“Western Digital has been receiving a storm of bad press—and even lawsuits—concerning their attempt to sneak SMR disk technology into their “Red” line of NAS disks.”
Charter seeks FCC OK to impose data caps and charge fees to video services
“Charter Communications has asked federal regulators for permission to impose data caps on broadband users and to seek interconnection payments from large online video providers, starting next year.”
NAS devices targeted by ransomware attack
“QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices are once again under attack as the operators of the eCh0raix ransomware have launched a new wave of attacks. The eCh0raix ransomware was first deployed last July when its creators released the first version of their malware into the wild.”
Adobe Photoshop Camera now on the Google Play Store
“After officially being announced in late 2019, Adobe Photoshop Camera is now available to download on the Google Play Store. The application aims to leverage Adobe’s rich history and Photoshop prowess by giving a camera app replacement for your smartphone.”
Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 updates come with nasty printer bugs
“The latest updates for Windows 10 give the platform’s security a boost, but they unfortunately come with nasty bugs that make printing impossible, as well.”
AWS stops largest DDoS attack ever
“Amazon has revealed that its AWS Shield service was able to mitigate the largest DDoS attack ever recorded at 2.3 Tbps back in February of this year.”
New Apple Security Blow: If You Have An iPhone, Look Away Now
“Apple had been hoping to move past its recent run of security warnings—but no such luck. After a dreadful April, here we are in May with yet another security blow for the hundreds of millions of iOS users around the world.”
Microsoft’s Outlook on the web is getting Gmail-like text prediction feature
“Microsoft is working on a new text prediction feature for Outlook that’s similar to Gmail’s Smart Compose. The text predictions will allow Outlook.com and Outlook on the web to write emails for people using predictive tech that offers up suggestions while you type.”
How to delete your LastPass account and permanently wipe saved logins
“LastPass is a free online service that manages your multitude of passwords through encryption. It’s a useful service if you have multiple accounts and find it difficult to remember or securely store your various account logins.”
Uncle Sam to agencies: No encrypted DNS for you!
“The US federal government has been protecting its users by blocking malicious destinations for years, but it won’t let them take advantage of the latest protective measure in DNS – encryption – just yet.”
