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Forcing users to periodically change their passwords should go the way of the dodo according to the US government

By Andy Edser Published

news Perfect. PCGamer123 shall remain forever! Oops...

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An original Apple Macintosh Model M0001, as they celebrate 40th anniversary, is on display in between 2024 Apple models at the independent Apple products store chain Amac, on January 24, 2024 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Based on the Motorola 68000 microprocessor, the Macintosh was the first successful mouse-driven computer with a graphical user interface.
Major browser providers scramble to patch an 18-year-old vulnerability affecting MacOS and Linux systems but Windows remains gloriously immune

By Andy Edser Published

news Sometimes it's good to be a Windows user. Sometimes.

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A furry hacktivist group has breached Disney, leaked 1.1TiB of data, and says it's because Club Penguin shut down

By Rich Stanton Published

news We were promised flying cars, but welcome to the real future.

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An infamous dataset of leaked login details, updated last week, now houses 9,948,575,739 passwords and poses the biggest threat to our online security ever

By Nick Evanson Published

news Another 1.5 billion passwords have just been added to the RockYou dataset, all harvested in only three years.

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Microsoft patents a technique to display encrypted documents so only you can see them

By Nick Evanson Published

news It seems to be a better system than AMD's Privacy View feature but like all of them, it can't solve one key issue.

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Businessman working on laptop with virtual screen. Online documentation database, IT consultant being set up Virtual Document Management System with a laptop, Software for archiving corporate files.
US Gov announces upcoming ban of Kaspersky antivirus software for US customers—including future updates—citing an 'unacceptable risk to national security'

By Andy Edser Published

news If you're a US Kaspersky customer, now's the time to look for a new AV provider.

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Businessman working on laptop with virtual screen. Online documentation database, IT consultant being set up Virtual Document Management System with a laptop, Software for archiving corporate files.
Has your VPN failed to connect recently? Microsoft says the latest Windows security update may provide a fix

By Andy Edser Published

news If you've been experiencing VPN issues, Windows may have been to blame up until now.

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Google headquarters is seen in Mountain View, California, United States on September 26, 2022.
Google sums up 2023's security exploits: the good news is fixes are blocking some types of zero-day attack. The bad news is Windows has seen more than most

By Jacob Ridley Published

News 2023 also saw a greater number of zero-day attacks in the wild than 2022, but still fewer than 2021.

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A comprehensive online privacy bill is one step closer after US Congressional leaders reach a tentative bipartisan deal

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News Hands off my data you big tech grubs.

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US Gov report slams Microsoft over email hack—'The Board finds that this intrusion was preventable and should never have occurred'

By Andy Edser Published

news The Cyber Safety Review Board has released its assessment of last years Microsoft security breach, and it makes for uncomfortable reading.

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