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  First Windows 10 Redstone 3 build sighted

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 8:00pm CET par Wayne Williams

  Microsoft is currently working hard on the next big update to Windows 10, which it’s calling the Creators Update. This will be the second release on the Redstone branch (Redstone 1 being the Anniversary Update). There is yet another release from the Redstone branch planned for later this year, and although Microsoft has yet to name it, work is already underway internally. Buildfeed, a site which tracks all of the Insider builds, reports that the first Redstone 3 release -- Build 15141 -- has just been sighted. SEE ALSO: First build of Microsoft's unannounced Windows 10 Cloud leaks online Unlike… [Continue Reading]
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  Organizations failing to address security pain points

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 7:53pm CET par Sead Fadilpašić

  Cyber-attacks against organizations in 2017 will continue to be as successful as they were last year, because organizations aren't addressing the pain points they had last year, a new report says. Fujitsu's "Blind spots and security basics -- letting your guard down could cost you in 2017" report says that attacks over encrypted channels will continue to be missed, due to the lack of SSL inspection capabilities. The rise in attacks against enterprises using Microsoft PowerShell will continue, because many organizations lack adequate protection for malicious use. As it’s already part of the Windows system, it is easier for attackers… [Continue Reading]
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  Google has broken SHA-1 encryption

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 6:54pm CET par Mark Wilson

  After two years of research, Google has shown that it has successfully broken SHA-1 encryption. The company is yet to release details of how it achieved the first SHA-1 "collision", but has released a proof of concept. In keeping with its own disclosure policy, details of how the encryption was effectively broken will be released after 90 days. In the meantime, you can take a look at two specially-crafted PDF files that have identical SHA-1 hashes but different content (the definition of a collision). The implications of the revelation are perhaps not as far-reaching as some people might expect. While… [Continue Reading]
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  Sony's new SF-G Series features the 'world's fastest' SD cards

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 6:33pm CET par Mihăiță Bamburic

  Sony today unveils a new line of SD cards aimed at DSLR and mirrorless camera users wanting to capture high-resolution photos and record 4K videos. Called SF-G Series, it has the "world's fastest" SD cards, featuring write speeds of up to 299MB/s. The SF-G Series currently includes three storage options, namely 32GB, 64GB and 128GB, and is designed to keep data safe and maintain performance over time. Sony claims that its "unique firmware" helps the buffer clear up faster when using burst mode to capture images, which will come in handy on high-end cameras, and prevents the degradation of write speeds. All the… [Continue Reading]
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  Windows botnet spreads Mirai malware

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 6:30pm CET par Sead Fadilpašić

  Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab are currently investigating the first Windows-based spreader for the Mirai malware, something that can have huge implications for companies that invested heavily in IoT. The spreader was apparently built by someone with "more advanced skills" than those that had created the original Mirai malware. This, Kaspersky Lab says, has "worrying implications for the future use and targets of Mirai-based attacks." It is richer and more robust than the original Mirai codebase, even though many of its components are "several years old." Its spreading capabilities are limited, as it can only deliver from an infected Windows… [Continue Reading]
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  Google and Jigsaw create Perspective technology to identify abusive comments

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 5:29pm CET par Mark Wilson

  Any website that allows contributions from visitors -- whether it is a platform such as Twitter or a site that has a comments section -- has to contend with the problem of abuse, swearing and harassment. Manually keeping on top of this sort of content can be a hellish task, but Google and fellow Alphabet subsidiary Jigsaw have launched a new technology called Perspective to help automate things. The technology uses machine learning to identify what are being called "toxic comments" (defined as "a rude, disrespectful, or unreasonable comment that is likely to make you leave a discussion") so they… [Continue Reading]
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  Most CRMs don't generate revenue according to managers

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 5:24pm CET par Sead Fadilpašić

  Less than a fifth (17 percent) of customer relationship managers believe their CRM is generating revenue. This is according to a new report by marketing technology company Wiraya, based on a poll of 500 CRM managers. Despite not having a great image, CRM is still perceived as a key business driver in a third of businesses. The problems, according to the report, lie in the fact that many lack a clear direction and customer insight to support their goals. Without these things, it’s hard to create direct business profitability. The report speaks about three levels of CRM maturity: Traditional, Adhoc… [Continue Reading]
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  Red Hat: 'use after free' vulnerability found in Linux kernel's DCCP protocol IPV6 implementation

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 3:57pm CET par Mark Wilson

  Red Hat Product Security has published details of an "important" security vulnerability in the Linux kernel. The IPv6 implementation of the DCCP protocol means that it is possible for a local, unprivileged user to alter kernel memory and escalate their privileges. Known as the "use-after-free" flaw, CVE-2017-6074 affects a number of Red Hat products including Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and Red Hat Openshift Online v2. Mitigating factors include the requirement for a potential attacker to have access to a local account on a machine, and for IPV6 to be enabled, but it is still… [Continue Reading]
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  O&O AutoBackup 6.0 implements advanced job management, restructures user interface

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 3:47pm CET par Nick Peers

  O&O Software GmbH has unveiled O&O AutoBackup 6.0, a major new version of its file-based backup and sync tool for Windows. Version 6.0 adds support for advanced job management, restructures the user interface and backup process, plus includes further minor improvements to make backing up data easier and safer. O&O AutoBackup opens with yet another user interface redesign, this one focused on changing the structure to make O&O AutoBackup even easier to use and navigate. The program opens a blank window with a single + button, which launches the New Job wizard answering basic questions, "What?", "Where?", "How?" and "When?"… [Continue Reading]
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  Samsung unveils Exynos 9 Series 8895 flagship processor -- will likely power the Galaxy S8

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 3:37pm CET par Mihăiță Bamburic

  Samsung started manufacturing new mobile processors using the 10nm FinFET technology last year, but it is not only until today that we learn about its first product to take advantage of it. It's called Exynos 9 Series 8895, and it is the high-end chip likely to power its upcoming flagship, the Galaxy S8. Being a flagship mobile processor, the Exynos 9 Series 8895 has all the bells and whistles and the performance credentials to match its status. The boost in performance can be attributed to the transition to the 10nm FinFET manufacturing technology, which made way for a 27 percent improvement in terms of performance and a 40… [Continue Reading]
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  Dynamic Theme sets Bing or Spotlight images as your Windows 10 wallpaper and lock screen

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 3:12pm CET par Mike Williams

  Dynamic Theme is a free Windows 10 app which enables using Bing or Windows Spotlight images as desktop wallpaper, on the Windows Lock Screen, and more. Installation is simple, and entirely safe. Dynamic Theme doesn’t change any of your settings immediately, and so you’re not left wondering how to get everything back to normal. When we did launch the app, its straightforward interface looked much like one of the built-in Windows 10 settings pages. A left-hand sidebar listed the main function areas -- "Background", "Lock screen", "Daily Bing image", "Daily Windows Spotlight image" -- and clicking any of these displays… [Continue Reading]
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  Tech reporting is more negative now than in the past

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 2:33pm CET par Wayne Williams

  I like to think that while I do certainly criticize technology products and technology companies for any failings -- Microsoft forcing Windows 10 on to customers against their will last year, for example -- I’m fair. I still get as excited about a new phone, or a new version of Windows, as I did in the past, and I don't deliberately look for negatives. The same is true for all other BetaNews writers. However, a new study finds that tech reporting is generally more pessimistic now than in the past, and for two very different reasons. The new report from… [Continue Reading]
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  Organizations can avoid 94 percent of critical Microsoft vulnerabilities just by killing admin rights

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 1:42pm CET par Mark Wilson

  When vulnerabilities are found in Microsoft products, collective breaths are held until the company releases security bulletins. But analysis of security issues by software manufacture Avecto shows that the overwhelming majority of these vulnerabilities can be mitigated against by simply removing administrator right from users. Avecto CEO Mark Austin and CTO Marco Peretti say that organizations need to address the problem of "over privileged users". The duo say that this would help to avoid the security problems caused by 94 percent of critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft products. The research also found that Windows 10 had the highest proportion of vulnerabilities… [Continue Reading]
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  PCs still at risk from end-of-life programs

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 1:11pm CET par Ian Barker

  The latest software vulnerability report from Secunia Research at Flexera Software reveals that the average US private PC user has 75 installed programs on their PC, 7.4 percent of which are no longer patched by the vendor. More detailed analysis of the findings shows that 7.5 percent of users had unpatched Windows operating systems in the final quarter of 2016, up from 6.1 percent in Q3 of 2016 and down from 9.9 percent in Q4, 2015. In addition 14 percent of users had unpatched non-Microsoft programs in Q4, 2016, up from 13.8 percent in Q3 of 2016 and 12.2 percent… [Continue Reading]
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  Updates to Windows 10 Mail and Calendar apps bring Focused Inbox, @mentions and more

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 12:20pm CET par Mark Wilson

  Microsoft is pushing out updates to the Mail and Calendar apps in Windows 10, introducing a number of new features including the Focused Inbox we've already seen in the mobile version of Outlook. The new features come ahead of "architectural improvements" that will speed up performance, and Microsoft is seen borrowing ideas heavily from Google's Gmail and Calendar tools in a bid to make its own apps more useful and helpful. The Focused Inbox feature of Mail is not dissimilar to Gmail's tab option, with emails determined to be important ending up on the Focused tab and others being demoted… [Continue Reading]
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  Gboard for iPhone updated with Google Doodles, new emoji and voice typing

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 11:31am CET par Mark Wilson

  Google's Gboard keyboard made its debut on iOS, and it was a few months before the company brought the app to its own Android platform. Today a major update to the iPhone version of the keyboard sees the arrival of voice typing, meaning that users will be able to dictate messages rather than typing by hand. In addition, the update introduces new emoji, support for additional languages, as well as easy access to Google Doodles and information about them. By far the biggest news in the update is the addition of ("by popular demand") voice typing. Of this, Google says:… [Continue Reading]
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  Half of 2016’s phishing attacks aimed to steal money

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 11:03am CET par Ian Barker

  Almost half (47.48 percent) of all phishing attacks in 2016 were aimed at stealing victim's money, and the amount of financial phishing attacks increased by 13.14 percent according to a new report. The study by Kaspersky Lab analyzed attacks registered in 2016 by the company's heuristic detection technologies. Kaspersky's anti-phishing technologies detected almost 155 million user attempts to visit different kinds of phishing pages last year. Of those, almost half of detections were attempts to visit a financial phishing page, where the aim was to obtain valuable personal information from users -- such as their account numbers for banking, credit… [Continue Reading]
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  Windows 10's strong security will make mobile devices a more attractive target

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 11:03am CET par Sead Fadilpašić

  As enterprises move to Windows 10, and take full advantage of the advanced security features offered in the operating system and in Microsoft Edge, cyber criminals will increasingly look towards the mobile ecosystem for exploits. This is according to Fujitsu's latest report, which believes 2017 will see an even bigger increase in attacks against the mobile world. "Individuals now have multiple smart devices, many of which hold vast amounts of personal and business data due to modern storage capabilities and, as such, attackers will continue to develop innovative attacks against mobile platforms with mobile ransomware demanding payment for the return… [Continue Reading]
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  Study shows that whistleblowers need greater protection due to surveillance and anti-privacy tech

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 10:52am CET par Mark Wilson

  A study by London University's Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) shows that journalists find it harder to protect their sources in the digital age, and suggests that whistleblowers should be afforded greater legal protection. The arrival of Donald Trump on the scene has created a greater sense of urgency. The report, entitled "Protecting Sources and Whistleblowers in a Digital Age", says that monitoring of phone calls as well as online surveillance means it is now easier to identify sources that would otherwise have remained anonymous. People like Edward Snowden and Julian Assange have brought whistleblowing into the spotlight in… [Continue Reading]
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  IOGEAR unveils Portable USB-C Dual DisplayPort Monitor Dock

  Publié: février 23, 2017, 3:14am CET par Brian Fagioli

  Ever since I bought my MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, I have been obsessed with USB-C. Since it is the only connection type Apple's laptop offers, its kind of hard not to be. Still, I find it absolutely amazing that a single connection type can be so versatile. I can use it to charge the computer, output video, connect storage, and more. There are no shortages of USB-C dongles and accessories on the market, and today, IOGEAR adds another. The accessory-maker announces the Portable USB-C Dual DisplayPort Monitor Dock, and it is rather clever. It features dual DisplayPort connections, plus a… [Continue Reading]