Skype, recently acquired by Microsoft and suffering some login issues, is finding when it rains, it pours as a problem with an update this weekend had a domino effect into other problems for Windows users. The update problem was disclosed by Skype on Sunday: It has come to our attention that concerns have been expressed from Skype users over the update delivered to Skype … [Read more...]
A New Twitter Setting Fills Your Inbox
Twitter has been rolling out a new setting that tends to annoy those users that have received it already. It's not available to all accounts as of writing but it's been getting pushed out since last week. The setting can be found under your Account Settings on the Notifications tab. 'Email me when "I'm sent a reply or mentioned"' is the new setting and unfortunately it's on by … [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin In The News: Thwarts Cyber Attack, Buys Quantum Computer
Lockheed Martin is in the news recently for two reasons: they recently detected and mitigated "a significant and tenacious attack" on its network a week ago and the company bought the first commercial quantum computer. Cyber Attack "As a result of the swift and deliberate actions taken to protect the network and increase IT security, our systems remain secure," Jennifer … [Read more...]
Book Review: Dissecting The Hack – The Forb1dd3n Network
Dissecting the Hack: The Forb1dd3n Network by Jason E. Street and Kent Nabors has been sitting on my night stand forever, just waiting for me to read it. I originally got it in the mail from the publisher in exchange for reprinting rights for my article on Helix. (That's right, 404 Tech Support has been cited in published work!) I'm finally getting to that review even though … [Read more...]
Skype Provides Instructions for Fixing Login Issues
Many users are facing issues signing into Skype this morning and Skype has provided instructions on how to resolve the problem manually with a promised update to fix the issue in coming hours. A small number of you may have had problems signing in to Skype. This predominantly affects people using Skype for Windows. We have identified the problem and will issue a fix in the … [Read more...]