Data Breach Affects Federal Healthcare System

October 26th, 2018

You probably haven't heard of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Systems.

They're a low-profile division of the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for administering the Affordable Care Act.

Recently, the company announced that they detected anomalous activity in the systems related to the healthcare.

Latest Windows 10 Update Causing Audio Issues

October 25th, 2018

Microsoft hasn't been terribly impressive lately when it comes to Windows 10 updates.  In fact, it's fair to say that they've been a complete mess.  Just recently, they've issued updates that have deleted user files and caused crashes after creating incompatibilities with keyboard drivers.

New Encryption Will Help Secure Your Android Device

October 24th, 2018

Google is taking additional steps to bolster user privacy and better secure the data of the company's legions of Android device owners.  The company recently announced a change to the Android Backup Service that will encrypt all user backup data stored on its cloud servers, such that even Google itself can't read it.

Malicious Messages In PlayStation Can Cause It To Crash

October 23rd, 2018

Gamers take the games they play seriously.  So seriously, in fact, that they're not above resorting to dirty tricks to score a win.

Recently, social media has been abuzz with reports of a messaging app bug on Sony's PlayStation devices.  Specifically, there's a bug in both the Android and iOS messaging apps that allow malicious gamers to send a poisoned character via group chat that will brick your gaming console.

IP Spoofing Attacks Show Significant Increase

October 22nd, 2018

Gaming and Gambling are huge industries with a truly global footprint.  It's no surprise then, that these industries have become an increasingly popular target for hackers.

Interestingly, according to the latest report issued by ThreatMatrix, the attack vector of choice when it comes to these industries is IP Spoofing.

Some iOS Users Report Call Issues After Latest Update

October 20th, 2018

This hasn't been a great month for two of the titans of tech.  Both Apple and Microsoft have been plagued with bug-riddled updates to their operating systems.  In Apple's case, their new iOS 12 had to be patched just three weeks after its release because of all the bugs the company's burgeoning user base discovered almost immediately after updating.

Another Data Breach, This Time At The Pentagon

October 19th, 2018

As many as 30,000 people made up of a mix of both civilian and military personnel have had their personal and financial information exposed. This exposure is what has been reported as a major security breach of the Pentagon.

This is proof positive that no organization is safe from watchful hackers scattered all around the world.

New Windows 10 Update Pulled For Unintended Data Deletion 

October 18th, 2018

Microsoft is having problems, and those problems are spilling out onto the company's massive user base.  In a highly unusual move, the company pulled its latest Windows 10 update after receiving numerous complaints from users about missing files.

Unfortunately, this isn't the first time the company has had problems with updates to their OS.  Back in April, the company delayed a planned update because at the last minute, Blue Screen of Death issues were discovered.

Newest WiFi Version Will Be Called WiFi 6

October 17th, 2018

Most people don't know what the latest version of WiFi is called. That's the fault of the Wi-Fi Alliance, the group that manages the implementation of WiFi. Since their earliest days, the group has insisted on a highly unconventional version numbering scheme.

Spectre Security Built Into New Intel Chip Hardware

October 16th, 2018

By now, almost everyone has heard of the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws that have been making headlines for more than a year.  They're serious flaws with dire implications for tens of millions of users around the world who have an intel-based PC.

The saga surrounding the fixes for these issues has been a long one and filled with twists and turns.