The Secure Boot process on almost 300 different PC motherboard models manufactured by Micro-Star International (MSI) isn’t secure, which is particularly problematic when “Secure” is

Microsoft wants to bulk up the security in Windows Pro editions by ensuring the SMB insecure guest authentication fallbacks are no longer the default setting

Two cryptocurrency exchanges have frozen accounts identified as having been used by North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group. This story starts with a crypto researcher who

Chinese web and gaming giant Tencent has admitted it fired more than 100 people in 2022 for various forms of corruption – some so serious

It’s common practice to pull down the window shades at night. Homeowners invest in high fences. You may even cover the PIN pad when you

Opinion For better or worse, we still need passwords, and to protect and organize them, I recommend the open source Bitwarden password manager. LastPass is

China’s government has declared the nation’s information security industry needs to grow – fast. A document with the catchy title of “Guiding Opinions of Sixteen

Authored by Dennis Pang  Online protection software. Antivirus. The two words get used interchangeably often enough. But sure enough, they’re different. And yet directly related

In brief A US intelligence boss has asked Congress to reauthorize a controversial set of powers that give snoops warrantless authorization to surveil electronic communications

People in Russia can reportedly once again download drivers and some other software from Intel and Microsoft, which both withdrew from the nation after its

A woman in Canada failed in her claim for wrongful dismissal due to evidence from software designed to track her work time activity. As a

A woman in Canada failed in her claim for wrongful dismissal due to evidence from software designed to track her work time activity. As a

A woman in Canada failed in her claim for wrongful dismissal due to evidence from laptop software designed to track working time activity. As a

Techies are reporting that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint attack surface reduction (ASR) rules have gone haywire and are removing icons and applications shortcuts from the

Techies are reporting that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint attack surface reduction (ASR) rules have gone haywire and are removing icons and applications shortcuts from the

Techies are reporting that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint attack surface reduction (ASR) rules have gone haywire and are removing icons and applications shortcuts from the

Lengthy privacy notices included in a social media platform’s terms of service can do little to help it comply with transparency requirements under European law,

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