“Apple released Control Center in 2013 as part of iOS 7. It gives iPhone and iPad users quick access to settings for airplane mode, wifi, bluetooth, screen brightness among other things. But sometimes errant swipes inside apps and games can launch Control Center accidentally — which can be annoying.”
Two-Factor Authentication: A Security System for Your Digital Life
“Most of us carefully protect our most important objects. We lock our homes with a deadbolt, perhaps invest in a security system or store valuables in a safe with its own lock and key, and make sure our cars are locked with the alarm turned on.”
Google Trips Just Updated to Make Travel Planning Even More Convenient
“Last year I wrote about and downloaded Google Trips just to try it out and now I find myself using it as my go-to app for organizing travel. It’s simple and it helps manage your whole trip from start to finish.”
We tested Apple’s Siri versus Google’s new competitor on the iPhone, and Siri loses pretty miserably
“Google recently launched its version of Siri, named Google Assistant, on the iPhone. We’ve found it to be much smarter than Siri and, to prove it, we recently put it head-to-head with Apple’s assistant.”
WannaCrypt ransomware: Microsoft issues emergency patch for Windows XP
“Microsoft has taken the unprecedented step of issuing patches for unsupported operating systems – like Windows XP – in the wake of the massive WannaCrypt ransomware attacks against organisations across the globe.”
Windows bug used to spread Stuxnet remains world’s most exploited
“One of the Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities used to spread the Stuxnet worm that targeted Iran remained the most widely exploited software bug in 2015 and 2016 even though the bug was patched years earlier, according to a report published by antivirus provider Kaspersky Lab.”
Cybercriminals Breached Over a Billion Accounts Last Year
“Cybercriminals had a very good year in 2016 — and we all paid the price. These digital bandits became more ambitious and more creative and that resulted in a year marked by “extraordinary attacks,” according to the 2017 Internet Security Threat Report from Symantec.”
Old Windows PCs can stop WannaCry ransomware with new Microsoft patch
“Users of old Windows systems can now download a patch to protect them from this week’s massive ransomware attack. In a rare step, Microsoft published a patch for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 8 — all of them operating systems for which it no longer provides mainstream support.”
New password guidelines say everything we thought about passwords is wrong
“When I recently discovered a draft of new guidelines for password management from NIST (the National Institute of Standards and Technology), I was amazed about the number of very progressive changes they proposed.”
How to Make Your Social Media Accounts as Private as Possible
“Maintaining social media accounts while staying as anonymous as possible isn’t easy—just ask the Director of the FBI—but you can put your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other accounts into a locked-down, private mode to evade detection.”
