Today, the White House is organizing a summit at Stanford University on the topic of cybersecurity and consumer protection. The all day summit includes a Presidential Address, remarks by Apple CEO, Tim Cook, along with remarks, panels, and discussions by many others in the realm of security. Before adjourning, there will be four break-out sessions: Cybersecurity Information … [Read more...]
Windows Update KB3023607 breaks Cisco AnyConnect VPN
The latest round of Windows Updates are making plenty of noise already. One update, KB3001652, barely made it out the door before it was recalled after hanging computers (apparently waiting for a prompt to be clicked). Other updates (MS15-011 & MS15-014) this month address security issues with Group Policy. KB3023607 addresses the lingering POODLE vulnerability and changes … [Read more...]
VirusTotal works with Microsoft to ease antivirus false positives
VirusTotal, the website that allows you to upload a file and scan it against numerous antivirus engines, shared yesterday that it has been working with Microsoft to help solve the problem of false positives. A false positive is where an antivirus flags a file as malicious incorrectly. These can range from mildly annoying to havoc-producing, week-ruining events. If a core … [Read more...]
5K Player, a media player and YouTube downloader for Mac
Updated: 2017-09-12 5K Player is a media player for Mac that covers a variety of entertainment options from its first version 2.0 release in 2015. It includes online radio options, DVD playback, and plays local video and music files. A lesser known feature, 5K Player also includes a YouTube downloader and operates as an AirPlay sender & receiver to stream movies … [Read more...]
Logitech peripherals now compatible with Chromebooks
Keyboard, mouse, and other PC accessory-maker Logitech recently introduced the Logitech Unifying app for Chromebook. The app, which is available in the Chrome Web Store, allows you to view which devices are connecting to your computer and pair/un-pair them. This allows your Chromebook or Chromebox to work with multiple wireless mice and keyboards from Logitech that use the … [Read more...]