The “FREAK” vulnerability that downgrades and weakens secure web connections doesn’t just affect Google and Apple users — according to a security advisory from Microsoft, all supported versions of Windows are… Read more »
Last week Lenovo found itself in deep trouble over the Superfish spyware that it installed on many recent consumer laptops. Designed to insert ads into customers’ browsing experiences, the software has… Read more »
Reports from security consultants, media, and Lenovo users indicate that there’s bloatware pre-installed on recent Lenovo Windows PCs that’s a bit more sinister than a set of superfluous ThinkPad tools. It appears… Read more »
Don’t freak out, but the products inside your smart home have some serious security flaws, according to a new report out from enterprise security research firm Synack. The company tested 16… Read more »
If you’re looking for another reason to hate Gogo, the much-criticized ISP of the skies, then it just provided one. Neowin revealed on Monday that the Gogo is messing with the… Read more »
“Let’s Encrypt” is an initiative backed by Mozilla, Cisco, Akamai, the EFF and others. The aim is to get more websites offering secure connections for their customers, with minimal hassle associated… Read more »
The “WinShock” vulnerability has been around and exploitable for the better part of two decades. While there’s no evidence that it has been exploited, it can let attackers take over the… Read more »
Proxygen lets Facebook take advantage of new software performance enhancers like the Google-developed SPDY protocol and has apparently cut down on the amount of time it takes Facebook to make new… Read more »
The Padding Oracle on Downgraded Legacy Encryption bug takes advantage of an old security protocol that’s still supported by browsers, opening the door for hackers. Read more »