Latest articles tagged “security”

Contrary to what many businesses may have believed, Windows 10 for Enterprise will not be free in the first year for companies who wish to upgrade swiftly from Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1. There will also be two possible update paths to follow. ... Read more

Google has stepped up to defend the reason why the company has chosen to not update pre-KitKat versions of Android to deal with a WebView vulnerability that affects over 60 percent (or just under 1 billion mobile devices) of their existing user base. ... Read more

Not long after Mozilla released Firefox version 35 as a Stable release they had to patch it for a slew of bugs discovered either before the release or after it, and now patched. The main issue was some add-ons would no longer run correctly. ... Read more

Google has taken a look at their Chrome browser to see if it needs some attention. They have just released the Google Software Removal Tool to help Chrome users check if malicious software has been installed to the browser. It can also reset Chrome. ... Read more

Apple updated their iOS 8 mobile operating system to fix more bugs with the much troubled new version of their OS for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The update brings iOS to version 8.1.3. iPad gestures and Facetime were fixed, but not Bluetooth. ... Read more

This article is the second part of our guide on what actions to take when using a new PC for the first time. It includes software for working with Microsoft Office files, system maintenance utilities, backup utilities, and a few other little extras. ... Read more

As discussed in the comments of our post on blocking Outlook.com and the Gmail domain by Chinese authorities, many reports have surfaced about difficulties for users of virtual private network (VPNs) to access email and web sites inside China. ... Read more

Adobe is not having a good time of it with their aging Flash technology. The company has had to issue yet another security bulletin because of an exploit exists for CVE-2015-0310 which may be used to attack older Flash Player software installations. ... Read more

When accessing the login screen in Windows 8.1 you are shown a list of visible user accounts. It is possible to hide any user account from displaying on the login screen of Windows 8.1. Here we explain how to hide a user or unhide it later on. ... Read more

It is useful in Windows 8 to be able to turn on the Administrator account to access system controls that are hidden from lower access users in the operating system. It is possible to unhide and enable the hidden Administrator account by default. ... Read more

Google has been busy making changes to the latest version of Google Chrome which jumped quickly from the Flash updating version 39 to the latest Chrome 40. The browser is widely used with over 400 million people using it on various platforms. ... Read more

The previous Gmail blocking coincided with the day that a new chairperson of the Cyberspace Administration of China, Lu Wei, was appointed. The latest move on Western email blocking was to begin attempts to block Outlook email services within China. ... Read more

Google Android 4.3 Jelly Bean has a flaw which is affecting over 900 million users. Google have placed this version of Android released in 2012 on list of software it will not longer update leaving users unprotected. ... Read more

Kaspersky have just announced the release of their updated Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac product which has been revised to increase its protection against everything from adware to malware to banking Trojans. ... Read more

It isn't even a week into 2015 and another Bitcoin exchange has taken a hit. It came to light on January 4 that the Slovenian Bitcoin exchange BitStamp had been hacked to the tune of 19,000 BTC or a cool $5m. ... Read more