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Image: kinkate, Avon Cosmetics giant Avon is recovering from a mysterious cyber-security incident that took place last week, on June 8, sources have told ZDNet. The company has filed documents with the US Securities Exchange Commission disclosing the incident on June 9, a day after the company first discovered issues with some of its IT […] More
BlueJeans, the videoconferencing software company bought by Verizon in April, announced a series of new security features that aim to bolster meeting security. The new features include restricted meetings, a new waiting room experience, screen share controls, a one-click meeting lock capability, and adoption of the ever important AES-256 encryption standard to secure user data in […] More
Cyber-security experts have revealed today 19 vulnerabilities in a small library designed in the 90s that has been widely used and integrated into countless of enterprise and consumer-grade products over the last 20+ years. The number if impacted products is estimated at “hundreds of millions” and includes products such as smart home devices, power grid […] More
Microsoft is investigating a bug that causes Chromium-based Edge to automatically launch when Windows 10 version 2004 starts up, while Firefox and Chrome users are also reporting issues with this version of Windows. Windows 10 Microsoft Edge does have a setting, edge://settings/onStartup, to enable the browser to launch as Windows 10 starts up, but users […] More
Norway, Bahrain, and Kuwait are amongst the “most dangerous” for privacy in their deployment of COVID-19 contact tracing apps, as they track their citizens’ locations on a live or near real-time basis. These apps adopt an “invasive centralised approach” and pose a “great threat to privacy”, according to an Amnesty International study. The group’s research, […] More
Image via Maxwell Ingham Vulnerabilities in the GPRS Tunnelling Protocol (GTP) will continue to impact mobile operators even as they migrate to 5G infrastructure. In reports published last week and in December 2019, cyber-security firms Positive Technologies and A10 Networks detailed a series of vulnerabilities in this legacy mobile protocol. These include: Disclosure of subscriber […] More
Special Feaure The Industry Cloud: Why It’s Next Coud computing has engulfed lots of IT, but one of the untapped regions of the tech and business world is the industry cloud, focusing on vertical industries and more specialized applications. Read More IBM said it will acquire Spanugo, which provides security assurance software, as it builds […] More
Unwanted phone calls happen to almost everyone who has a phone. These calls often happen several times per day and, if you are not vigilant, you could end up the victim of a scam. Within this in mind, seniors care services company Provision Living surveyed 4,038 Americans in March and April 2020. It wanted to […] More
