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  7 things you could do instead of CES

  Publié: janvier 8, 2018, 10:56pm CET par Joe Wilcox

  The annual scourge is upon us, as tens of thousands of attention seekers descend on Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show. Nowhere else can you watch bloggers and journalists in a constant chase of their public relations foibles, who desperately hunt for all the attention they can get their clients. Think a thousand kids in a small room, calling for mommy and groping her dress. Then multiple ten times. My last CES pilgrimage was 2008. That's right, I haven't gone in 10 years. No-o-o-o regrets. Nothing important ever comes out of the show, even though each year the hype… [Continue Reading]
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  Apple releases iOS 11.2.2 and macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 updates to protect against Spectre vulnerability

  Publié: janvier 8, 2018, 8:42pm CET par Mihăiță Bamburic

  Following the Meltdown and Spectre revelations, let's just say that 2018 is off to a bad start for many tech companies. Apple is among the biggest players affected by the two security vulnerabilities, with all iOS and Mac users at risk. The company was quick to patch Meltdown, however, with iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13.2 and tvOS 11.2 getting mitigations against the vulnerability. And, now, it's tackling Spectre too through new updates for its major operating systems. The Spectre patch is rolling out as part of iOS 11.2.2 and a supplemental update for macOS High Sierra 10.13.2. It adds changes in… [Continue Reading]
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  Windows 10 manufacturers will preload Alexa on new PCs

  Publié: janvier 8, 2018, 8:27pm CET par Mihăiță Bamburic

  Amazon and Microsoft said that Alexa and Cortana would be able to talk to each other by the end of the 2017, but the two personal assistants have yet to receive this functionality until today. However, even without Cortana's help, Alexa is making a big leap forward in the Windows space. Amazon has teamed up with leading PC manufacturers Acer, ASUS, Lenovo and HP to include its personal assistant on new Windows 10 devices that will arrive in 2018. Alexa is not yet available on Windows 10, but Amazon will provide a dedicated app for PC makers to preload on… [Continue Reading]
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  Hundreds of fake Android apps have a hidden Coinhive miner

  Publié: janvier 8, 2018, 4:52pm CET par Mark Wycislik-Wilson

  The Bitcoin bubble means there is a massive interest in cryptocurrencies, particularly from those looking for an easy way to make a quick buck. It's also led to secretive mining tools making use of people's CPUs without their knowledge, mining for profitable cryptocurrency for persons unknown. We've seen this with both websites and browser extensions, and now a security researcher has discovered a series of fake Android apps harboring an undisclosed Coinhive cryptocurrency miner. The repackaged APKs take advantage of the CPUs of the smartphones the apps are installed on. See also: BlackBerry Mobile site hacked to run Monero cryptocurrency miner… [Continue Reading]
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  Alert fatigue can allow cyber threats to slip through the net

  Publié: janvier 8, 2018, 3:51pm CET par Ian Barker

  Businesses are increasingly turning to software to allow them to spot cyber threats. But this can lead to a problem in the form of alert fatigue, where there are just too many warnings to allow them to be properly investigated. Network threat detection specialist Bricata has put together an infographic to highlight the problem of alert fatigue. It shows that large enterprises can face up to 1.3 million vulnerabilities every 30 days while 64 percent of threat alerts are not addressed every day. It also reveals that over half (54 percent) of security professionals ignore threats that should merit a… [Continue Reading]
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  McAfee launches protection against identity theft

  Publié: janvier 8, 2018, 3:05pm CET par Ian Barker

  Given the high number of data breaches in the past year and the number of records involved, many consumers now rank identity theft as one of their top concerns with 66 percent of Americans saying it's the crime they most worry about. Security company McAfee is using this week's CES to move beyond its traditional antivirus products and launch its own Identity Theft Protection. The new product allows users to take a proactive approach to protecting their identities with personal monitoring, financial monitoring and recovery tools needed to keep identities personal and secured. "Data breaches are increasing in volume and… [Continue Reading]
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  Meltdown patches are slowing down games such as Fortnite

  Publié: janvier 8, 2018, 2:08pm CET par Mark Wycislik-Wilson

  Fans of the game Fortnite have been frustrated by a combination of reduced performance, and an inability to log into the game at all. The company behind the title, Epic Games, says that patches installed to mitigate against the Meltdown and Spectre bugs are to blame. Since installing patches to address the vulnerabilities, Epic has noticed a very significant spike in processors usage. The extra strain on backend cloud services has noticeably slowed down Fortnite for some users, and rendered others unable to play the game at all. See also: Warning: Microsoft's Meltdown and Spectre patch is bricking some AMD… [Continue Reading]
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  Microsoft drops Bitcoin support

  Publié: janvier 8, 2018, 12:58pm CET par Mark Wycislik-Wilson

  Microsoft has had something of an on-off relationship with Bitcoin over the years, and once again the Windows-maker has chosen to drop support for the cryptocurrency -- at least temporarily. It has been reported that Microsoft is uncomfortable with the fluctuating value of Bitcoin, as well as the increased transaction fees. As such, customers will no longer be able to add to their Microsoft account balances using Bitcoin. Bleeping Computer reports that, like Steam just last month, Microsoft no longer allows the cryptocurrency to be used to top up their accounts. The site says: "Microsoft has stopped supporting Bitcoin as… [Continue Reading]
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  Microsoft drops Bitcoin support [Update: it's back]

  Publié: janvier 8, 2018, 12:58pm CET par Mark Wycislik-Wilson

  Microsoft has had something of an on-off relationship with Bitcoin over the years, and once again the Windows-maker has chosen to drop support for the cryptocurrency -- at least temporarily. It has been reported that Microsoft is uncomfortable with the fluctuating value of Bitcoin, as well as the increased transaction fees. As such, customers will no longer be able to add to their Microsoft account balances using Bitcoin. Bleeping Computer reports that, like Steam just last month, Microsoft no longer allows the cryptocurrency to be used to top up their accounts. The site says: "Microsoft has stopped supporting Bitcoin as… [Continue Reading]
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  Warning: Microsoft's Meltdown and Spectre patch is bricking some AMD PCs

  Publié: janvier 8, 2018, 11:03am CET par Mark Wycislik-Wilson

  As if the Meltdown and Spectre bug affecting millions of processors was not bad enough, the patches designed to mitigate the problems are introducing issues of their own. Perhaps the most well-known effect is a much-publicized performance hit, but some users are reporting that Microsoft's emergency patch is bricking their computers. We've already seen compatibility issues with some antivirus tools, and now some AMD users are reporting that the KB4056892 patch is rendering their computer unusable. A further issue -- error 0x800f0845 -- means that it is not possible to perform a rollback. See also: Microsoft releases PowerShell script to… [Continue Reading]