Computer Safety & News

Microsoft Office 365 will feature new icons for the 1st time since 2013 https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-starts-populating-office-365-website-with-new-icons Along with being the first redesign of the Office icons in the last six years, Microsoft’s announcement from late November 2018 signified the company’s intent to revamp the look and feel of its iconic productivity suite to make it more suited […]

China Huawei’s Mate X 5G phone with folding screen is innovative and priced at $2,600 https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/02/24/chinas-huawei-unveils-5g-phone-with-folding-screen/39107565/ BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — China’s Huawei unveiled a new folding-screen phone on Sunday, joining the latest trend for bendable devices as it challenges the global smartphone market’s dominant players, Apple and Samsung. Huawei revealed its Mate X phone on […]

Symantec has just released their latest Internet Security Threat Report: https://www.eweek.com/security/symantec-warns-of-shifting-threat-landscape-as-formjacking-risk-grows Cyber-security threats are not static and change from year to year as both attackers and defenders shift tactics. Symantec released its latest Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) on Feb. 19, providing an overview of the threat landscape. The 61-page report reveals a number of changes in […]

US CERT highlights new BIND Security updates that can help mitigate DoS attacks https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/02/22/ISC-Releases-Security-Updates-BIND The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released security updates that address vulnerabilities affecting multiple versions of ISC Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND). A remote attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to cause a denial-of-service condition.  The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]

Police are warning parents about 14 apps that could put their kids in danger.  And there are certainly additional ones, beyond those highlighted in article. http://www.kake.com/story/40020836/police-warn-parents-of-14-apps-that-could-put-kids-in-danger The Fairview Park Auxiliary Police Association in Ohio said on Facebook that as children get older and become more independent, there are apps that parents should be aware of […]

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 has started in Barcelona , Spain.  Below are some of early new developments from conference.