US-CERT (U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team) based its alert on news Thursday from Trend Micro’s TippingPoint group, which said it had been told by Apple that QuickTime on Windows had been deprecated, or dropped from support, meaning no future security updates will be issued and development has been halted.
Lose it, it has vulnerabilities and won’t be updated. That is a recipe for disaster on your PC.
This is interesting. I’ve published a few items on LinkedIn out of curiosity, and I could see some benefit in terms of getting likes/comments and potential getting your LinkedIn profile in front of some secondary connections based on those. On the other hand, I have seen a lot, and I mean a lot, of people…
“A new ransomware, Popcorn Time, gives users the option of infecting others in lieu of paying the ransom.” I can’t imagine infecting someone else on purpose, but I learned long ago not to underestimate what people will do to others if it’ll benefit themselves. Don’t do this, just keep yourself safe and keep your data…
why cool offices do nothing to mental health “Job-induced anxiety is on the rise as technology blurs the lines between work and home life. The idea of work-life balance has all but disappeared.” eDiscovery Sanctions: Don’t Lose the War For Lack of a Nail Please Use a Password to Lock Your Phone Searching and Filtering,…
Note the reality of giving employees flexibility: “”Workers have proven themselves more than capable of handling flexible work options during a crisis,” Weiler Reynolds said. “Companies should continue to foster the sense of freedom and control that flexible work options provide and build strong flexible work programs. These programs are a smart way for companies…
And another one…. It seems like every day there’s news of another significant data breach, so here’s today’s: An internal investigation by the InterContinental Hotel Group, which owns Holiday Inn, has revealed that guests at more than a thousand of their hotels had their credit card details stolen. The company identified malware on front desk…
These results surprised me, but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. “Across both experiments, employees’ social interactions in person decreased by a crazy 70 percent, while emails saw an uptick by roughly 20 to 50 percent. So, instead of spending more time “collaborating” with co-workers in the sprawling new space…
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