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PC game and software platform Steam, stops accepting payments in bitcoins blaming price fluctuations and rapid volatility of transactions fees. Steam, the world’s single largest digital distribution platform for PC games and software, has announced that it is no longer accepting Bitcoin as a payment method. In a blog... Read more
Windows 10 Now Runs On 600 Million ‘Active’ Machines
News December 6, 2017
Microsoft’s flagship OS is now running on more than half a billion devices that have been ‘active’ (connected to the internet at some point) in the last 28 days. Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, apparently broke the news by commenting on the 600m figure during this week’s annual shareholders meeting,... Read more
US based online retail titan has finally officially launched its first Australian operation. After a tumultuous few months of will-they/won’t-they, Amazon finally opened its virtual doors to the domestic Australian market. While not yet as all-inclusive as its other global marketplaces, the Australian marketplace still covers most of the bases, with 23 separate categories for shoppers... Read more
Classified Pentagon Data Fully Accessible In Public Cloud
BusinessNewsPrivacy and Security December 5, 2017
Classified data from a joint program run by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the US Army has been found online and may have been accessible for years, say researchers. According to new research published by Cybersecurity firm UpGuard, around 100GB of data from a now redundant and failed... Read more
Google Faces UK Lawsuit Over Privacy
NewsPrivacy and Security December 4, 2017
Action sought over alleged snooping on iPhone users. In the digital age, there are a few universal truths: nothing is ever deleted from the internet, and nothing is truly private. Even with the strictest security settings, every available tech tool, and the best of intentions, someone out there can... Read more
Did They Or Didn’t They? Kaspersky In The Hot Seat
News December 4, 2017
Kaspersky defends its role in NSA breach, as saga continues. Protective software developer Kaspersky Lab has been under fire for allegations that they aided state-sponsored foreign hackers in infiltrating the National Security Administration. Unfortunately, while some of the information coming out seems fairly damning, it’s also far from transparent.... Read more
EV Disrupting The Trucking Industry
News December 2, 2017
Tesla Semi – the electric big rig truck with a 500-mile range. While hybrid, all-electric, and even autonomous vehicles are creeping into the mainstream of the consumer-based automotive industry, there’s another vehicle space that is ready for the technology to catch up with the miles. The shipping industry, specifically... Read more
Canadian Yahoo ‘Hacker For Hire’ Pleads Guilty
News December 1, 2017
Man pleads guilty to charges of data breach which affected some 500 million Yahoo! accounts. A Canadian man, US authorities have labeled a ‘Hacker for Hire,’ has pleaded guilty to charges resulting from a massive 2014 data breach at former web titan, Yahoo! The breach which affected some 500 million... Read more
Future Of Technology: What Are SMBs Worried About?
News December 1, 2017
From WannaCry to NotPetya and Bad Rabbit, it’s no secret that 2017 has witnessed its fair share of high-profile data breaches. With attacks affecting businesses across the globe, and millions being paid out to recover stolen data records, 2017 really became the year of ransomware. These attacks didn’t just... Read more
Amazon Founder Now Worth $100 Billion
News December 1, 2017
Jeff Bezos’ net worth rises as Amazon share price benefits from huge Black Friday sales surge. The idea or thought however that Black Friday is somehow alone is responsible for pushing Bezos’ personal wealth to stratospheric levels is only partially true. Shares in Amazon have been climbing steadily for... Read more
Apple Fix MacOS High Sierra OS Bug
News November 30, 2017
Apple has rushed out a patch to fix a major security flaw that allowed anyone to easily gain full admin access. The macOS High Sierra bug allowed anyone with physical access to an installed Mac, to gain full admin control with the username ‘root,’ and no password. While the bug only worked... Read more
‘Manuscript Writer’ AI Uses Machine Learning To Draft Science Papers
News November 29, 2017
Could Manuscript Writer software lead to plagiarism and non-transparency? “Manuscript Writer”, a newly released piece of software released by sciNote claims it can save scientists and researchers time, by eliminating the tedium and boredom and the tedium of pulling together research data, findings and methodologies by using artificial intelligence... Read more
Cisco Issues Vulnerability Warning For Its Voice OS
News November 28, 2017
Issue could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to affected devices. Score one for the good guys: Cisco has caught its own security vulnerability and has already issued a patch to prevent hackers from exploiting a flaw in as many as twelve of its voice-activated OS... Read more
Cyber Week Software Deals
News November 28, 2017
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Amazon To Fix Dangerous Flaw In Key Service
News November 28, 2017
Researchers claim to have found “simple” way to hack Amazon’s heavily advertised Key service. Researchers at Rhino Security Labs have apparently identified a serious flaw in Amazon’s Key delivery service and the associated Cloud Cam security camera that comes with it. The problem could allow criminals posing as couriers... Read more
Sensational Cyber Monday Deals
News November 27, 2017
Save money now with these great software deals. Black Friday? That’s so last week! But don’t worry. Today is of course Cyber Monday, and that means more great deals on must-have antivirus, multi-media and desktop virtualization software. Act fast and you can enjoy savings of up to 70% on... Read more
Facial Recognition Payment In Test Runs
News November 27, 2017
Startup, Yoti, has created a smartphone app that lets you use your face to pay. Coming on the unfortunate heels of last week’s security findings about Apple’s Face ID vulnerabilities, a tech firm is testing a new feature in two UK grocery stores. Yoti, a British startup, has a... Read more
Boeing 757 Aircraft Hacked By Expert Team
News November 24, 2017
Department of Homeland Security official admits that a team of experts remotely hacked a Boeing 757. It only took two days for Robert Hickey (aviation program manager within the Cyber Security Division of the DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate) and a team from the US Department of Homeland... Read more