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Posted on 30 March 202330 March 2023

Watch where you download your Tor browser from…

…or any other software. Governments around the world, including for instance Russia, ban Tor web sites from the internet in their countries as it is a very effective way for users to conceal their IP address from authorities. However this had led to a rise in other sites offering Tor …

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Posted on 29 March 202328 March 2023

I know why you cannot send email anymore…

…if you run your own onsite Exchange server. Keeping onsite Exchange servers up to date and patched was a labour intensive task, when our support team used to do it – now we no longer support any on premise Exchange servers it is a relief for the team. But for …

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Posted on 28 March 202328 March 2023

Apple – patch everything

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This includes some older iPhones and iPads – with iOS 15 and 16 and iPadOS 15 and 16 getting updates – and the Studio Display: Apple Updates Everything – SANS Get them done. Not sure you need to do this? Here is an example of a data stealer specifically aimed …

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Posted on 28 March 202327 March 2023

Snipping tool data leak fixed

Here is a follow-up to last week’s Microsoft Snipping Tool story about potential data leaks after an image was cropped – a patch! Microsoft pushes OOB security updates for Windows Snipping tool flaw (bleepingcomputer.com) The out-of-band (OOB) patch is available now – if you – or someone in your company …

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Posted on 24 March 202323 March 2023

Windows 11 to get extra phishing protection

Social engineering definition on a chalk board

This is only being released to the Windows Insider programme at the moment but if it is will get to the general release soon. Windows 11 gets phishing protection boost and SHA-3 support (bleepingcomputer.com) It is designed to protect your credentials, alerting you if you are about to carry out …

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