How to use a VPN for TikTok if it gets banned (again)
TikTok is rarely out of the news cycle, with the video platform seeing a meteoric rise in recent years, but in late January 2025 it wasn’t losing popularity due to something it had done –…
Explosive Growth of Non-Human Identities Creating Massive Security Blind Spots
Apr 09, 2025The Hacker NewsSecrets Management / DevOps GitGuardian’s State of Secrets Sprawl report for 2025 reveals the alarming scale of secrets exposure in modern software environments. Driving this is the rapid growth of non-human…
Chromebook setup tips: 9 worthwhile first steps for newbies
You’ve decided to try a Chromebook, have you? Maybe you’re sick of Windows or macOS. Or maybe your old laptop died and you wanted a budget-friendly replacement. I personally think Chromebooks are great for everyday…
Why pay for Windows Pro’s advanced features when you can get them for free?
Microsoft mainly supplies Windows in two different editions: Home and Professional. Windows 11 Home is pre-installed on many PCs, while the Pro edition is often installed on business devices. This is because Windows 11 Pro…
How Apple can handle Trump’s tariffs without raising prices (too much)
Apple is one of the world’s most valuable and powerful companies, offering some of the world’s most popular products. And yet, with the stroke of a sharpie, a raft of U.S. tariffs threatens its entire…
Governments identify dozens of Android apps bundled with spyware
A coalition of governments has published a list of legitimate-looking Android apps that were actually spyware, and used to target civil society that may oppose China’s state interests. On Tuesday, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security…
Instagram finally, finally makes an iPad app! Maybe
Instagram fans hoping for an iPad app may finally get their wish, if a new report is accurate. The Information, citing an internal source, claims the company is developing an app for iPadOS. What isn’t…
PipeMagic Trojan Exploits Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability to Deploy Ransomware
Apr 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Ransomware Microsoft has revealed that a now-patched security flaw impacting the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) was exploited as a zero-day in ransomware attacks aimed at a small number…
CISA Warns of CentreStack’s Hard-Coded MachineKey Vulnerability Enabling RCE Attacks
Apr 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananApplication Security / Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a critical security flaw impacting Gladinet CentreStack to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of…
Microsoft Patches 126 Flaws Including Actively Exploited Windows CLFS Vulnerability
Apr 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Vulnerability Microsoft has released security fixes to address a massive set of 126 flaws affecting its software products, including one vulnerability that it said has been actively exploited in…