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Microsoft plans to offer extended security updates to both business and individual Windows 10 users for the first time when the operating system reaches end-of-life in late 2025.

Microsoft encouraged Windows 10 customers to begin plans to migrate to the latest version of the operating system — Windows 11 — last April with the announcement that Windows 10 22H2 would be the final version.

Windows 10 is still the most widely used version of the OS, accounting for 64% of US desktop market share, according to StatCounter’s figures; that compared to 30% for Windows 11.

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ComputerWorld Independent

December 5, 2023 admin

How Fake Lockdown Mode can fool you into a sense of security

In yet another illustration of just how devious criminals have become in their attempts to undermine security, Jamf Threat Labs has identified a potential tampering technique that puts a device into Fake Lockdown Mode.

As most people know, Lockdown Mode is an extreme protection feature for iPhone designed to protect the kind of high-value targets some of the nastiestsurveillance and state-sponsored attackers aim for.

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Kaspersky Security

December 5, 2023 admin

Restricted Settings in Android 13 and 14 | Kaspersky official blog

Credit to Author: Alanna Titterington| Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 12:38:45 +0000

We explain what Restricted Settings are in Android 13 and 14, what this feature is supposed to protect against, and how viruses (and users) bypass it.

Security Wired

December 4, 2023 admin

US Lawmakers Want to Use a Powerful Spy Tool on Immigrants and Their Families

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:52:39 +0000

Legislation set to be introduced in Congress this week would extend Section 702 surveillance of people applying for green cards, asylum, and some visas—subjecting loved ones to similar intrusions.

Security Wired

December 4, 2023 admin

Inside America’s School Internet Censorship Machine

Credit to Author: Todd Feathers, Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000

A WIRED investigation into internet censorship in US schools found widespread use of filters to censor health, identity, and other crucial information. Students say it makes the web entirely unusable.

ComputerWorld Independent

December 4, 2023 admin

The arrival of genAI could cover critical skills gaps, reshape IT job market

Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) is likely to play a critical role in addressing skills shortages in today’s marketplace, according to a new study by London-based Kaspersky Research. It showed that 40% of 2,000 C-level executives surveyed plan to use genAI tools such as ChatGPT to cover critical skills shortages through the automation of tasks.

The European-based study found genAI to be firmly on the business agenda, with 95% of respondents regularly discussing ways to maximize value from the technology at the most senior level, even as 91% admitted they don’t really know how it works.

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Security Wired

December 3, 2023 admin