KeePass, my preferred password manager, released version 2.34 this weekend. The changelog includes: New Features: The version information file (which the optional update check downloads to see if there exists a newer version) is now digitally signed (using RSA-4096 / SHA-512); furthermore, it is downloaded over HTTPS. Added option 'Lock workspace when minimizing main … [Read more...]
Google releases Android Security 2015 annual report
Google has recapped 2015 with their annual Android Security report. When it comes to Android security the main security concerns are keeping devices updates and on current versions of Android and preventing malicious apps from being installed. Apps with the malicious habits of collecting data, spyware, or a hostile downloader were all significantly decreased. Over 6 billion … [Read more...]
Uninstall QuickTime from Windows, Apple deprecates product rather than patch it
Two vulnerabilities in Quicktime for Windows have been reported since November 2015. Apple has decided to deprecate QuickTime for Windows rather than update it with a patch for these vulnerabilities. This incidently kills off the .mov format on Windows with this end-of-life. While QuickTime for Windows will continue to work, it is highly recommended to uninstall the unsupported … [Read more...]
Popular ARRIS (formerly Motorola) SURFboard 6141 cable modem vulnerable to unwanted reboots
For those with cable Internet providers like Comcast, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, and others, there is a common cost savings method of buying your own cable modem. One of the most popular modems to buy is the ARRIS SURFboard 6141 cable modem. As it only costs $70 on Amazon.com, it can pay for itself in less than a year with a monthly rental of $5.99 or higher from the … [Read more...]
Symantec Cloud portal suffers all-day outage
The portal to access and manage Symantec.cloud (the antivirus and other services hosted by Symantec in order to reduce the local infrastructure required) is suffering an outage that has been going on all day today. The company is not being very disclosing of the incident directly to customers or through social media channel despite being quite disruptive to their customers. The … [Read more...]