Having read Edward Snowden’s revelations in the Guardian and in his book, I would like to protect myself from both the surveillance state and surveillance capitalism. I already use a VPN, and I am in the process of removing Google from my online life. What else should I be doing Continue Reading
Magento Marketplace Suffers Data Breach Exposing Users’ Account Info
If you have ever registered an account with the official Magento marketplace to bought or sold any extension, plugin, or e-commerce website theme, you must change your password immediately. Adobe—the company owning Magento e-commerce platform—today disclosed a new data breach incident that exposed account information of Magento marketplace users to Continue Reading
Redbox exits the video game rental business
Why it matters: In short, Redbox was simply a stop gap to hold consumers over until streaming matured. Some no doubt made a small fortune on the kiosks but it was never meant to be a long-term solution as physical media is destined for irrelevance. The continued emergence of streaming Continue Reading
25 Days of Ausmas: Marcus Tesoriero, The Brand Agency on John Lewis’ The Boy & The Piano
Every day an advertising creative from Australia and New Zealand will offer their own favourite Christmas campaign from over the years as we celebrate the best work from the festive period the world over and hear their views on what is best in class. When it comes to epic Christmas Continue Reading
Australian Digital Health Agency chief suddenly quits – Strategy
Australian Digital Health Agency chief Tim Kelsey has abruptly resigned after more than three years at the helm of the country’s national digital health systems and services. In a brief statement on Monday afternoon, the agency’s board revealed Kelsey would leave the top job on January 17. His departure preempts Continue Reading
Monetising hate: covert enterprise co-opts far-right Facebook pages to churn out anti-Islamic posts | Technology
A mysterious group has used some of Facebook’s largest far-right pages to create a commercial enterprise that harvests anti-Islamic hate for profit and influences politics across the globe, a Guardian investigation has revealed. For the past two years the Israel-based group has co-opted at least 21 organically grown far-right pages, Continue Reading
Europol Shuts Down ‘Imminent Monitor’ RAT Operations With 13 Arrests
In a coordinated International law enforcement operation, Europol today announced to shut down the global organized cybercrime network behind Imminent Monitor RAT, yet another hacking tool that allows cybercriminals to gain complete control over a victim’s computer remotely. The operation targeted both buyers and sellers of the IM-RAT (Imminent Monitor Continue Reading
Microsoft Teams is now available to Linux users
In brief: Microsoft Teams is easily one of the most popular communication and collaboration tools out there, and with how many platforms it’s available on — including iOS, Android, macOS, and, of course, Windows — it’s not hard to see why that’s the case. Today, Microsoft expanded Teams’ availability to Continue Reading
How to Troubleshoot Common Printer Problems in Windows 10
One of the joys of using Windows 10 is that, unlike older Windows editions, it’s pretty capable of taking care of installing any extra peripherals like your printer. If you do run into a printer problem setting it up on Windows 10, there are some easy fixes. Most of the Continue Reading
Unpatched enterprise SharePoint servers remain under attack – Security
Attackers are actively scanning for enterprise servers running vulnerable Microsoft SharePoint versions that are easily exploitable with a single HTTP request to remotely run arbitrary code, security researchers warn. A patch for the vulnerability was issued by Microsoft in February this year but administrators have been slow to deploy the Continue Reading