Microsoft Ditches SMS-Based 2FA Because It's Too Easy to Hack
… SMS messages also lack network encryption and can experience reliability issues. …
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Google Says It Stopped the World's First AI‑Built Zero-Day Exploit
… Google found that an AI model likely helped the threat actors discover and exploit the security flaw in the code. Their Python script was very detailed, with tutorial‑style comments and docstrings, and a "hallucinated" CVSS security score that does not match any real entry in official databases. …
Should Windows 10 Power Users Shut Off Windows Update?
… In fact, we'd recommend only doing it when you have a good back-up plan in place and know you keep track of security news reliably enough to be on top of any issues that might surface. …
Alphabet Company Launches Free VPN Software for Windows and Android
… Digging in further, Outline is an open source software kit that's been independently audited by Radically Open Security. Jigsaw then worked with the latter firm to remedy various issues. …
Election 2016: Where the would-be leaders of the free world stand on tech
… On tech issues, however, he's about as one-dimensional as Republicans come. Surveillance/Encryption: Cruz voted for Opens in a new window USA Patriot and Freedom Acts, and spends a good portion of his campaign time attacking Democrats for being soft on terror, and soft on security. …
The state of web browsing in Windows 8
… If the Metro versions of third-party browsers aren't available for the retail release of Windows 8, Microsoft could have some antitrust issues on its hands especially in Europe . …