Security News > 2020 > October
Hackers seeking to sow chaos in the November 3 election are hard at work - but some experts say they don't need to be successful to have an impact. Simply the perception of breaching election systems could have the same effect of undermining confidence in the outcome and opening the door to discrediting the results.
Apple macOS X users with HP printers are left unable to print from their computers after Apple revoked a certificate that signed HP's print drivers. As observed by BleepingComputer, when printing a document from a MacBook running macOS Catalina and Mojave users with HP printers.
UPDATE. Link previews in popular chat apps on iOS and Android are a firehose of security and privacy issues, researchers have found. When a user sends a link through, it renders a short summary and a preview image in-line in the chat, so other users don't have to click the link to see what it points to.
For companies with data users in both the EU and the US, laws protecting users' privacy vary. Tom Merritt lists five things to know about EU-US data privacy.
Microsoft this week announced the availability of a new password spray detection for Azure AD Identity Protection customers. According to Microsoft, password spray attacks yield a 1% success rate, but only if the targeted accounts don't use password protection.
For companies with data users in both the EU and the US, laws protecting users' privacy vary. Tom Merritt lists five things to know about EU-US data privacy.
Christopher Taylor, a 57-year-old labourer, appeared by video link at Westminster Magistrates' Court to contest an extradition attempt by the US government, according to the Court News UK newswire. "I'm having bad thoughts about ending my life. I'm so sorry for what I've done. I would never come back or I would come back in a coffin, I know I would and I know my wife wouldn't be here to stand it, I know she would end her life too, I know she would. I'm so sorry."
Passwords are a constant struggle for businesses and IT departments. There are other ways to stay safe.
While hotel Wi-Fi is convenient, security is not the priority, federal government says.
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it's working on Vertical tabs and Smart copy features for the Edge browser. Today, Microsoft is rolling out the new Vertical Tabs feature to users in the Dev and Canary channels.