IT Security

New Windows Feature Displays Which Apps Have Been Listening-In

By Mike Knight The new Privacy Auditing feature in Windows 11 allows users to see a list of which apps have accessed their microphone or camera recently, plus details of any other suspicious activity.  See Which Apps Have Accessed Your Microphone And Camera David Weston, Microsoft’s VP for Enterprise and […]

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Russia Cautions Cyber Attacks May Start Military Confrontation

By Mike Knight The growing number of cyber-attacks since the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine have led The Russian Foreign Ministry to warn that more western cyber-attacks on its infrastructure could lead to a direct military confrontation.  Housing Ministry Website Hack  The warning followed an apparent cyber-attack on the […]

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Apple, Google and Microsoft In Password Collaboration

By Mike Knight Apple, Google and Microsoft have announced that they are joining forces to support a common passwordless sign-in standard that will allow websites and apps to offer consistent, secure and easy sign-ins across devices and platforms.   The Problem With Password-Only   Relying on password-only authentication is known to present […]

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