Virus, malware, and security in general
We recently published an article titled The Mystery Of Passkeys Unravelled in which I attempted to clarify a number of the more confusing points regarding passkeys. In response to that article, one of our regular readers posted a comment which included the following: I run
It seems just about every site these days requires you to set up an account, and every account requires a password. If you’re anything like me, you’ll have dozens of active online accounts with, hopefully, a different password for each account. The problem is, of
Passkeys are the latest, and some say greatest, account security mechanism, but many users remain confused about the technology. Well-known tech writer Leo Notenboom recently published an article titled How Passkeys Work (A No-Tech Version), which is perhaps the best and easiest-to-understand explanation I’ve seen.
It has been confirmed that an OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian Medicare database. Medicare is Australia’s publicly funded universal health insurance scheme that provides coverage for all Australian citizens and, as such, its database contains comprehensive personal and medical details of the
Who would have thought that your television set would spy on you? I use that old term ‘television set’ intentionally because back in ye olden days, they really were just dumb boxes of cathode ray tubes and capacitors. You also had an alien-looking aerial, a
I recently received a notification informing me that my Bitwarden subscription is about to expire. My password manager contains some of my most sensitive data. As readers of my article on the possible enshittification of Bitwarden know, there is a chance that Bitwarden is preparing
Microsoft is going to auto-enable the Memory Integrity security feature on all supported Windows 11 PCs, and I’ll outline what this might mean for you. Memory Integrity is a security feature in Windows that ensures only verified kernel-mode code is loaded, blocking unsigned rootkits and
Microsoft Defender is repeatedly telling users that protection is turned off when, in fact, it isn’t. Apparently, this is down to a bug in the latest Defender update. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue and is currently working on a solution, although when that solution might
ASCOMP Backup Maker Pro Winners Announced! This contest has now expired. Winners will be notified by email. Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to everyone who participated! ASCOMP has graciously given DCT five licenses to run a giveaway contest for their BackUp Maker Pro
Its platform uses high-resolution cameras, computer vision, and cloud-based analytics to capture and classify vehicles in real time. As surveillance technology becomes more sophisticated, the debate over its role in society is intensifying. Networked camera systems have spread rapidly across the United States. Marketed as
LastPass had another data breach! LastPass disclosed that attackers gained access to customer information through a compromise of a third-party vendor called Klue, a market-intelligence platform integrated with LastPass’s Salesforce environment. Attackers reportedly stole OAuth tokens from Klue and used them to access LastPass customer
A free, easy-to-use Windows tool that permanently destroys files, folders, and entire drives using certified data-shredding standards. Simply deleting a file – or even emptying the recycle bin – doesn’t actually remove it from your disk. With the right tools, anyone can recover your “deleted”
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In this three-part series, I will explain how I set up my new router to strike a balance between security and performance in my particular circumstances. While individual circumstances and settings may differ depending on the manufacturer and router, the basic principles should remain the
In this three-part series, I will explain how I set up my new router to strike a balance between security and performance in my particular circumstances. While individual circumstances and settings may differ depending on the manufacturer and router, the basic principles should remain the
