Computer Safety & News

The FBI has announced that the International Criminal Communication Service called Phantom Secure has just been dismantled as documented below: https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/phantom-secure-takedown-031618 International organized crime and drug trafficking groups were dealt a blow by the takedown of an encrypted communication service they used to plan and commit their crimes, the FBI and its international partners announced […]

Many home users are cutting the cord from standard cable services or satellite TV stations. PC Magazine ranks best Video Streaming services for 2018 https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2489103,00.asp The Best Alternatives to Cable — Streaming services started as an add-on to DVD and digital download offerings with a trickle of second-run movies and TV shows. They were supplements […]

Below are key resources documenting this recent monthly Microsoft Patch Tuesday release https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Microsoft+March+2018+Patch+Tuesday/23441/ http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/03/ms-tuesday.html https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/summary CISCO TALOS — Today, Microsoft has released its monthly set of security advisories for vulnerabilities that have been identified and addressed in various products. This month’s advisory release addresses 74 new vulnerabilities, with 14 of them rated critical and 59 […]

Facebook’s new LITE version was designed for basic needs on slow networks.  While originally targeted for emerging nations, this is now available in USA, Canada, and other developed nations.  https://www.pcmag.com/news/359881/facebook-lite-launches-in-us Back in 2015, Facebook realized that if it wanted to grow a user base in emerging markets, it needed to offer an experience that worked on […]