News and highlights from the world of IT
Fortunately, Google is already aware of the exploit, but it’s another sign of how essential regular security updates have become. A security researcher revealed a new exploit that could allow someone to take control over someone else’s Android phone remotely with just one Chrome link. Researcher Guang Gong showcased this nefarious plan at MobilePwn2Own, part … Read more
Google is now letting iPhone and iPad users take a cutting-edge version of its browser for a spin. Google is now letting iPhone and iPad users take a cutting-edge version of its browser for a spin. The company on Friday quietly launched a new Chrome for iOS public beta program, which leverages Apple’s TestFlight system … Read more
Domain-joined Windows computers that use BitLocker should be patched as soon as possible. Companies relying on Microsoft BitLocker to encrypt the drives of their employees’ computers should install the latest Windows patches immediately. A researcher disclosed a trivial Windows authentication bypass, fixed earlier this week, that puts data on BitLocker-encrypted drives at risk. Ian Haken, a … Read more
For $100, you can secure the company’s latest take on a virtual reality headset. Samsung’s improved, cheaper mobile VR headset is ready for the taking. Well, the ordering, anyway. You can pre-order the new Gear VR directly from Best Buy for $99.99. Unlike the developer-oriented unit that Samsung let out into the wild last year, the … Read more
Maybe you like Google. Or Yahoo. Or DuckDuckGo. Choosing your own search engine just takes a few steps. Microsoft, of course, would rather you used its Bing search engine in its browser running inside its operating system. But you don’t have to. Even if you’d prefer to stay with Microsoft’s browser, you can change that … Read more