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DarkAudacity gives Audacity’s classic audio editor a UI update

Publié: août 26, 2016, 10:07pm CEST par Mike Williams

DarkAudacity, a mildly redesigned branch of the classic open-source audio editor Audacity, has been released for Windows. The package has no big technical changes or enhancements, and instead focuses on revamping the interface to simplify operations and give it a more modern look. Major visual tweaks include a new color scheme, material design icons and the removal of much of Audacity’s UI clutter. The menus have been shortened, some functions renamed for clarity, and lesser options moved to submenus. Small practical changes include a simplified "Pause" mode. Click Pause in Audacity and many functions are disabled until you explicitly turn… [Continue Reading]
Information Commissioner to investigate data sharing between WhatsApp and Facebook

Publié: août 26, 2016, 6:56pm CEST par Mark Wilson

WhatsApp's plans to share user data with Facebook are to be investigated by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in the UK. The change in privacy policy goes against a previous public commitment not to share data in this way. The ICO has the power to regulate how companies make use of data belonging to people located in the UK, even if the companies themselves are located elsewhere. A key concern is whether there will be compliance with data protection laws. Users are particularly upset about the data sharing plans because when Facebook acquired WhatsApp back in 2014, the company said… [Continue Reading]
NBC comes to Sling TV, sort of

Publié: août 26, 2016, 4:07pm CEST par Alan Buckingham

Sling TV has received a lot of publicity lately. Getting your television fix over the internet is no longer a new thing thanks to services like YouTube and Hulu, but Sling takes things to another level, delivering live TV that mimics cable and satellite and features channels like CNN and ESPN to name just two. Now NBC is finally arriving, even though you could already get MSNBC and NBC Sports. However, there's a bit of catch with this addition. It's not live, but on-demand only. In other words, you'll be watching content previously shown on the network. The company states that… [Continue Reading]
GoDaddy users hit by clever phishing scam

Publié: août 26, 2016, 3:21pm CEST par Ian Barker

Phishing attacks continue to get cleverer as the people behind them refine their social engineering techniques. The latest attack uncovered by Comodo Labs targets users of the popular GoDaddy web hosting service. The scam sends out email from what appears to be support@godaddy.com. Within the body of the phishing email, the user is notified that their email account storage has been maxed out and that incoming emails are being rejected. Having sparked a momentary panic it then tells the recipient they must upgrade within 24 hrs or their account will be suspended. To fix it, all they have to do… [Continue Reading]
OpenStreetView is a crowd-sourced Google Street View

Publié: août 26, 2016, 1:25pm CEST par Mike Williams

OpenStreetMap has launched OpenStreetView, an open-source alternative to Google Street View. The service offers free Android and iOS apps to record images while you’re driving. Upload the results to the OpenStreetView servers and they’ll be shared with the world. Results are starting to appear on OpenStreetView’s map. Browse to a city with some coverage -- San Francisco is a good place to start -- and recorded tracks are highlighted in purple. You’re able to zoom in on any area of interest, click a location, then step through the route. These are just stills, and you’re not able to change your… [Continue Reading]
Serious security vulnerability that left iPhones open to hackers is patched in iOS 9.3.5

Publié: août 26, 2016, 1:13pm CEST par Mark Wilson

Security researchers have unearthed three serious security flaws in iOS that made it possible to install spyware and other malware on iPhones. Software exploiting the vulnerabilities (described as "one of the most sophisticated pieces of cyberespionage software we've ever seen") can be installed with a single click, opening up victims' devices to full-scale surveillance. The security holes have already been abused by NSO Group -- linked with selling hacking and surveillance software to governments -- but Apple has now issued a fix in the form of iOS 9.3.5. The update fixed two kernel vulnerabilities and one in WebKit, all discovered… [Continue Reading]
Best Windows apps this week

Publié: août 26, 2016, 12:57pm CEST par Martin Brinkmann

One-hundred and ninety-five in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 8.x and Windows 10 in the past seven days. Plenty of updates were released this week, but many companies -- including Microsoft -- publish release notes only sporadically if at all. As always, if I missed an app or game that has been released this week that you believe is particularly good, let me know in the comments below or notify me via email instead. Discounts this week Some apps are discounted for more than one week. Starting this… [Continue Reading]
Dropbox tells some users to change their passwords following 2012 security incident

Publié: août 26, 2016, 12:07pm CEST par Mark Wilson

Dropbox users around the world are being told to change their account passwords. Anyone who has been using the cloud storage service since before the middle of 2012 and has not changed their password may have had some of their account details 'obtained' in an incident in 2012. Dropbox says that email addresses plus hashed and salted passwords were grabbed four years ago. The company stresses that there are no indications that accounts have been improperly accessed and the security measures are being taken on a preventative basis. If you receive the email from Dropbox, you should visit your account… [Continue Reading]
Responding to the changing threat landscape facing enterprises [Q&A]

Publié: août 26, 2016, 12:01pm CEST par Ian Barker

Not so many years ago corporate IT security involved installing a firewall and antivirus solution. But the threat landscape has now become much more complicated and is changing faster than ever. Companies need to be aware of these changes and make sure their security arrangements can keep up. We spoke to Shai Gabay, the chief innovation officer of security operations and advanced threat detection specialist CYBERBIT, to find out more about the risks and solutions. BN: What is changing in the way bad actors are targeting IT organizations? SG: Five years ago, an attacker could write a virus from a… [Continue Reading]
WhatsApp's new privacy policy reveals it will share data with Facebook for targeted user ads

Publié: août 26, 2016, 10:58am CEST par Mark Wilson

The ever-popular messaging tool WhatsApp is to start sharing more user data with its parent company Facebook. The updated privacy policy means that WhatsApp will now share users' phone numbers with Facebook to "offer better friend suggestions and show you more relevant ads". The updated policy also communicates the fact that end-to-end encryption has rolled out, but it is the privacy side of things that will be of greater interest to many people. WhatsApp says that the change in policy is necessary to allow it to "explore ways for you to communicate with businesses that matter to you too, while… [Continue Reading]