Do you have a Netflix account? And, have you ever done password sharing with family or friends?
If so, you know how awesome the service is. Intuitive and easy to use, and of special interest, easy to share.
In fact, password sharing among family and friends is so common that it's even openly discussed on discussion forums around the web.
Microsoft continues its war against spam and phishing emails with a new feature in Office 365 called 'Unverified Sender.'
And so, Microsoft designed it to help Outlook users identify emails containing poisoned files or requests for personal or sensitive information.
Billtust is a major player in the US financial services sector that provides a variety of billing and payment processing services for some of the biggest financial institutions in the nation. Then, on October 17th, they suffered a malware attack that brought all of their services to a grinding halt.
A NordVPN data breach disclosed when a server in one of their data centers breached in March of 2018.
According to the details released, the server located in a data center in Finland became compromised due to an insecure remote management system. Worse, this was a system that NordVPN never even knew existed.
Have you heard of Skip-2.0 malware? Prepare to be dismayed.
Backdoor Access for Hackers
Security researchers have recently discovered an undocumented (until now) backdoor designed for Microsoft SQL servers. It will allow a hacker working remotely to stealthily take control of a previously compromised system.
Hackers use virtual assistant devices to steal
The utility of virtual assistant devices like Amazon's Alexa and Google Home is undeniable. They're just genuinely handy devices to have around.
Unfortunately, they're also prone to abuse and exploits by hackers and unsavory developers.
Microsoft may have given up on the idea of putting their Windows operating system on smartphones, but that doesn't mean they've given up on smartphones altogether. Recently, the company announced a significant new functionality that will allow users to take calls made to an Android phone from their Windows-based PC.
The new feature is currently only available to Windows Insiders for testing, but will be generally available to all users in an upcoming build in the unspecified, but not too distant future.
Do you have the new Windows 10? The most recent version is version 1903, which was the May 2019 update. Assuming you've got that version or later, you should have Microsoft's Tamper Protection enabled by default.
If you're not sure what the big deal is, in a nutshell, Windows Tamper Protection blocks scripts, apps, and programs from making changes to your security settings and to Microsoft Defender.
Extended Support for Office 2010 expires on October 13th, 2020, so time is running out to upgrade. The company's official recommendation is to upgrade to either Office 365 ProPlus, or Office 2019.
In addition to that, "We also recommend business and enterprise customers use the deployment benefits provided by Microsoft and Microsoft Certified Partners, including Microsoft FastTrack for cloud migrations and Software Assurance Planning Services for on-premises upgrades.
Twitter isn't having a good year. Over the past twelve months, the company has fessed up to half a dozen bugs and blunders that have left the company with egg on their faces and have earned the ire of their burgeoning user data.
In late 2018, the company disclosed a bug that shared a variety of private user data with third-party app developers.
