SplashData has released their latest annual report on the most commonly used passwords. Unfortunately, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
By now, everyone knows that the number of hacking attempts and high-profile data breaches are on the rise.
Apple has been quietly working on something called "Project Marzipan" for a couple of years now, and it appears that they're getting closer to unveiling it.
The company seeks to bring its MacOS and iOS platforms closer together by developing universal apps that will work in either environment.
Do you use "Keeper?" If you're not sure what it is, then you probably don't. It's a password manager that Microsoft has been bundling with some of its Windows 10 releases. Either way, there's a serious flaw in its design that you should be aware of.
In the malware ecosystem, few strains are more terrifying than those that target industrial control systems. Think Stuxnet, Industroyer and IronGate. Recently, security researchers from FireEye have identified a new threat in this class of malware. Alternately called "Triton" or "TRISIS," this new code targets Triconex Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) controllers, which are manufactured by Schneider Electric.
In recent months, Microsoft Word has been getting a fair amount of bad press, thanks to an old-but-still-supported feature called DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange). This is the feature that allows Word to pull data from other MS Office applications. For instance, if you embed a chart into your Word document, each time you open the doc, it will automatically poll the spreadsheet the chart was created from and update it dynamically.
If you have a Genie DVR system, you should be aware of a major security flaw in the firmware that could allow a hacker to take complete control over the device.
At issue is the equipment offered by AT&T as part of their free DireTV WVB Kit.
What's the next big thing for the PC world? If the industry's major players have anything to say about it, it will be the "always-on" PC.
Forget about plugging into your company's network. Forget about free WiFi Hotspots. With an always-on PC, you won't have to worry about either.
Security researchers at UpGuard recently made a terrifying discovery in finding an unprotected Amazon S3 server containing several databases belonging to a data analytics provider called Alteryx.
While the server contained a variety of databases, the two that are of biggest concern belonged to Alteryx's business partners, Experian and the US Census Bureau.
Most people agree that the use of USB drives increases efficiency and boosts productivity, which goes a long way toward explaining their popularity, but these handy little drives can also be problematic.
According to a recently published survey by Apricorn, 87 percent of employees surveyed report that they have lost or had a USB drive stolen and failed to notify their employer.
How many apps do you have on your smartphone? Do you know how much data they're collecting about you?
Most people have scores of apps installed (and often hundreds), even if they only use a few on a regular basis, and shockingly, most users have no idea just how much information those apps are collecting about them.
