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Microsoft Is Making Major Changes to Windows Security
Microsoft is making big changes to how third-party antivirus works under the hood as part of a “Windows Resiliency Initiative.” It could impact everything from how the anti-cheat in your favorite game works to how the security of enterprise cloud servers are set up. Restricting Anti-Virus Access to the Windows Kernel As it stands today, third-party antivirus applications run “kernel-level,”…
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Microsoft planning ‘major’ Xbox layoffs next week
Microsoft is planning to cut jobs in the company’s Xbox gaming business, as early as next week. I first reported in Notepad earlier this month that Microsoft was planning Xbox layoffs “potentially by the end of the month,” and now Bloomberg says a round of “major layoffs” is due next week. I understand managers at Microsoft have been briefed about…
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New Linux udisks flaw lets attackers get root on major Linux distros
Attackers can exploit two newly discovered local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities to gain root privileges on systems running major Linux distributions. The first flaw (tracked as CVE-2025-6018) was found in the configuration of the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) framework on openSUSE Leap 15 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 15, allowing local attackers to gain the privileges of the “allow_active” user. The…
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‘A major step forward’: Keir Starmer’s £187 million tech skills drive welcomed by UK industry
The UK government has announced plans to invest £187 million to bolster tech skills across the country in a move welcomed by industry stakeholders. Unveiled on the opening day of London Tech Week, the ‘TechFirst’ program aims to give young people and workers across the UK access to training schemes in areas such as artificial intelligence. The program will see…
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Apple Announces macOS Tahoe with Major Spotlight Search Upgrades
Apple has introduced some big changes coming to all their OS across the board at their Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2025) today. The company announced the next iteration of macOS, called macOS Tahoe, which features an improved and intelligent Spotlight search. A New Visual Change to Your Mac Experience The biggest new change in macOS 26 is the “Liquid Glass”…
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Philadelphia charter schools notify 37K people of major data breach
Mastery Schools over the weekend confirmed it notified 37,031 people of a September 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Dates of birth Social Security numbers Taxpayer ID numbers Government-issued IDs Passport numbers Bank/financial info Credit and debit card info Biometrics Usernames Passwords Medical info Health insurance info Student ID numbers Student records Philadelphia’s biggest charter school…
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Disinformation security is a major concern for cyber teams – here’s what your business can do
While new for cybersecurity, disinformation is not new to the world overall. We’ve had misinformation, disinformation and propaganda for centuries, and ‘social engineering’ is an evolution of this with a cybersecurity bend. People have been creating fake or falsified videos and images for as long as we’ve had cameras and editing software, notes Daniel Ayoub, senior director analyst at Gartner.…
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Major Fortnite Leak Hints at Superman and Robin Battle Pass Skins
Fortnite fans, gear up for a superhero landing! A new Fortnite leak hints that Superman and Robin will join the island in next season’s Battle Pass. This leak aligns perfectly with the Fortnite 2025 roadmap that teased a superhero-themed season. While Epic Games has remained silent, the community is buzzing with excitement over the possibility of two iconic DC heroes…
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Email spoofing attacks are still a major threat for FTSE 100 companies – despite a simple fix being widely available
Almost a third of FTSE 100 organizations are still vulnerable to email spoofing attacks, according to research by Hornetsecurity. The findings come in spite of the widespread availability of domain-based message authentication, reporting & conformance (DMARC) tools, which perform last-mile checks on emails to ensure they come from legitimate domains and aren’t malicious in nature. Speaking at Infosecurity Europe 2025,…
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Windows 11 build 27868 rolls out, teasing major changes ahead in the Canary Channel
Windows 11 build 27868 rolls out in the Canary Channel with Voice Access changes and some fixes. Microsoft promises to release more significant improvements in future updates. Microsoft is now rolling out Windows 11 build 27868 for computers enrolled in the Canary Channel. This is a small update that brings visual changes for Voice Access and a few bug fixes.…
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