December 2020 Patch Tuesday forecast: Always consider the risk
The final Patch Tuesday of the year is upon us and what a year it has been. Forcing many changes this year, the pandemic has impacted the way we conduct both security and IT …
Holiday gifts getting smarter, but creepier when it comes to privacy and security
A Hamilton Beach Smart Coffee Maker that could eavesdrop, an Amazon Halo fitness tracker that measures the tone of your voice, and a robot-building kit that puts your kid’s …
November 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows Kernel flaw
On this November 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft has plugged 112 security holes, including an actively exploited one Adobe has delivered security updates for Adobe Reader Mobile …
November 2020 Patch Tuesday forecast: Significant OS changes ahead
November Patch Tuesday and the end-of-year holidays are rapidly approaching. Microsoft gave us a late release or maybe an early gift depending upon how you look at the new …
September 2020 Patch Tuesday forecast: Back to school?
Another month has passed working from home and September Patch Tuesday is upon us. For most of us here in the US, September usually signals back to school for our children and …
Confirmed: Browsing histories can be used to track users
Browsing histories can be used to compile unique browsing profiles, which can be used to track users, Mozilla researchers have confirmed. There are also many third parties …
Firefox to block redirect tracking
Mozilla has announced a new Firefox protection feature to stymie a new user tracking technique lately employed by online advertisers: redirect tracking. How does redirect …
How secure is your web browser?
NSS Labs released the results of its web browser security test after testing Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera, for phishing protection and malware …
Which video call apps should you use if you care about privacy?
To help individuals and organizations choose video call apps that suit their needs and their risk appetite, Mozilla has released a new “Privacy Not Included” …
Mozilla will fund open source COVID-19-related technology projects
Have you come up with hardware or software that can help solve a problem that arose from COVID-19 and its worldwide spread? Mozilla is offering up to $50,000 to open source …
GitHub Security Lab aims to make open source software more secure
GitHub, the world’s largest open source code repository and leading software development platform, has launched GitHub Security Lab. “Our team will lead by …
Firefox 70 lets users track online trackers
Mozilla has released Firefox 70.0, which delivers performance and power consumption improvements, helpful browser features, new options for developers and, most prominently, …