The Federal Trade Commission announced that Equifax Inc. has agreed to pay at least $575 million, and potentially up to $700 million, as part of a global settlement with the FTC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and 50 states…
Despite the ever-increasing tab at the box office, we all, or most of us, enjoy seeing an occasional movie on the big screen. There are just some flicks that lend themselves to the immersive experience. The good news is theaters…
There are many options out there for media playback, we’ve come a long way since Windows Media Player and Quicktime. Alternatives abound, and some of them quite compelling. Take the Video Lan Client, better known to everyone as VLC, which…
The Washington Post reported that both Facebook and Twitter said they had disabled a “sprawling disinformation campaign that appeared to originate in Iran”. It included two Twitter accounts that mimicked Republican congressional candidates and may have sought to push pro-Iranian…
The UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (aka Ministry of Fun) has announced plans to introduce new laws governing internet-connected devices, i.e. Internet of Things. Given that there have been some high-profile instances involving connected toys and…
Despite all the warnings, 23 million people worldwide use the password “123456”. This is according the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre which analysed the Have I Been Pwned data set to produce a list of the top 100,000 passwords. It’s…
Chronicle, a new Alphabet company, announced the launch of Backstory. It is a global cloud service where companies can privately upload, store, and analyze their internal security telemetry to detect and investigate potential cyber threats. Chronicle is focused entirely on…