Day: January 24, 2020

New Bill Proposes NSA Surveillance Reforms

The newly-introduced bill targets the Patriot Act’s Section 215, previously used by the U.S. government to collect telephone data from millions of Americans. …read more Source:: Threatpost


App Store having issues? You’re not alone – CNET

Apple’s status page confirms the App Store is currently having issues. …read more Source:: CNet


Does Your Domain Have a Registry Lock?

Brian Krebs: If you’re running a business online, few things can be as disruptive or destructive to your brand as someone stealing your company’s domain name and doing whatever they wish with it. Even so, most major Web site owners aren’t taking full advantage of the security tools available to protect their domains from being…


Best on-ear headphones for 2020 – CNET

Looking for a more compact full-size headphone that sits on your ears rather around them? Here are our current top picks. …read more Source:: CNet


Lenovo Issues Firmware Update for ThinkPad Laptops Made Between 2017 and 2019 To Fix Various USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 Connection Issues

couchslug writes: Potential hardware damage alert. As reported by Notebookcheck and later posted to a Lenovo support page, the USB-C firmware issue affects more than a dozen ThinkPad models including the ThinkPad X1 Carbon (5th Gen to 7th Gen), X1 Yoga (2nd Gen to 4th Gen), and P-series ThinkPads. It turns out that a firmware…


Facebook’s Sir Nick Clegg Criticized Over WhatsApp Security

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Mac Users Bombarded By Laughably Unsophisticated Malware

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Hackers Target Unpatched Citrix Servers To Deploy Ransomware

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Fake SWAT Calls Hit Tech Execs

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Surprisingly affordable versions of expensive things – CNET

Craving Apple AirPods, a Theragun G3Pro or a Peloton Bike? Here’s how to get the same feels, but for way less. …read more Source:: CNet