Do you have an older Epson printer that suddenly stopped working? If so, it may not be the printer at all, but a recent Windows update that lies at the heart of the issue. German engineer Gunter Born tracked the problem to the following Microsoft Patches: KB4048953 for Windows 10, Ver. 1607 KB4048954 for Windows 10, Ver. 1703 KB4048955 for Windows 10, Ver. 1709 KB4048957 for Windows Server 2012, R2 KB4048958 for Windows 8.1 KB4048959 for Windows Server 2012 And KB4048960 … Read more
More Bad News For OnePlus Phone Users
OnePlus phones have been getting plenty of bad press lately, thanks to malicious apps found to be factory-installed on a percentage of the devices, along with some intrusive data collection features the manufacturer has installed. As it turns out, though, the story gets worse. Recently, a security researcher going by the alias "Elliot Alderson" discovered a factory-installed application called "Engineering Mode" that can perform a series of intrusive hardware diagnostic routines and can even … Read more
Malware Infections Grow 4X In Just One Quarter
The world's hackers have been busy according to the latest report by Comodo security, which tracks the total number of threats around the globe, quarter by quarter. The latest statistics are alarming, showing a massive jump in the total number of malware infections reported in the third quarter of 2017. Reports show nearly 400 million infections. What's worse is that the infections have spread to literally every corner of the globe. No nation is completely safe. Digging more deeply into … Read more
Latest Store With Payment Breach Is Forever 21
Unfortunately, another high-profile data breach has surfaced. The latest company to fall victim is US-based fashion retailer Forever 21, operating more than 800 stores in 57 countries. The company became aware of the breach when they were notified of "unauthorized access to data from payment cards that were used at certain Forever 21 store locations." The investigation into the incident is ongoing, and we don't have full details yet, but here's what we know so far: • Although the … Read more
Firefox Doubles Its Speed With Latest Release
The new version of Firefox is out, and if you've moved away from the browser in recent years, it may be time to give it another look. Dubbed "Quantum," Firefox's latest offering has been completely redesigned and has a lot to like, not the least of which is its raw speed. This latest version is twice as fast and now handily beats Google Chrome in speed tests, thanks in no small part to its next-gen CSS engine, and the fact that it is the first browser to fully utilize the power of multicore … Read more
Be Careful Of Downloads – Google Play Store Sees Malware Increase
Google's Play Store is under siege. In recent month, there has been a sharp spike in malware campaigns launched against the store, with a shocking number of poisoned apps slipping past Google's robust system of checks designed to prevent, or at least minimize such occurrences. The spike in poisoned apps has been reported by three different security companies: Dr. Web, McAfee and Malwarebytes. According to the latest McAfee report, 144 Play Store apps have been identified as containing … Read more
Are You Taking Full Advantage of VoIP?
The Capabilities of VoIP Have you recently made the switch to VoIP? While you may be loving the price saving capabilities it offers your business, you may not have taken the time to check out the numerous features and advantages it offers and the tools at your disposal: Unified Messaging This tools provides a great all-in-one ability to reach voice mail and email. With this tool, you are able to have emails converted to voice messages, and have your voice messages converted to email messages. … Read more
Black Friday Brings Major Increase In Fraud
Retailers are gearing up for the year's busiest shopping weekend, which runs from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, but another group is also gearing up. Scammers. Security experts are warning that retailers should brace for impact because the best estimates are that there could be as many as fifty million fraud-based attacks between those spectacularly busy shopping days. The estimate is higher than it's ever been and is driven in large part by the sheer number of high profile data … Read more
Apple Is On Track To Become A Trillion Dollar Company
Recently, Apple's stock closed at $175.88, giving it a market valuation slightly above $900 billion. A Drexel Hamilton analyst named Brian White predicts that over the course of the next twelve months, the company's stock could be trading as high as $235 per share, and at that price, Apple's market valuation would be over one trillion dollars, making it the only trillion-dollar company on the planet. "With a market cap of over $900 billion, we believe Apple is on its way to becoming a … Read more
Apple’s New Face ID May Have Been Compromised
Tech companies of all shapes and sizes have been on the hunt for the "Holy Grail" of security features since before the rise of the internet. So far, a number of strategies have been developed, but none have proved to be successful. Hackers have found ways around each and every one to date. Apple recently made another attempt when they released their new iPhone X, complete with a new "ultra-secure" Face ID security feature, which was touted during the new phone's September launch event. … Read more
