Category: Articles
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Concerned about your passwords after LastPass was hacked?
The accounts of LastPass developers were hacked. LastPass is one of the most popular password managers in the world, with over 30 million users globally. The company has announced that the popular password management application has been hacked. LastPass issued an email to its subscribers describing what had transpired and assuring them that their passwords…
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Microsoft Outlook is evolving, for the better or worse
Microsoft Outlook users may have mixed feelings about this update. Microsoft has announced that it has begun to send out the new performance-focused version of its Outlook email software to personal account users. Previously available solely to business users. The new “One Outlook” desktop software, codenamed Project Monarch delivers a clean, minimalist visual consistent with…
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Cybercriminals have a tool that illegally downloads the Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook mailboxes
Hackers have developed a new application that downloads Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook mailboxes. Iranian state-sponsored hackers have developed a new tool that can download Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook mailboxes and is being used against unknown high-profile targets. According to recent research from Google’s Threat Investigation Group (TAG), which obtained a version of the program and…
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Microsoft Office’s weakest security threat and people are still falling for it
Apparently, people are sending malware-infected USBs over the mail and some recipients are falling for it. Seriously though? Many cybersecurity assaults are highly developed, well-planned schemes that seek to exploit victims through skillful programming and virus distribution. However, sometimes crooks just want to follow the old ways. They say old is Gold and these crooks…
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Evidently, the majority of data breaches are the result of hacking
Insiders are not necessarily a serious threat. According to a new study, the majority of all data breach events were caused by pure hack attempts. According to Flashpoint research, 60% of all data breach instances recorded during the first half of the year were the result of hacking. Usually, this happens when a person or…
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Google has just made it easier to improve your research
There’s an upgrade in Quoted Search Google is upgrading Touch to Search on the mobile Chrome app and altering the way quoted searches operate on its search engine. When you insert quote marks around a search phrase, Google returns results that contain those precise words. The issue with the previous method was that Google Search…
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Many Microsoft Teams features are becoming available to a larger audience
Microsoft Teams Rooms users now have new options. Microsoft is working on a series of improvements for its collaboration platform Teams. This update will make some of the most critical and helpful features available to a broader audience. Microsoft Teams users dialing in from the workplace will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for one-on-one…
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The brand-new Outlook will even operate across the most basic phones
Outlook Lite is currently available in 14 different countries. Thanks to a recent Microsoft release, you no longer be able to escape your emails. The organization has now publicly launched a stripped-down version of its flagship Outlook email service. It claims that this version can work seamlessly on even the most basic Android handsets. Outlook…
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Ransomware is posing a greater danger to organizations than ever before
Operators of ransomware are having a field day. Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Factors like higher geopolitical tensions, transition to remote working and learning, and organizations’ readiness to pay up have contributed to the increase in ransomware. According to a Check Point Research analysis, every 1/40 businesses now face a ransomware attack attempt every…
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Microsoft 365 Subscribers Now Have Another Incentive to Prefer Edge Over Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge, the web browser is offering more value to Microsoft 365 customers within an upcoming upgrade. IT promises to enhance productivity and streamline workflows. It will roll out within next few months, this new feature aims to integrate Microsoft 365 applications more deeply into Edge. Which is much needed for more cohesive and efficient…