The LastPass Hack Somehow Gets Worse
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: The US Marshals disclose a “major” cybersecurity incident, T-Mobile has gotten pwned so much, and more.
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What to Do When Your Boss Is Spying on You
Credit to Author: Omar L. Gallaga| Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0000
Employee monitoring increased with Covid-19’s remote work—and stuck around for back-to-the-office.
Read moreThe High-Stakes Blame Game in the White House Cybersecurity Plan
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000
The Biden administration’s new strategy would shift the liability for security failures to a controversial target: the companies that caused them.
Read moreThe Sketchy Plan to Build a Russian Android Phone
Credit to Author: Masha Borak| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000
Amid isolating sanctions, a Russian tech giant plans to launch new Android phones and tablets. But experts are skeptical the company can pull it off.
Read moreFor Apple’s enterprise success, endpoint management is the new black
Yet more data shows the acceleration of Mac adoption in the business world.
Okta’s recent Businesses at Work 2023 report shared numerous insights into the state of enterprise IT. One in particular grabbed my attention: endpoint management and security tools have become the most popular category of security product across the enterprise, with some players achieving really significant growth, partly on the back of their Mac support.
The data: Jamf Pro has seen 428% customer growth across the last four years, while smaller vendor Kandji experienced a 172% increase in its customer base in just the last year.
This Hacker Tool Can Pinpoint a DJI Drone Operator’s Exact Location
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000
Every DJI quadcopter broadcasts its operator’s position via radio—unencrypted. Now, a group of researchers has learned to decode those coordinates.
Read moreApple’s MFi scheme for USB-C is a good thing
Apple appears poised to make it more difficult to use cheap USB-C cables with its devices, and while it may well make a few dollars more from the purported plan, there are also good reasons to put the system in place.
Apple got to make a dollar or two
The claim is that Apple plans to replace Lightning ports and cables with USB-C in the iPhone 15, and when it does it will introduce a Made For iPhone (MFi) scheme for such products. The idea is that consumers will be able to purchase cables and other devices in full confidence that they will be compatible with their iPhone.
China Is Relentlessly Hacking Its Neighbors
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000
New details reveal that Beijing-backed hackers targeted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, adding to a string of attacks in the region.
Read moreApple Users Need to Update iOS Now to Patch Serious Flaws
Credit to Author: Kate O’Flaherty| Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000
Plus: Microsoft fixes several zero-day bugs, Google patches Chrome and Android, Mozilla rids Firefox of a full-screen vulnerability, and more.
Read moreSoftware bugs that bug me – and how to swat them down
Nearly every day, software updates of some kind roll out for our systems. From operating systems to antivirus software, to cloud services, to hardware devices, virtually none of the technology we use is static. And with these updates come side effects and problems that sometimes take a while to get fixed.
I recently found an interesting bug that hasn’t gotten a lot of attention when I purchased a Lexmark multi-function printer. As part of the installation process, I went online to download the latest printer driver. (I always recommend going to a vendor website to grab the latest drivers because, after all, the latest software should have the latest fixes, right?) I was able to set up the printer to print, scan, and electronically fax and figured I was done for the day.