Ransomware – Email phishing attacks and brute force attacks against exposed remote desktop protocol (RDP) services are the most common methods cyber criminals are using to gain an initial foothold in corporate networks; to lay the foundations for ransomware attacks. Cybersecurity researchers at Coveware analysed ransomware attacks during the second quarter of this year and have detailed how phishing attacks and RDP attacks are the most popular entry points for starting these attacks. Part of the appeal for cyber criminals is that these are low-cost to carry out while also being effective. Phishing attacks – where cyber criminals send emails…
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Twitter has announced that it will close its San Francisco and New York offices immediately as Covid cases surge across the country. Wednesday’s announcement comes just two weeks after the social media company reopened their offices at both cities. “After careful consideration of the CDC’s updated guidelines, and in light of current conditions, Twitter has made the decision to close our opened offices in New York and San Francisco as well as pause future office reopenings, effective immediately,” a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement Wednesday. The company added that they are continuing to closely monitor local conditions; and make…
Users looking to tinker with their Microsoft Edge settings will be able to customize to their heart’s content thanks to a new update. Users looking to tinker with their Microsoft Edge settings will be able to customize to their heart’s content thanks to a new update. The browser has revealed changes that will offer improved personalization across its many settings; – including an update to help fix one of the most annoying aspects of surfing the web. The settings are currently available in the Microsoft Edge Dev channel; where preview users known as Insiders get to try out the latest changes and upgrades before they…
Amazon has emailed American customers it knows to have older Kindles with 3G connectivity, warning them that their devices will lose the ability to connect to the internet starting this December. This isn’t Amazon’s choice, of course. It’s a consequence of American networks moving from 3G to 4G and 5G connectivity. That’s something that will eventually come to the UK as well; but with a less clearly defined timeline at the time of writing. As the Kindle product line has been going so long; this will impact a lot of devices. Most, from 2010’s third-generation Kindle Keyboard to the 2017…
Hubble Telescope is a technological marvel and time and again it has proved itself invaluable in revealing facts about the planets and the universe as a whole that add enormously to the wealth of knowledge for humanity. Now, for the first time ever, water has been detected on Jupiter’s moon, Ganymede by Hubble. It was suspected for long, but now, the Hubble telescope seems to have pinpointed that fact. In fact, Hubble has found strong evidence of water vapor on Ganymede. It is being argued that the water vapor has come from ice on Ganymede; which turned to gas (vapor)…
Microsoft Teams has grown in popularity during the novel coronavirus pandemic as a reliable solution for video meetings and has been adopted by workplaces; schools and even the average internet user. With Windows 11 adopting Microsoft Teams as the default messaging service and integrating it with the taskbar; the company is now shoring up the security on the platform – by adding Defender ‘Safe Links’ to spot phishing URLs. Phishing protection is important for Microsoft Teams users, as the malicious links which are notorious for tricking users into entering their passwords and credentials into fake websites can are regularly spread…
Netflix has unveiled its latest acquisition- 2020 Play Network Studios reboot ‘Nneka The Pretty Serpent’. Charles Okpaleke, Play Network boss confirmed the development with a post on Instagram: “It’s about time.. She’s coming to Netflix.” Also starring Idia Aisien in her Nollywood debut, the Tosin Igho directed reboot centers on the titular character’s revenge mission to kill her parents’ murderers. The movie also stars Bovi Ugboma, Bimbo Ademoye, Zack Orji, Shaffy Bello and Ndidi Obi, the lead star from the original film. Play Network’s announcement of a reboot of the 1994 hit horror film made a buzz in 2020. Production…
The 14-year-old girl who was alleged to have been sexually assaulted by Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesa has testified at the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja. The alleged victim (name withheld), gave her testimony behind closed doors because of the law protecting minors from undue public exposure. Before she was brought before the court the judge had ordered journalists and other members of the public who were not involved in the case to go out of the courtroom. Before her testimony, the lead defence counsel, Snr Advocate of Nigeria, Babatunde Ogala cross-examined…
Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested two armed robbery suspects in the Agbara area of Ado Odo Ota Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun, Abimbola Oyeyemi, identified the suspects as 28-year-old Olanrewaju Sikiru and Olayemi Obisesan, 25. He explained that the suspects were apprehended on Sunday while carrying out an operation, adding that the arrest followed a distress call received by the Police Divisional Headquarters in Agbara. According to Oyeyemi, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in the area, Saleh Dahiru, received the call at about 1:30am…
Want to make your next quarterly Zoom check-up a little more interesting? Feel like aggravating your colleagues at the virtual all-hands? If so, why not turn yourself into a freakish living cartoon, courtesy of Snapchat’s desktop app? We’ve written about the Snap Camera app before, as it’s fun, free, and easy to use. But Snap seems to have updated it recently with the cartoon filter from its mobile app, which is worth a look in its own right. The filter turns you into a generic DreamWorks / Pixar creation, and is surprisingly fluid. Its ability to capture your full range…