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Microsoft officials have said the new Chromium-based Edge browser will be generally available starting January 15, 2020. They also said in early November that the new Edge will be bundled with Windows 10 right after the general availability date, though this will...

Source: ZDNet / Author: Ed Bott Support for Windows 7 ends in just a few weeks. After Jan. 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer provide free security updates and bug fixes for the venerable operating system to the general public. Those updates will be available,...

Ransomware, the IT equivalent of kidnapping, is a huge and growing problem. And ransomware attacks, in which bad actors encrypt organizations’ data to bring IT infrastructure and the associated operations to a standstill, are only becoming more widespread. Ransomware...

Ransomware could be getting even nastier: a security firm is warning over a new trend among some ransomware attackers to not just encrypt data, but steal some of it and use it as leverage to ensure a target pays up. In several recent cases it has been reported that...

Internet service provider (ISP) and hosting company 1&1 has been fined nearly €10 million ($11m) by Germany’s GDPR watchdog for data protection failures in its call centers. The United Internet subsidiary, which operates across Europe and the Americas, will be...

On Tuesday Google announced better password protections in Chrome, gradually rolling out with release M79. Here are the details of how they work. Warnings about compromised passwords Google first introduced password breach warnings as a Password Checkup...

For any business, privacy and security are a constant concern. The variety and velocity of attacks seeking to infiltrate corporate systems and steal vital business and customer information seem never-ending. Given the very public repercussions of certain types of...

Can you believe another year has passed and we’re approaching the last Patch Tuesday of the year? While I get ready to make another online gift purchase with my credit card, I can’t help but reflect on the security activity over the past twelve months. Some of these...

At its re:Invent event under way in Las Vegas, Amazon Web Services (AWS) dropped the veil on a new tool to help customers to avoid spewing data stored on its S3 (Simple Storage) service to world+dog. "Access Analyzer for S3 is a new feature that monitors your access...

The web site for UK activewear retailer Sweaty Betty has been hacked to insert malicious code that attempts to steal a customer's payment information when making purchases. This type of attack is called Magecart and involves a hacker compromising an online site in...