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Image: Getty Images/MoMo Productions Microsoft has rolled out ‘number matching’ in push notifications for its multi-factor authentication (MFA) app Microsoft Authenticator. The new advanced feature is generally available in Microsoft Authenticator and should help counter attacks on MFA that rely on push notification spam. More Microsoft Researchers earlier this year spotted so-called ‘MFA fatigue attacks’ […] More
Image: M-A-U / Getty Images Microsoft is warning that the relatively new Raspberry Robin USB drive worm has triggered payload alerts on nearly 3,000 devices in almost 1,000 organizations in the past 30 days. Raspberry Robin malware has previously been seen installed with FakeUpdates malware, which has been linked to the Russian cyber-crime group EvilCorp. […] More
Everyone depends on OpenSSL. You may not know it, but OpenSSL is what makes it possible to use secure Transport Layer Security (TLS) on Linux, Unix, Windows, and many other operating systems. It’s also what is used to lock down pretty much every secure communications and networking application and device out there. So we should […] More
Pros Good price FIDO2 and FIDO U2F support Cons Some setup required No NFC or biometric optionsMany devices now use biometrics to let you log in without the inconvenience of remembering and typing a password: it’s more secure, but it usually adds a little to the price of the device. If you use any devices that don’t have Windows Hello, Face ID or a fingerprint sensor then you must have a password on your account anyway. If you want to use two-factor authentication (2FA) or even go full passwordless but you still have older devices with no biometric hardware (or you prefer not to use biometrics), a FIDO2 hardware key will let you use the same cross-platform authentication that’s built into Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android, ChromeOS, Linux (although you may need to do a little more setup) and an increasing number of online services like Microsoft 365, Azure AD, Google Drive and more. More
Image: Getty/Manuel Breva Colmeiro One of the most popular security vulnerabilities among cyber criminals during the past few months is a software flaw in Microsoft Office that’s over five years old – and it continues to be exploited because, despite a longstanding available security update, many businesses still haven’t applied it. According to analysis by […] More
Image: Getty Images Microsoft has released a new non-security preview of November’s Patch Tuesday update for Windows 10 and Windows 11 22H2. It brings improvements to the taskbar, Microsoft Account, and Task Manager, as well as a fix for a serious Microsoft blunder that left a hole in the Windows 10 vulnerable driver blocklist. The […] More
If you forget your password, you are indistinguishable from a hostile intruder and you will be treated as such, which means you will be locked out from your encrypted data. Getty Images Disk encryption is absolute magic to most non-mathematicians. And like any complex technology, it leads to uncomfortable questions. Does encrypting a disk make […] More
Image: Getty/Nitat Termmee Victims of ransomware attacks in the manufacturing and production industry are making the biggest ransom payments, with the average ransom demand paid coming in at just over $2 million. Ransomware is a significant cybersecurity issue that affects every sector. But according to analysis of attacks by cybersecurity company Sophos, ransomware is costing […] More
