Microsoft has just released an update to its Microsoft Security Essentials anti-malware software (Engine 1.1.10701.0) The update will fix a vulnerability which was detected by Google Engineer Tavis Ormandy which works at Google Project Zero, the vulnerability would prevent the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine from monitoring your system if it scanned a specially crafted file on your computer,…
Well, maybe they can but it isn't as bad as you may think. Many users were mad after the latest Facebook update adding support for reading your personal messages send on your Android smartphone.Hold on, not so fast. Is is true that in the change log of the update, this function is labeled as "Read…
Personal privacy, once taken for granted, today finds itself under a never-ending threat from government agencies and hackers intent on spying on and leveraging personal information and communications. Huge technology companies on whom most or all of our online communications rely on have even been implicated in assisting with the government dragnet, leaving consumers with…