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The Microsoft Security Research and Defense (MSRD) team has issued a cybersecurity warning about the growing concerns of IoT (Internet-of-Things) security, especially botnet infections in their official blog. Redmond highlighted that IoT devices is forecasted to grow as much as 50-billion installations globally, with many devices having identified with security and privacy flaws fresh from

Microsoft has found a new foe in its Windows-Office empire, as the Netherland’s Ministry of Justice and Security issued a stern warning Dutch public sector users of Office mobile, Office online and the enterprise version of Windows 10 about privacy risks. The ministry based its findings to the Data Protection Impact Assessment report made by

Internet-of-Things is one of our most favorite, if not the most favorite topic to discuss here. We wrote countless articles since 2017, about the inherent increase of acceptance of IoT devices, the security risks they add to the homes and offices, and the real cost of its operations overall. However, we have not tackled the

Online shopping at the privacy of one’s home or mobile device is very convenient because you can shop at any time, anywhere, without physically going to a brick and mortar store. In addition, you can even purchase heavy things can be delivered to your home. But just like a regular Thethreatreport.com reader, you should know

We really are living in the future, with the growth and fast development of face recognition technology. It all started with the hardware, Android made face unlock a public feature starting with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) in 2011, that was eight years ago. It was seen as a gimmick, as a static image

Android 6.0 Marshmallow (and later) is hailed for giving its default user the capability to grant/deny granularly the permissions asked by apps, something that only rooted/custom roms users were able to do prior. However, contrary to the permissions feature, a study conducted by the University of Calgary, U.C. Berkeley, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and

Since webcams came into existence the product came with a huge “if”. The possibility of some other people accesses the webcam online when they least expect it. Webcams exploded in popularity in the late ‘90s, primarily for use in conjunction with early instant messaging services such as Yahoo and ICQ. Today, webcams are highly integrated

The Ruby library is ubiquitous, it is everywhere, as proven by the number of loyal developers it attracted to the platform for decades. With the availability of its library for various operating systems, it is one of the most cross-compatible programming languages today which is highly underrated. However, recently, the use of Ruby needs to

Are you planning or already booked for a China-trip anytime soon? Then this is the news you cannot ignore, China’s border immigration agents at Xinjiang region are legally compelled to demand for tourists’ smartphone and its corresponding unlock codes before allowed entry. The confiscated smartphone will be returned to the tourist as soon as the

Open-source apps have long been hailed for being more secure than proprietary software, for the reason that the availability of the source code means the higher chances that a bug can be seen easier. But this is not consistent, there are times the feature that has a bug for years is not a commonly used