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How do authenticator apps work?
With 83% of organizations now requiring multi-factor authentication (MFA), according to JumpCloud’s 2024 IT Trends Report, more employees are pushed to use Microsoft Authenticator or similar tools to secure their work accounts. So it’s only natural to ask, “How do authenticator apps work?”—whether you’re curious or privacy-conscious. In this guide, we’ll discuss authenticator apps and how they work, plus how…
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A flaw in OneDrive’s File Picker feature could give access to hundreds of apps
A newly-discovered security flaw in OneDrive’s File Picker feature could expose users’ entire OneDrive content to third-party web applications such as ChatGPT. The vulnerability, discovered by Oasis Security, allows websites to access a user’s entire OneDrive content, rather than just the specific files selected for upload via the File Picker feature. Researchers said they believe that hundreds of apps are…
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Windows 11 will soon update third-party apps through Windows Update
Microsoft is building a new platform to update third-party apps more efficiently through the Windows Update feature, rather than developers using an independent mechanism. This approach promises better scheduling, native notifications, and centralized log tracking. Microsoft is working on a new “unified update orchestration platform” that will allow developers to update apps through the Windows Update settings on Windows 11.…
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Threat actors abuse Google Apps Script in evasive phishing attacks
Threat actors are abusing the ‘Google Apps Script’ development platform to host phishing pages that appear legitimate and steal login credentials. This new trend was spotted by security researchers at Cofense, who warn that the fraudulent login window is “carefully designed to look like a legitimate login screen.” “The attack uses an email masquerading as an invoice, containing a link…
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Microsoft wants Windows Update to handle all apps
Microsoft is starting to open Windows Update up to any third-party app that needs to be updated. The software giant is now allowing developers to sign up for a private preview of what it calls the Windows Update orchestration platform, that will enable Windows Update to support any update for apps or drivers in the future. It’s focused largely on…
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App Store stopped $2 billion in fraud, blocked 2 million risky apps in 2024 – Computerworld
Those commitments should, logically, extend to discipline against developers. Apple says that in order to prevent fraud, it terminated over 146,000 developer accounts last year. It also blocked 139,000 developer enrollments. Why are tens of thousands of attempts to overcome App Store security taking place? It could be the sheer number of people using the store, which is currently serving…
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Android Auto will get Spotify Jam and support for video apps and web browsers
Android Auto is getting more than just Google’s Gemini assistant after the Google I/O developer conference. The company has also announced or otherwise shown off a slew of changes coming to the infotainment operating system, including an updated Spotify app, a light mode, and the introduction of web browsers and video apps. Let’s start with Spotify. Google revealed in a…
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12 Preinstalled iPhone Apps You Can Safely Delete Right Now
Apple includes a lot of preinstalled apps with the iPhone, and many of them have a tendency to hang around even when not in use. While some take up a lot of space that could be better used elsewhere, others do little more than add digital clutter to your smartphone. We’ve taken a long hard look at what comes installed…
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Hackers use fake Ledger apps to steal Mac users’ seed phrases
Cybercriminal campaigns are using fake Ledger apps to target macOS users and their digital assets by deploying malware that attempts to steal seed phrases that protect access to digital cryptocurrency wallets. Ledger is a popular hardware-based wallet designed to store cryptocurrency offline (cold storage) and in a secure manner. A seed or recovery phrase is a set of 12 or 24 random…
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Why is Microsoft offering to turn websites into AI apps with NLWeb? – Computerworld
What is NLWeb and how does it work? NLWeb was conceived and developed by RV Guha — the creator of popular web standards, such as RSS, RDF, and Schema.org — who is currently a CVP and technical fellow at Microsoft. NLWeb, according to Microsoft, uses frameworks such as RSS, RDF, and Schema.org along with websites’ data and LLMs to create…
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