Blog Microsoft Phasing Out 32Bit Windows 10 Support Starting With OEMs May 29, 2020 by Vertical Axion Be advised that Microsoft has announced it will begin phasing out support of the 32-bit version of Windows 10, beginning with OEM’s. The change is effective as of the May 2020 release. Microsoft had this to say about the recent change: “Beginning with Windows 10, version 2004, all new Windows 10 systems will be required […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Technology News Windows
Blog Home Chef Company Data Breach Affected 8 Million Customers May 28, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you a Home Chef customer? If so, be advised that the company recently announced a data breach. It was discovered after the hackers who broke in sold more than 8 million user records on the Dark Web. The group, calling themselves “The Shiny Hunters” has been busy of late. They’ve been selling databases containing […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog iPhone Update Includes COVID-19 Contact Tracing And Mask Detection May 27, 2020 by Vertical Axion The latest release of iOS and iPadOS (13.5) is out, and contains the usual variety of bug fixes and modest improvements. In addition to the usual fare though, it also makes an important change to the way FaceID works for users wearing a mask. Also, it contains an important new COVID-19 Contact Tracing feature. Some […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone Technology News
Blog Update WordPress Pagebuilder Plugin To Avoid Potential Hack May 25, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you use SiteOrigin’s Pagebuilder plugin for WordPress? If so, you’ve got plenty of company. The intuitive, widget-based plugin has been installed more than a million times and is used by webmasters all over the world to create responsive grid pages for websites. Unfortunately, a pair of security flaws in the plugin’s code recently came […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Bandwidth Limits For Updates Coming To Windows 10 Soon May 23, 2020 by Vertical Axion Some Windows 10 updates are big. Most of them range in size from 200-500MB, but some are even larger. This month’s, for example (May 2020), is more than 2GB in size, which is big enough that downloading and installing it can hog all the bandwidth you’ve got. That can easily bring your system to a […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Recent News Windows
Blog Preview Now Available For Microsoft’s New Family Safety App May 22, 2020 by Vertical Axion Family safety features have been a part of the Windows 10 experience since its release, and those tools were made available on the Xbox in tandem with the release of Windows 10. You may, in fact, already be using them on your home computer and your Xbox. Unfortunately, similar protections were simply unavailable from Microsoft […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security
Blog Hackers Are Demanding Extra Ransomware Payments From Victims May 21, 2020 by Vertical Axion Hackers who use ransomware to conduct their attacks have a new trick up their sleeves. A ransomware family has begun employing the tactic of not only demanding payment to unlock infected systems, but also demanding an additional payment. They’re demanding an extra payment to keep them from publishing copies of the files they stole before […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Facebook’s AI Might Be Able To Find Offensive Memes May 19, 2020 by Vertical Axion Facebook recently released an intriguing research paper called “The Hateful Memes Challenge: Detecting Hate Speech in Multimodal Memes.” It’s well worth the read and a closer look at the database developed over the course of the research. The idea is simple: Use machine learning to help identify ‘mean’ and hateful memes. If such a tool […] Read more » Facebook General Interest Social Networking Technology News
Blog Xiaomi Phones Track Your Data When Using Their Browser May 18, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you have a Chinese-made Xiaomi phone? If so, you should be aware that there is a security issue. According to research conducted by Forbes, the Mi Browser that comes built into the phone sends your internet searches to Xiaomi servers located in both Russia and Singapore. Worse, it sends search data associated with incognito […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Emails Saying Your Antivirus Is Expired Are Likely A Scam May 16, 2020 by Vertical Axion A great many companies selling antivirus software have affiliate programs that help them expand their reach. Each time an affiliate sells a copy of the software, they get a cut. It’s a good business model used in a wide range of industries, and antivirus software companies have strict rules governing how their affiliates can market. […] Read more » General Interest Gmail Recent News Security Technology News
