Surprise! Android Ransomware Breaches Declined in 2017
Android users have a reason to cheer According to the latest report by ESET, the number of ransomware attacks targeting Android devices declined in 2017. The decline represents a bit of ...
Processors Can Now Have Sim Cards Built In
SIM cards have long been a source of frustration for equipment manufacturers With the relentless drive to produce smaller and smaller devices, the SIM card is a hurdle to be overcome. ...
Apple iOS Update Available for Character Bug Solution
Recently, another "exotic character" bug was found in iOS If someone sends this particular character (a special character that's part of the Indian language pack) to your phone via any messaging ...
Known MacOS Bug May Be Causing Lost Data
Do you own a Mac? Do you use APFS "sparse disk images?" If so, be aware that under certain conditions, your trusty computer may allow you to copy important data into ...
Bots Perform 40 Percent Of All Login Attempts
Here's a statistic that is as disturbing as it is frustrating According to the latest "State of the Internet/Security" report for the fourth quarter of 2017, as published by Akamai, bot-traffic ...
Evolution Of Traditional Hard Drive Technology
Rumors of the death of HDD technology have been greatly exaggerated The advancement of solid state technology and its increasing rate of adoption has been largely responsible for this, but don't ...
Email Addressed From IRS Could Contain Ransomware
A new strain of Rapid Ransomware There's a new strain of the "Rapid Ransomware" making the rounds, and because of how it's being transmitted, it's destined to have a higher than ...
Bug Found In iOS That Can Disable iPhone Apps
iOS special character bug Last year, Apple had to fix a "special character" bug in their Message app that was more of an annoyance than anything. This year, a new special ...
Google Wants To See Websites Using HTTPS
To Google, the writing is on the wall Google is poised to make an important change to its Chrome browser beginning in July 2018. Here's the summary from Emily Schechter, ...
Google Images Will Make Changes To Ensure Image Theft Difficult
Image theft is one of the biggest problems on the internet If you're a photographer, you've almost certainly lost money because people find your work online and make a copy of ...
