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OnePlus is now pushing a new update to its Nord smartphones. The update carries version number OxygenOS 11.1.1.2 and adds no new feature, but it does include general bug fixes and performance improvements. Talking about what’s new in the update, the OxygenOS 11.1.1.2 adds the latest Android March 2021 security patch, improvement to the power consumption performance of the system, improved network...

OnePlus officially launched its much-awaited affordable smartphone, OnePlus Nord. Although OnePlus hasn’t started shipping OnePlus Nord, meaning buyers are yet to get a taste of the OnePlus’...

Symantec today aounced that it is partnering with Microsoft to bring its Symantec Web Security Service to Azure and Office 365. Using this service, Azure customers can proactively protect themselves against cyber threats and can better control their corporate data.Generally, traffic from remote sites and mobile users coects through corporate data centers to access applications and utilizes security infrastructure to access the web. But this traditional security architecture adds latency and increase costs when organizations move to Azure and Office 365. Symantec is targeting these organizations so that they can make use of Symantec Web Security Service to move their entire network security s...

It just has been the 3rd day of 2018 and a newer security flaw detected in designing of Intel CPUs has forced the people to sayWTF! A new major security flaw in Intel processors’ design has been detected that is claimed to be existing for 10 years. But users need not worry because a fix is coming on Linux as well as Windows machines later this month which will fix the flaw but will require a major redesign of the Operating System which will drop the overall performance of the OS. All the detailed information won’t be revealed publically until the flaw is fixed but the report has some interesting insights that talks about what is actually broken. The reports point towards a flaw that will all...

This month’s Patch Tuesday has brought along a large number of fixes affecting Windows, Office, Inteet Explorer, Edge, Exchange Server and course the Malware Protection Engine used in Defender, discovered by the GCHQ.In total 34 fixes are being delivered, including some of the bundled Flash Player in Windows.Fortunately, none of the potential exploits has been used in the wild, meaning once applied your PC should be safe once more.The full list of patches can be seen below.TagCVE IDCVE TitleMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft Office Defense in Depth UpdateAdobe Flash PlayerDecember 2017 Flash Security UpdateMicrosoft Exchange ServerMicrosoft Exchange Defense in Depth UpdateDevice GuardMicrosoft Window...

Yesterday, we reported on Apple’s latest MacOS security blunder. In brief, Apple had left an exploit open in the Operating System whereby individuals who gained physical access to any MacOS High Sierra device could bypass the security password by triggering the root account. This led to Apple’s PCs being criticised for such an egregious vulnerability.That isn’t where the story ends, however. Today, the Cupertino based firm issued the following statement to 9to5 Mac, saying:Security is a top priority for every Apple product, and regrettably we stumbled with this release of macOS.When our security engineers became aware of the issue Tuesday afteoon, we immediately began working on an update...

When you live in the countryside you can often leave your door unlocked day and night. You may feel safe, but you are not really secure.It seems Apple has been operating under the same principle and today some-one managed to travel to their idyll and test the doors.Turkish developerLemi Orhan Ergin has discovered MacOS High Sierra appears to ship without a root password, and logging in with the useame root and no password will give you full admin access, to do whatever you want, including changing passwords for other accounts or just about anything else.Ergin reports it may take clicking the OK button more than once, but the “feature” has worked reliablyfor many people already.Apple is...

In our increasingly networked world, many of our IoT devices relyon WIFI security for safe communication. Now a group of security researchers are set to reveal that the most popular WIFI security protocol currently in use, WPA2, has an inherent fl...

Cyberattacks are growing day by day and most of the organizations caot identify and fully protect their high-value digital assets. Also, the average cost of cybercrime for each organization is about $11.7 million and it is growing year over year. Microsoft, Accenture and Avanade are trying to capitalize on this market with their advanced cyberdefense offerings.Microsoft today aounced a multiy...

Organisations are increasingly deploying their workloads across multicloud environments in order to reduce risk, accommodate preferences of their development and operations teams, and take advantages of the unique strengths offered by different cloud providers. But this also increases security risks and creates complexities for compliance.Evident.io is a leading provider of public cloud compliance...

Microsoft is today releasing two new builds of Windows 10. The company is releasing build 16232 for PCs, and build 15228 for Mobile devices. Windows 10 build 16232 for PCs brings some new features and improvements to the OS, but the Mobile build only includes some very minor bug fixes as per usual....

Microsoft has aounced their intention to purchase Hexadite, a company delivering agentless, automatic incident investigation and remediation solutions. Hexadite uses artificial intelligence to investigate security alerts and remediate threats, allowing IT teams to resolving incidents in minutes...

With Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft is introducing a centralized portal called the Windows Security Center which will help IT admins to easily monitor, track and act on security events. It will link to Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection, via the Microsoft Intelligent Security Graph, to all...

Microsoft’s Garage team always comes up with some pretty cool apps. Recently, we reported about “Cache”, a new app from Microsoft Garage which essentially allows users to save images, documents, emails, website links, articles, etc. Cache is supposed to be available for Windows devices and iPhones after the public launch. Microsoft did, however, start allowing users to sign-up for the preview of Cache and it seems like the company recently started inviting some users to try the app out on their Windows devices. Today, a preview version of the app was leaked and everyone can download it — but you won’t be able to use it unless you were invited by Microsoft to try the app out. Thankfully thoug...

Natwest has updated their Windows Phone 8 app to version 5.5.5942.27121. The app lets you: Check your balances, transactions and transfer money between your NatWest accounts Manage Direct Debits and standing orders Transfer up to £250 to any UK account using a sort code and account number Make bill payments by searching for approved utility and service providers when entering a payee name Get Cash at any NatWest, RBS or Tesco cash machine using your app when you do not have your debit card As a Personal customer you can Pay Your Contacts who use the app or any mobile number which is registered for the Paym service Check your MyRewards balance if you’ve already registered as a MyRewards custo...

Microsoft has now invested over $3 billion across Europe to date and over $10 billion worldwide. Usually, Microsoft orders the server hardware from its ODM partners and theODM partners choose the component suppliers. Today, Digitimes reported that Microsoft is now picking component suppliers directly to ensure quality. Apart from improved quality, Microsoft will be able to reduce its costs by having component suppliers to compete for orders. As per the report, Microsoft has begun appointing suppliers for components including cooling modules, chassis and slide rails. Microsoft has established an inteal team for component evaluation to retrieve the purchasing right for its server components. R...

Microsoft yesterday released the October feature update for Office 2016 for Mac to Office Insider Slow ring users. The v15.27 (161003) update includes more functions in Excel, the ability to trip audio and video files in PowerPoint and more. Find the full change log below. New features: More functions: In Excel, use CONCAT or TEXTJOIN to shorten your text formulas, or try the forecasting functions to help you see the future. (Feature requires an Office 365 subscription.) Trim audio and video files: In PowerPoint, trim unwanted content from the begiing or the end of your audio or video files. You can also trigger an animation by using a bookmark in your media file. (Feature requires an Office...

China is now allowing foreign companies to join Technical Committee 260 (TC260), a key govement committee in an effort to define cybersecurity standards. Microsoft was also invited to join this committee to take an active part in drafting rules. TC260 originally has 48 members and it was expanded in January to 81 members, mainly includes Chinese officials and representatives of Chinese technology companies. The committee’s seven working groups are focusing on encryption, big data and other cybersecurity issues. Earlier this month, 46 trade associations sent a joint letter to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang saying a draft law on cybersecurity that would increase govement monitoring, and mandate da...

Microsoft yesterday aounced that their Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suitetechnical training is now available on Microsoft Virtual Academy. This course includes topics like deploying and configuring, trouble shooting, and management practices across Intune, Azure Active Directory, Azure Rights Management, Cloud App Security, and Advanced Threat Analytics are covered in depth, as well as hybrid cloud and on-prem configurations, and more. Course Information: If you’d like in-depth technical training on how to deploy Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS), don’t miss this course. Lea specifics from key subject matter experts from our engineering teams, and explore hands-on labs covering hybr...

Microsoft introduced a feature called “Secure Boot” with Windows 8. The feature basically prevented users from installing operating systems that aren’t signed by Microsoft — for example, if Secure Boot was enabled on your Windows 10 device, you won’t be able to install Linux on it. In addition to Windows PCs, Secure Boot was also […]...