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Oracle addresses 334 security vulnerabilities in Q1 Critical Patch Update
Oracle issues another monster collection of security patches - and urges users to update ASAP, if they know what's good for them
Google to whack third-party tracking cookies - but you'll have to wait until 2022
Google shifts position on tracking cookies and announces plans to tackle 'browser fingerprinting'
PC sales grow - just a little - on the back of Windows 10 upgrades
Worldwide PC shipments in 2019 nosed past 261 million units, according to Gartner
Equifax to pay $380.5 million in data breach settlement in the US
Equifax settles class-action lawsuit over 2017 data breach that spilt personal data of 147 million Americans (and more than 15.2 million Brits)
Trump administration inches closer to new regulations restricting supplies to Huawei
The US government plans rule changes to extend the potential scope of export restrictions on Huawei's suppliers
Unsecured database exposes passport scans of thousands of British consulting professionals
Passport scans and other personal data was stored on an Amazon Web Services S3 bucket by a company called CHS Consulting
Microsoft releases patch for Windows crypto vulnerability disclosed by the NSA
Serious Windows security flaw affects the Windows CryptoAPI module, which provides services for encrypting and decrypting data
Amazon to ask US court to block Microsoft from working on JEDI contract
Microsoft is scheduled to begin work on the US Department of Defense's massive JEDI cloud project on 11th February
DevOps Excellence Awards 2020: Deadline extended to 29th January
Got an excellent DevOps project or inspiring leader? You've got more time to enter Computing's DevOps Excellence Awards 2020
Travelex refuses to comment on whether it paid ransom to get its data back
Last week, a group claiming to be behind the Sodinokibi ransomware attack on Travelex threatened to release data. This week, Travelex refuses to comment on whether it paid up…
NPM security team removes malicious package caught leaking data from UNIX systems
The package has been downloaded 32 times by developers
Visa acquires fintech start-up Plaid for $5.3bn
Plaid turns $310m in venture funding into a tidy $5bn profit for backers of 2013 fintech start-up
Microsoft to patch serious Windows security flaw in today's Patch Tuesday update
Flaw in crypt32.dll file that handles core cryptographic functions in Windows' CryptoAPI so serious users have been urged to patch straightaway
Windows 7 Extended Support ends today
From now on, you're on your own (unless you pay Microsoft $25-$50 per PC per year for the next three years for essential patches)
US government makes last-ditch pitch to persuade UK to ban Huawei from its 5G networks
No way the UK can mitigate the risks arising from a network that includes Huawei equipment, US security officials warn
Travelex claims it is 'making good progress' in recovery from Sodinokibi ransomware attack
Travelex continues to insist that no personal data was compromised
Iran-linked threat groups intensify cyber attacks targeting US utilities
Iran-linked groups have been probing US critical infrastructure networks for more than a year, warns Dragos
UK set to approve Huawei technology for 5G networks
Huawei to be granted 'very limited' role, according to reports
2FA-beating SIM swap attacks still too far too easy, warn researchers
Thirty-nine out of 50 SIM swap attempts by US-based researchers proved successful
Citrix to release 'thoroughly tested' fixes for CVE-2019-19781 security flaw by the end of January
More than 2,000 servers in teh UK vulnerable to Citrix remote access security flaw
Computing's Digital Technology Leaders Awards return for 2020
The event, dedicated to technologists, returns for another year and is open for entries now
TrickBot group exploiting PowerShell-based backdoor to target high-value organisations
New TrickBot backdoor is designed for persistence, stealth, and reconnaissance on compromised machines
Travelex 'negotiating' with Sodinokibi ransomware group threatening to release or sell personal data
Travelex reportedly negotiating $6m ransom as group threaten to release personal data Travelex claims hasn't been compromised…..
Currys-PC World fined £500,000 over cyber attack that compromised 14 million people's personal information
Currys owner DSG Retail fined the maximum under the old data protection regime - would've been much more under GDPR, warns ICO
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