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Credit to Author: Ken Mingis| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 03:00:00 -0800

It’s not exactly news that Android upgrades almost always take a lo-o-o-o-o-ng time to roll out to most users. As in months. Often, many months. Sometimes more than a year.

Sometimes never.

(There is an exception: Google delivers new versions of Android to its Pixel line right away, and did just that with the release of Android 9.0 (Pie) last fall.)

It’s now been six months since Pie arrived, which means it’s time for Computerworld blogger JR Raphael’s comprehensive look at how device-makers are doing when it comes to upgrades.

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February 13, 2019 admin

US Air Force Defector Allegedly Helped Iran Hack Americans

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:29:02 +0000

In an astonishing indictment, the DoJ details how Monica Witt allegedly turned on her former counterintelligence colleagues.

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February 13, 2019 admin

1 in 3 Americans Suffered Severe Online Harassment in 2018

Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:00:00 +0000

And roughly 80 percent of Americans say tech companies should do more to prevent it, according to a new survey from the Anti-Defamation League.

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February 13, 2019 admin

What Happens If Russia Cuts Itself Off From the Internet

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 23:24:04 +0000

State media has reported that Russia will attempt to disconnect from the global internet this spring. That’s going to be tricky.

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February 13, 2019 admin

The Cloud in 2019: Current Uses and Emerging Risks

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 15:48:32 +0000

In the current tech landscape, one would be hard-pressed to find an organization that operates without the help of cloud environments and capabilities. From data storage and document sharing to enabling remote access and communication, the cloud represents the most critical linchpin of today’s IT-focused business processes. What’s more, the power of the cloud is…

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February 13, 2019 admin

With latest mobile security hole, could we at least focus on the right things?

Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 03:00:00 -0800

A bunch of apps from some major players — including Expedia, Hollister, Air Canada, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hotels.com and Singapore Airlines — recently came to grief because of a security/privacy hole in a third-party analytics app they all used, according to a report from TechCrunch. The incident exposed extremely sensitive customer information including payment card and password data shared in clear text. That sort of thing shouldn’t be happening — and yet everyone seems focused on the wrong lesson.

The analytics app, called Glassbox, captures all information from a user’s interaction with the app, including keystrokes entered and spots on the touchscreen the user touched or clicked. It also may include some screen captures. In every case, the apps give insufficient privacy disclosures to app users, or none at all. And, as already mentioned, it shares sensitive data in clear text.

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February 12, 2019 admin

The Xiaomi M365 Scooter Can Be Hacked to Speed Up or Stop

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 14:00:00 +0000

A hacker can accelerate Xiaomi M365 scooter—or hit the breaks—while a rider is on it.