Amazon is expanding its Echo smart speaker line in the United Kingdom by launching Echo Dot Kids, a child-friendly version of its fourth-generation Amazon Echo smart speaker. However, the product may pose security risks. So how child-friendly is it? Is the Echo Dot safe for your kids? A Helpful Diversion? Amazon begins shipping the smart speaker […]
Continue ReadingMicrosoft has released an emergency security patch for the dangerous PrintNightmare zero-day vulnerability affecting the Windows Print Spooler service. The security patch, released outside of its normal security patch release window, will come as great relief for the millions of businesses and organizations around the world attempting to mitigate this issue. Microsoft Releases Critical Security […]
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Amazon Sidewalk promises to help people add devices to their networks more efficiently and minimize the internet coverage gaps that many households experience. However, some individuals worry that the service opens additional security risks. So should you really be worried about Sidewalk? Does it pose a significant threat to your privacy and security? And how […]
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Having the right cybersecurity skills enhances your ability to use specific tools and technologies to identify, assess, and defend an organization against cyber threats. Gaining these credentials can also help increase your employability in the cyber security field. Cyber security certification programs come in different shapes and subjects and can be used across jobs and […]
Continue ReadingPopular VPN service Surfshark has undergone a voluntary third-party security and privacy audit to ensure its service is up to scratch. The independent audit primarily focused on network and infrastructure security, ensuring that Surfshark users can take confidence that the VPN will actually protect their data. The audit found “a very solid security premise” at […]
Continue ReadingMicrosoft has turned its AI security risk assessment tool, Counterfit, open-source, allowing anyone to begin using the tool for free. Currently, organizations can use Counterfit to automate security risk assessments, ensuring the protection they’re using is up to scratch. Microsoft Releases Counterfit as Open-Source Tool Microsoft originally developed Counterfit as an internal tool that could […]
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