Uber is in hot water for waiting a whole year to announce a data breach of information on 57 million users, and not just with angry riders and drivers. The company is now under a microscope with regulators, who want to enforce rules that required the company to come clean sooner. The New York State …
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Wait, the global ransomware epidemic is just getting started? Ransomware attacks such as WannaCry and Petya that lock down a computer and demand a ransom in order to unlock your files are getting smarter and more lucrative. Such attacks are expected to become more frequent and widespread. Here are four ways to avoid the next ransomware attack, and I’ll add …
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Microsoft‘s fall update to Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) is out. Dubbed Fall Creators Update (aka Windows 10 Version 1709), this latest edition of Windows 10 brings a subtle design change and introduces a number of new features to improve Cortana, Edge and Photos. It also embraces mixed reality, makes Windows more secure and throws some emojis at you. Let’s …
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It’s natural to be feeling a little nervous about online security these days, what with nonstop reports of new ransomware, password thefts, Equifax breaches and Wi-Fi vulnerabilities (namely KRACK). There’s another security risk, too: targeted attacks. That’s when hackers go after the accounts of business leaders, politicians, journalists and other folks in the public eye. Thankfully, Google just introduced a …
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Now playing: Watch this: Amazon stops selling Blu phones over spyware worries 1:20 Amazon just put budget phone maker Blu in the penalty box. The online retailing giant told CNET that it was suspending sales of phones from Blu, known for making ultra-cheap Android handsets, due to a “potential security issue.” The move comes after security firm Kryptowire demonstrated last …
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Last week, Google announced the new desktop version of its Backup and Sync app, and it got me thinking: What does desktop backup even mean in 2017? Not so long ago, there was one and only way to protect the precious data riding around in your laptop: Connect an external drive (or, if you were really fancy, a network drive), …
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Now playing: Watch this: Why the WannaCry cyberattack is so bad, and so avoidable 2:18 Don’t give hackers a chance to lock down your computer. James Martin/CNET Businesses and individuals have been hit by waves of ransomware in the last few months. The WannaCry attack alone affected more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries. Ransomware is malware that locks down …
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With technology increasingly intertwined with all aspects of business, CNET@Work can help you — from prosumers to small businesses with fewer than five employees — get started. Kate Sullivan, content director at TCK Publishing, tells a story of death and redemption. “I was just finishing up a book edit that had taken me the better part of two weeks when my …
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Samsung’s voice assistant Bixby could use some more English lessons. The South Korean electronics giant missed the mark again on bringing its voice assistant to phones around the world, which it promised would arrive in late April and then again in June. It has been struggling to roll out the English version of Bixby because the company doesn’t have enough …
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