The arrival of January’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday
The January 2021 edition of Microsoft Patch Tuesday is here, with patches for over 80 cybersecurity vulnerabilities that affect Microsoft Windows and other software. Ten of these have received the
UK discovers flaw of “national significance” in Huawei tech
According to a UK government report, while analysing Huawei’s tech, security experts discovered a flaw of “national significance”. The Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC) was opened in 2010, tasked
Project OneFuzz, Microsoft’s fuzz-testing security tool collection, goes open source
Project OneFuzz is a testing framework for Azure and a collection of various cyber security testing tools that help to identify bugs. Employing Google’s open-source fuzzing bots, a myriad of
Ola faces legal challenge over data access rights
Two ride-hailing drivers are taking India-based ride-sharing app firm Ola to court in the Netherlands over a dispute involving the algorithmic management of gig workers and data access rights handling.
Microsoft promises three years of Android updates for the Surface Duo
Industry giants Microsoft, Google, and Samsung have committed to providing a steady flow of Android updates. Starting off with Microsoft, the company has promised to provide three years of updates
A MAC address is all it takes to open a smart lock
According to researchers, an attacker can open a smart lock sold by major US retailers with nothing more than a MAC address. Over time, smart locks have come into use
Amazon releases detector for payment fraud
Amazon’s new payment fraud detector is now generally available. On 3rd December 2019, Amazon Fraud Detector was showcased in preview mode as part of the 2019 re:Invent programme. This is
Is Instagram watching even when you’re not taking photos?
A number of iOS 14 users have reported seeing the green ‘camera on’ indicator when they are browsing Instagram without using their camera. Given that the light should turn green
Hackers accessed 36 high-profile Twitter accounts
In the latest cryptocurrency scam, hackers accessed direct messages for 36 Twitter accounts, including high-profile ones belonging to Uber, Bill Gates, Joe Biden and Barack Obama. They were also able
UK government plans to make weak gadget passwords illegal in 2021
According to the UK’s minister for digital transformation Matt Warman MP, the problem of poor Internet of Things (IoT) device security needs to be addressed urgently. By the end of