Attacks can exfiltrate data from encrypted PDF files The big picture: PDF encryption, as you can imagine, is commonly used in the world of business to protect trade secrets, confidential images, and even health records. Some even send e-mail messages as encrypted
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Windows patch causes more pain: Start Menu, boot and printer problems surface
Printer problems return after Microsoft releases a Windows update to fix printer problems linked to IE security fix. It’s groundhog day for some Windows users. The required October 3 security update to plug an Internet Explorer flaw and a printing bug turns
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Microsoft releases Windows 10 patch that fixes audio issues, also breaks printers
We’ve been here before Facepalm: Can Microsoft release a bug-fixing update for Windows 10 without it causing new problems? Apparently not, it seems, as yet again the company has released a cumulative update that breaks something else. This time, it’s printers that
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Google reportedly under antitrust scrutiny for new internet encryption protocol
The new standard aims to improve security and privacy by encrypting internet traffic. Google’s plans to use a new internet protocol has raised concerns among congressional antitrust investigators who worry it could give the company an unfair competitive advantage, the Wall Street Journal
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7 security tips to keep people and apps from stealing your data
Data privacy experts weigh in on how to protect your personal information when on your phone. Can you really trust the apps on your phone? Researchers discovered that over 1,000 apps that “bent the rules” have horned in on your privacy,
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This free Windows 10 upgrade offer still works. Here’s why — and how to get it
More than three years after Microsoft’s free upgrade offer officially ended, people are still reporting successful Windows 10 upgrades from older machines. Here’s the latest extremely unofficial report. In January 2017, I wrote a post titled “Here’s how you can
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How to use the new Firefox Private Network
Need to hide your location and encrypt your Firefox browser data? Look no further than the new Firefox Private Network add-on. When you’re on the go and you’re making use of a free, insecure network with your laptop, the last
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Mozilla relaunches Test Pilot with a new ‘Private Network’ extension for Firefox
Don’t call it a VPN though. Why it matters: Mozilla is reviving its Test Pilot program and bringing with it a beta version of its Private Network extension. While it functions similarly to a VPN, Mozilla wants to appeal to privacy advocates
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A critical flaw in VLC media player leaves PCs exposed, VideoLAN says otherwise
The issue isn’t reproducible, according to VideoLAN What just happened? Given its popularity, there’s a high chance that you have the VLC media player installed on your PC. Unless you’re running macOS, your Windows, Linux or Unix machine is reportedly susceptible to
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Google says hacked websites were attacking iPhones for years
Now-fixed exploits were used to install monitoring implants What just happened? Apple likes to push its devices as a safer option compared to its rivals, but they still have vulnerabilities. Security researchers at Google say a collection of hacked websites were used
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