Raspberry Pi Foundation Launches More Affordable 2GB Pi 5
In 2023, the single-board computer manufacturer Raspberry Pi launched the Raspberry Pi 5, a device that comes with 4GB of memory by default, though an 8GB version is also available....
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Chrome for Android to Blur Sensitive Data in Screen Captures
Google is set to enhance the security of its Chrome browser on Android by introducing a new feature designed to obscure sensitive information during screen recording, screen sharing, and similar...
Save uBlock Origin: How to Bypass Google’s Chrome Update and Extend Support
Google Chrome has begun automatically detecting and warning users on the extensions page that Manifest v2-based extensions are nearing deprecation. Although these extensions have not yet been fully disabled, Google...
Beyond Firewalls: NCSC Explores Cyber Deception’s Potential
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has called upon organizations across the country to extensively implement cyber deception technologies as part of a national strategy for cyber defense....
Apple Breaks the Mold: iPhone NFC Opens to Third-Party Payments
For a long time, the iPhone’s NFC functionality was limited to Apple’s own Apple Pay for near-field communication payments. This restriction led to multiple complaints against Apple in the European...
GitHub’s August Nightmare: Multiple Disruptions Lead to Global Outage
In a series of unfortunate events, GitHub, the world’s leading software development platform, experienced multiple disruptions throughout August, culminating in a major outage that left developers around the globe in...
Google Cloud Services Disrupted in UK Due to Power Outage
A power outage at a Google data center in London led to a significant disruption of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Workspace services for users in the UK on August...
AndroCon: New Study Shows How Your Phone Can Track Your Every Move, Even Indoors
A recent study titled “AndroCon: Conning Location Services in Android” has revealed a disturbing trend: smartphones can be covertly used to monitor users, creating highly accurate maps of their living...
X Faces GDPR Heat Over AI Training on 60 Million European Users’ Data
European privacy advocacy organization NOYB has recently lodged a complaint with EU regulators against Elon Musk’s social media platform, X/Twitter, accusing it of violating users’ privacy rights. The complaint centers...
CrowdStrike Identifies Root Cause of Massive Windows Outage
The cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has disclosed the root cause analysis behind the Falcon Sensor software malfunction, which disrupted the operation of millions of Windows-based devices worldwide. The incident, termed “Channel...
Google Reveals Effingo: The Tech Behind Moving 1.2 Exabytes Daily
Google has unveiled the technical details of its internal data transfer tool called Effingo, which moves an average of 1.2 exabytes of information daily. At the SIGCOMM 2024 conference in...
Proposed US Ban on Chinese Tech Impacts Autonomous Vehicles
The United States Department of Commerce plans to propose a ban on the use of Chinese software in autonomous vehicles in the coming weeks, according to Reuters. The proposed legislation...
Protecting Your Android Device from SMS Blaster Fraud
A new wave of text message fraud, dubbed “SMS Blaster” fraud, is exploiting vulnerabilities in cellular communication standards to inject phishing messages directly into smartphones. This method bypasses carrier network...
Security First: Microsoft Overhauls Corporate Policy After Years of Criticism
The technology giant Microsoft is making sweeping changes to its corporate policy, elevating cybersecurity as its paramount priority. Now, every employee, regardless of position, must prioritize data protection in their...
Security Boost: Apple Strengthens Gatekeeper Protections in macOS Sequoia
macOS Sequoia implements an automatic reset of permissions for screenshot and screen recording software upon each system reboot and weekly. Users must reauthorize these tools each time they need to...
