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This Windows PowerShell Phish Has Scary Potential

Many GitHub users this week received a novel phishing email warning of critical security holes in their code. Those who clicked the link for details were asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware. While it’s unlikely that many programmers fell for […]

Wherever There’s Ransomware, There’s Service Account Compromise. Are You Protected?

Until just a couple of years ago, only a handful of IAM pros knew what service accounts are. In the last years, these silent Non-Human-Identities (NHI) accounts have become one of the most targeted and compromised attack surfaces. Assessments report that compromised service accounts play a key role in lateral movement in over 70% of […]

FTC exposes massive surveillance of kids, teens by social media giants

A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff report has found that social media and video streaming companies have been engaging in widespread user surveillance, particularly of children and teens, with insufficient privacy protections and earning billions of dollars annually by monetizing their data. […]

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 takes the franchise to new heights

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 — now available for pre-order on the Microsoft Store — will launch in a variety of editions on Nov. 19. The Standard Edition will be available on day one with Game Pass. Over at Xbox Wire, editor Mike Nelson is your guide to a deep dive into the latest version of this […]

Taking control of your browser performance when using extensions with Microsoft Edge

We’re introducing our extension performance detector to help you learn how extensions might impact browsing performance. Installing extensions can make you more productive and help you personalize Microsoft Edge to your needs. However, if you notice some delay in loading pages, this might be due to extensions which run extra lines of web code to […]