Microsoft: No more updates for OS using SHA-1 encryption
SHA-1 encryption was determined to be ineffective 14 years ago. Microsoft is finally taking steps to eliminate it once and for all.
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Researchers raise alarm about malicious WordPress plugin Total Donations
Any users of the popular WordPress plugin Total Donations are advised to delete it as soon as possible. Read on to find out why.
DHS issues emergency directive about DNS hijacking attacks
The Department of Homeland Security has raised an alert about an influx of DNS hijacking and described countermeasures for federal agencies to take.
Workaround for severe Cisco unpatched vulnerability
Cisco should be commended for getting out in front of a potentially damaging exploit. A Cisco unpatched vulnerability can be contained with this workaround.
Fortnite patches vulnerability that allowed account access
Security researchers helped avert a potentially catastrophic hack after finding a vulnerability in the phenomenally successful game Fortnite.
U.S. ballistic missile defense system found to have security flaws
A new government report shows that there are several “systematic flaws” in the U.S. missile defense system. How could this happen?
Logitech finally addresses keystroke injection vulnerability
A serious keystroke injection vulnerability found in a Logitech application has after too long a delay been patched. But has it fixed the issue?
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for December squashes some nasty bugs
You didn’t think Microsoft would forget you just because it’s the holiday season? The Microsoft Patch Tuesday for December has fixes for a bunch of bugs.
Too many minuses: Google+ demise speeded up
The end of Google+, the tech giant’s little-used social media site, was moved up after another potentially destructive vulnerability was found.
Not again! Adobe patches another critical Flash vulnerability
The program every security researcher despises has a new reason for the hatred. Yet another critical flaw has been found in Adobe Flash.
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