass password manager now supports passkeys on all devices…

Chrome Safe Browsing

Google is Adding Real-Time Threat Protection to Chrome

Google announced today that it is improving Safe Browsing in Chrome to include real-time threat…

Microsoft Copilot for Security

Microsoft Copilot for Security To Become Generally Available on April 1

Microsoft Copilot for Security, the company’s new AI-powered security solution that uses a natural language…

Hackers

Microsoft Says Russian State-Sponsored Hackers Accessed its Source Code

Midnight Blizzard, the Russian state-sponsored hacking group that has been Microsoft since November accessed its…

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