Thursday, 1 October 2015

Microsoft 'Accidentally' pushed 'Test patch' Update to All Windows 7 Users

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A highly mysterious update that was pushed out to Windows machines globally was the result of a test that was not correctly implemented.

Yes, Microsoft accidentally released a test patch (KB3877432) to consumer machines running Windows 7, making users believe that the Windows Update service got hacked, and they are infected with malware.

Deadly Simple Exploit Bypasses Apple Gatekeeper Security to Install Malicious Apps

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Apple Mac Computers are considered to be invulnerable to malware, but the new Exploit discovered by security researchers proves it indeed quite false.

Patrick Wardle, director of research at security firm Synack, has found a deadly simple way that completely bypass one of the core security features in Mac OS X i.e. Gatekeeper.

TrueCrypt Encryption Software Has Two Critical Flaws: It's time to Move On

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If you are among thousands of privacy-conscious people who are still using ‘no longer availableTrueCrypt Encryption Software, then you need to pay attention.

Two critical security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the most famous encryption tool, TrueCrypt, that could expose the user’s data to hackers if exploited.

Worse yet, TrueCrypt was audited earlier this by a team of Security researchers and found to be backdoor-free.

Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Microsoft Responds To Windows 10 Spying Concerns, But It will Still Collect Your Data

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After a number of controversial data mining features and privacy invasions within Microsoft's newest operating system, Microsoft finally broke the ice, almost two months since the launch of Windows 10.

Microsoft has finally responded to the growing privacy concerns around its new operating system to regain the trust of the users who are concerned about their online privacy related to Windows 10.

Monday, 16 February 2015

Obama's Executive Order urges Companies to Share CyberSecurity Threat Data

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President Barack Obama signed an executive order on Friday that encourages and promotes sharing of information on cybersecurity threats within the private sector and between the private sector companies and the government agencies as well.