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Published: 24 September 2020

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Twitter said today it's been working over the past months to bolster its internal security by requiring staff to go through additional security training, engaging in penetration...

Read more: Twitter prepares for US election with new security training, penetration tests

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Published: 24 September 2020

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Polish authorities have shut down today a hacker super-group that has had its fingers in a multitude of cybercrime...

Read more: Polish police shut down hacker super-group involved in bomb threats, ransomware, SIM swapping

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Published: 24 September 2020

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Last week Apple debuted the new Apple Watch Series 6^[1] and since I continue my search for the holy grail of wearables I placed an order for a new (PRODUCT)RED Apple Watch Series 6...

Read more: Apple Watch Series 6 first look: New colors, blood oxygen sensor, and improved internals Review

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Published: 24 September 2020

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Almost two and a half million Android and iPhone users downloaded seven adware apps from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, according to research by a cybersecurity company.

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Many of the apps were being promoted

Read more: Mobile security: These seven malicious apps have been downloaded by 2.4m Android and iPhone users

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Published: 24 September 2020

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Microsoft has detailed a new feature coming to its Chromium-based Edge browser that should improve CPU performance, reduce memory use and extend a computer's battery life. 

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Microsoft reports that early internal testing of sleeping tabs gave a

Read more: Microsoft: Here's how Edge's new sleeping tabs will save your laptop battery life

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Published: 24 September 2020

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COVID-19 and its associated containment measures are accelerating digital transformation and automation in financial services. Customer service has been under enormous pressure, and financial services firms such as Nationwide Building Society in the UK and the Royal Bank...

Read more: COVID-19 stokes the chatbot hype in financial services

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Published: 24 September 2020

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More than 80% of organisations have experienced a data breach as a result of security vulnerabilities in their supply chains, as cyber criminals take advantage of the poor security of smaller vendors as a means of gaining access...

Read more: Cybersecurity: Your supply chain is now your weakest link

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Published: 24 September 2020

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Hackers...

Read more: Microsoft says it detected active attacks leveraging Zerologon vulnerability

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Published: 24 September 2020

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Facebook has removed dozens of accounts for breaching its foreign or government interference policies, including several with links to the Philippine military and police. The social media operator uncovered "the full scope" of such activities after investigating information...

Read more: Facebook removes fake accounts linked to Philippine military, police