“With the smartphone market starting to recover from the coronavirus crisis, Chinese producer Xiaomi has made history by beating the iconic Apple iPhone at its own game.”
13 Common Security Mistakes That Make Your PC Vulnerable
“We live in a world where we are digitally connected nearly 24/7. Even when we are not actually using our devices for work or paying bills or socializing with those we know, we can still be logged in permanently to our various online accounts. “
Tesla is collecting insane amount of data from its Full Self-Driving test fleet
“Tesla is already collecting large amounts of data from the vehicles owners in its Full Self-Driving beta test fleet. It is already releasing a new update improving on the release earlier this week.”
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3 essential privacy settings for your Amazon Echo
“Amazon’s Echo is more popular than ever, and despite competition from Google, Amazon still dominates the virtual assistant market. With its ever-growing library of skills, Echo becomes more useful with every passing day. But even as Echo wins over more fans, critics are still skeptical.”
Google shares more details on some of the biggest DDoS attacks ever recorded
“Google’s Threat Analysis Group has revealed that state-sponsored hackers launched the largest ever recorded distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the company back in 2017.”
Hackers are using a severe Windows bug to backdoor unpatched servers
“One of the most critical Windows vulnerabilities disclosed this year is under active attack by hackers who are trying to backdoor servers that store credentials for every user and administrative account on a network, a researcher said on Friday.”
A group of hackers won $288,500 from Apple for telling the company about 55 bugs, including one that would’ve let an attacker steal someone’s iCloud photos
“They were operating as “white hat” hackers, meaning their goal was to alert Apple to the vulnerabilities rather than to steal information. The team was led by 20-year-old Sam Curry, along with Brett Buerhaus, Ben Sadeghipourmsec, Samuel Erb, and Tanner Barnes.”
Windows “Ping of Death” bug revealed – patch now!
“Every time that critical patches come out for any operating system, device or app that we think you might be using, you can predict in advance what we’re going to say. Patch early, patch often.”
Android ransomware has picked up some ominous new tricks
“Though ransomware has been around for years, it poses an ever-increasing threat to hospitals, municipal governments, and basically any institution that can’t tolerate downtime.”
