Windows XP, as regular readers of We Live Security will know, was supposed to have breathed its last on April 8th 2014, when Microsoft stopped supporting it. It’s not as though Windows XP’s death should have come as a shock. Microsoft has been warning of its end-of-support, and the need to upgrade to a safer … More 20,000 NHS Wales PCs still running Windows XP from beyond the grave
Introduction The title of this article is “Windows 10, Privacy 0: ESET deeps dives into the privacy of Microsoft’s new OS” and in it I will be providing analysis of Microsoft’s privacy plans for Windows 10, some of the reasoning behind those changes, and also theorize about who else besides Microsoft might be interested. But … More Windows 10, Privacy 0? ESET dives into the privacy of Microsoft’s new OS
Hackers have been taking advantage of a serious zero-day vulnerability in the latest version of Apple’s OS X (Yosemite), allowing them to install malware and adware on Macs without the need of a password or administrative privileges. Malwarebytes reported yesterday (Monday 3rd August) that one of its experts had found the first known exploit of … More Hackers exploit OS X zero-day vulnerability
So-called ‘bug bounties’ are offered by some of the world’s largest websites and software companies to ensure that software bugs are found and fixed by friendly security researchers, rather than by malicious hackers who could use the same flaws to cause significant damage. Bug bounties are a relatively new phenomenon but, in recent years, have … More The world’s biggest bug bounty payouts
If you’ve spent much time interacting with system administrators, you know how unlikely it would be for them to host a relationship-fixing TV show. Were they born like this, or did IT support requests just grind them into jaded powder? With a combination of endless patches, glitches, and caffeinated techno pulsing in the background, they … More 5 Systems Admin relationship tips (so you’re on talking terms again)
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