New Netgear Router Security Issues – Is Yours On The List?

January 10th, 2017

If you use Netgear routers in your home or office network, you should be aware of the latest security threat. The company has confirmed that three lines of its routers may have these issues:

• R6400
• R7000
• R8000 series

At this time, it has not been confirmed if or whether the R7000P, R7500, R7800, R8500 or R9000 models are also vulnerable.

Have An Android Device? Don’t Download Super Mario Run (Yet)

January 9th, 2017

Super Mario Run is taking the internet by storm and has replaced Pokemon Go as the hottest app on the market today. It’s so popular that many Android users, eager to start playing the latest craze, aren’t waiting for the app to show up in the Google Play Store and are looking instead to third party app vendors.

Firefox Users To Get Major Speed Boost For Their Browser

January 7th, 2017

The fortunes of Mozilla’s Firefox browser continue to improve thanks to the company’s ongoing efforts to improve their product.

With Microsoft Edge hemorrhaging users at a record pace, Firefox has been picking up significant numbers of Microsoft’s former users as they look for a more stable browser solution.

Your Router May Be Infected To Serve Up Fake Ads

January 6th, 2017

If you have never heard the term “steganography,” you’re not alone. It’s the art and science of hiding code inside image data.

When used by hackers, it is one of the most difficult attack vectors to detect, because honestly, few people consider images to be more than window dressing for the web.

Mac Thunderbolt Hack Could Leave Your Computer Vulnerable

January 5th, 2017

Do you use any sort of Thunderbolt device on your Mac? If you do, and you haven’t been keeping your OS up to date, you’ll definitely want the latest security patch. Recently, a security researcher named Ulf Fisk found a devastating security flaw that allows a corrupted Thunderbolt device to gain complete access to your system.

Google Creates New Operating System For Internet of Things

January 4th, 2017

Google is about to change the game where the Internet of Things (IoT) is concerned.
Recently, the company announced the release of Android Things, an operating system specifically designed for internet objects.

One of the main limitations internet objects have is memory and computing power, so the new OS is designed to operate with an extremely small footprint, no more than 32 to 64 MB.

Some time ago, Google announced an IoT OS concept called Brillo.

Update Flash Or Risk Vulnerability To Hackers

January 3rd, 2017

Yet more critical security flaws have been found in Adobe’s poor, beleaguered Flash Player. The company continues to fight gamely to keep pace, patching issues as quickly as they are found, but there doesn’t appear to be any end in sight.

The most recent bug, tracked as CVE-2016-7890, would have allowed hackers to take control of both a smartphone’s microphone and camera, enabling them to spy with impunity on users.

One Billion Yahoo Accounts Were Breached

January 2nd, 2017

This is a world record, although the honor of holding it is a dubious one. Yahoo recently announced that it was the victim of the largest data breach of all time, in which more than one billion user accounts were impacted. Yes, you read that correctly.

New Version Of Android Trojan Can Take Photos And More

December 31st, 2016

If you haven’t heard of a Trojan called Tordow, you probably will soon. Security researchers have been aware of it since February of this year, but recently, researchers from Comodo Security have unearthed a new, devastating upgrade to the malicious software.

Problems Connecting To Internet? May Be A Windows 10 Issue

December 30th, 2016

Microsoft made a mistake, and it could complicate your life.

If you’ve got your computer set up to receive automatic updates, you may have suddenly found yourself unable to connect to the internet after the December 9th update, labeled “KB3201845.”

That’s because changes in the code made it impossible for the OS to accept an IP address assignment.