Security

Ransomware attacks against NAS devices, backup storage on the rise Ransomware attacks targeting these devices have surged in recent months. Microsoft has revealed details of a hacking group it calls Gallium that has malware infrastructure in China and Hong Kong and has been targeting telecommunications companies.  From Microsoft’s description, the ...

How to fight robocalls: The basics You can’t block all the spam phone calls, but blocking some is better than blocking none. Read more: https://zd.net/2GGv83H WhatsApp has announced a clampdown on the abuse of business features for bulk messaging with the enforcement of legal action.  The messaging application is popular ...

Adobe’s cloud pivot: What we’ve learned A decade ago, Adobe bought Omniture in a deal that revolved around creativity, content and data merging. It sounded a bit nutty at the time, but turned out to be one of enterprise software’s best bets. Read more: https://zd.net/2Lxtpzf Adobe’s December security release includes ...

Google to clamp down on Incognito Mode detection Company also triples maximum baseline reward for security bugs. The rollout of Incognito Mode in Google Maps has begun for Apple iOS users, giving them the opportunity to use the map service without saving search history in their Google Account. On Monday, ...

Preventing your IoT devices from becoming a hacker’s gateway to your privacy ZDNet’s Danny Palmer tells TechRepublic’s Karen Roby some cybersecurity tips to help keep your IoT devices safe from hackers. Read more: https://zd.net/2KkJBG6 Electronics and home-appliance manufacturer Panasonic has detailed how it has strengthened the security of its Internet ...

At least 20 web hosting providers have hastily notified customers today, Saturday, December 7, that they plan to shut down on Monday, giving their clients two days to download data from their accounts before servers are shut down and wiped clean. The list of providers that notified customers about their ...

Image: Kon Karampelas Reddit said today that a leak of official US-UK trade documents that took place on its platform was the work of Russian operatives part of a long-running political influence campaign. The leak occurred in late October when a Reddit user named Gregoratior published multiple files from the ...

Owners of an iPhone XS: Is it worth upgrading to the iPhone 11 Pro? Apple just announced the first iPhone with a Pro name. But is it really that much better than the iPhone XS? Apple has finally explained why the iPhone 11 continues to use location data even after ...

Screenshot: Chris Duckett/ZDNet The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has taken the step of blocking access to its website for regular desktop browsers that have JavaScript disabled. If a user heads to cyber.gov.au today without JavaScript enabled, they will be handed the message, “Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to ...

News Firefox Preview to challenge Google’s mobile browser dominance The new browser is the result of Mozilla developers’ work on Firefox Fenix. Mozilla has released Firefox 71, once again hammering home its message about online privacy and what it’s doing to improve security for users.  Developer Good news for developers: ...