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Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates: Keeping up with the latest fixes

Here's a look at the most recent Patch Tuesday release from Microsoft as well as a collection of recent updates so you can track what's changed.

13 Dec 20245 mins

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Low-tech solutions to high-tech cybercrimes

09 Dec 20247 mins

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The FBI now says encryption is good for you

04 Dec 20245 mins

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If you want security, start with secure products

03 Dec 20246 mins

10 steps to smarter Google account security

28 Nov 202418 mins

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Apple admins: Update your hardware now

20 Nov 20244 mins

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Getting started with Google Password Manager

15 Nov 20247 mins

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Google Smart Lock / Extend Unlock: The complete guide

05 Nov 20248 mins

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A new SharePoint vulnerability is already being exploited

By Daniel Olszewski

04 Nov 20241 min

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Microsoft delays Recall rollout to December

The controversial “explorable timeline” feature for new Windows PCs was initially due for a preview launch in June.

By Matthew Finnegan

01 Nov 2024 2 mins

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If you care about business continuity, get a Mac (or iPhone)

More than three-quarters of IT professionals in a recent survey say Apple products are easier to secure than Windows and Android.

30 Oct 2024 4 mins

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Leave the Internet Archive alone!

Except for book publishers, the Internet Archive has done no one any harm. But that hasn't stopped hackers from beating up on the site over and over again.

By Steven Vaughan-Nichols

29 Oct 2024 5 mins

InternetSecurityTechnology Industry

Apple defines what we should expect from cloud-based AI security

If Apple can make a cloud-based AI system that is transparent and open to security research at this level, every other firm offering such services should do the same — if they care about protecting your data.

25 Oct 2024 8 mins

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Are humans reading your AI conversations?

Think twice before sharing sensitive business data or private personal details.

By Chris Hoffman

23 Oct 2024 7 mins

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Gartner: Top 10 strategic technology trends for 2025

Agentic AI, post-quantum cryptography, AI governance, and hybrid computing are among the most pressing and potentially disruptive trends that enterprises are facing, Gartner reports.

By Michael Cooney

21 Oct 2024 1 min

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Fake IT workers from North Korea have started blackmailing their victims

To avoid falling victim to such scams, companies are advised to conduct a thorough screening of their job applicants.

By Viktor Eriksson

21 Oct 2024 1 min

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Chinese cybersecurity association urges review of Intel products

This could lead to further scrutiny by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s cyber regulatory body.

By Prasanth Aby Thomas

17 Oct 2024 3 mins

New Fido standard for passkeys will make it easier to change services

Fido Alliance proposes a new standard that makes it possible to use the same passkeys even if you change platform or service.

By Mikael Markander

16 Oct 2024 1 min

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A haunting Patch Tuesday for October: 117 updates (and 5 zero-day flaws)

Microsoft's updates for this month affect Windows, SQL Server, Microsoft Excel and Visual Studio and will require a significant amount of testing.

By Greg Lambert

11 Oct 2024 9 mins

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18 Android settings that'll strengthen your security

Some of the most important Android settings are also the most buried — and they're absolutely worth your while to uncover.

11 Oct 2024 27 mins

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This privacy and compliance threat throws shade at iPhone Mirroring

Macs might be collecting information on iPhone apps, threatening privacy and compliance in the workplace.

10 Oct 2024 6 mins

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For December’s Patch Tuesday, 74 updates and a zero-day fix for Windows

By Greg Lambert

13 Dec 20248 mins

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The Macy’s accounting disaster: CIOs, this could happen to you.

By Evan Schuman

13 Dec 20248 mins

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Why would Apple make a Bluetooth chip?

13 Dec 20246 mins

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Podcast: Why tech leaders are looking at political power

12 Dec 202451 mins

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Podcast: AI disrupts business leaderships, revives others

10 Dec 202445 mins

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Podcast: What is the outlook for tech jobs in 2025?

05 Dec 202438 mins

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Report: AI spending surges in 2024

26 Nov 202443 mins

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Trump part 2 will probably not save TikTok

19 Nov 202444 mins

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News roundup: Golden times for NVIDIA, not so much for monkeys writing Shakespeare

12 Nov 202440 mins

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