The secure messaging app Signal has made the news recently with various members of the US Government using it to avoid accountability (possibly) and to inappropriately share their thoughts on secret operations with journalists and then the rest of the world (accually). I am a Signal user – I like …
Hot on the heels of Microsoft Patch Tuesday
Following the monthly release of security patches and updates across its product range, Microsoft has issued a reminder that older versions of Windows 11 Pro and Home are no longer receiving updates. Microsoft: Windows 11 22H2 Home and Pro reached end of servicing (bleepingcomputer.com) Next month there will be no …
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Microsoft backs down…
Well it was pretty obvious that the outcry by cyber security and privacy experts around the world, against Microsoft’s proposal to include an automatic function to screenshot your computer every few seconds, to produce a searchable record of EVERYTHING you have done on your computer, was a bad idea. Don’t …
A feature no one asked for
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is looking into a new feature of Windows 11 and Copilot where the operating system will automatically screenshot what you are doing every few seconds. The upcoming feature, called Recall, will be able to access the locally stored, encrypted images to enhance the user experience …
Check your Window 10 machine they may be missing security updates from Patch Tuesday
There are reports of some Windows 10 machines failing to correctly install the security patches from last week’s Patch Tuesday. Microsoft: October Windows 10 security updates fail to install If you still have Windows 10 machines, and you are not using some type of IT Monitoring to check that the …