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When you upgrade to Windows 11 Home edition, the default settings configure your system to “back up your files” to OneDrive. Getty Images Welcome to the latest installment of Ask ZDNet, where we answer the questions that make your IT guy reach for the Tums. In the mailbag this week: After upgrading to Windows 11, a […] More
Credit: Microsoft Microsoft is making generally available today, June 16, another member of its growing family of “Defender” branded products. The newest member, christened “Microsoft Defender for Individuals,” is meant to help secure families of devices, not just Windows PCs. Microsoft has been testing Defender for Individuals for several months under the Microsoft Defender brand. […] More
Image: Getty The international police organization Interpol has arrested 2,000 people in a crackdown on social-engineering rackets and intercepted $50 million in illicit funds. Interpol announced it had conducted raids at 1,700 locations over two months, seizing $50 million in fraudulently gained proceeds and arresting 2,000 people, which it described as “operators, fraudsters and money […] More
Image: Getty/Virojt Changyencham Linux users need to be watch out of a new peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet that spreads between networks using stolen SSH keys and runs its crypto-mining malware in a device’s memory. The Panchan P2P botnet was discovered by researchers at Akamai in March and the company is now warning it could be taking […] More
A newly discovered form of Android malware steals passwords, bank details and cryptocurrency wallets from users – and it does so by bypassing multi-factor authentication protections. The malware has been detailed by cybersecurity researchers at F5 Labs, who’ve dubbed it MaliBot. It’s the latest in a string of powerful malware targeting Android users. In addition […] More
Image: Getty/FG Trade After 27 years as Microsoft’s Windows web browser, Internet Explorer (IE) is no longer supported. But that doesn’t mean the legacy Windows browser isn’t still in use, and despite years of warning it seems there are people that aren’t ready for the change. It’s been just over a year since Microsoft announced […] More
Getty Images Over the last few years, we’ve been battling an array of organic malware attacks from various SARS-CoV-2 variants that have been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2019-05309) in host system immunity. Fortunately, prominent pharma security vendors, such as Pfizer, have made the required software patches available to thwart these attacks using the latest mRNA […] More
After getting the umpteenth notification in your email inbox about a compromised password (we feel your pain), it’s time to start looking at more secure options. After all, remembering every single letter, number, and symbol when you’ve had to change your Facebook account’s password every few months can get confusing. With NordPass’ surprise sale More
