With the EU mandating USB C connectors for all phones, tablets and cameras from the end of 2024, the challenge of struggling to find the right cable should be consigned to history.
It also has the potential to charge devices faster and move more data, more quickly.
From 28 December 2024 all mobile phones, tablets and cameras sold in the EU will be equipped with a standard USB Type-C charging port, making it easier for you and better for the environment.
Read more 👉 europa.eu/!xn9qrx
Important changes are being rolled out to Threads app that will enable users to delete their account while keeping the linked Instagram account. Changes will also allow users to choose whether or not to repost automatically to Instagram and Facebook.
#socialmedia
Unpatched Citrix vulnerability being targeted and exploited by LockBit, including some of the worlds largest organisations.
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Wordfence share 55 reasons to make sure your WordPress website is protected and secured by the Wordfence.
#WordPress #Security
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WhatsApp is adding a useful screen-sharing feature to Video Calls. Joining the likes of Teams, Zoom and FaceTime, users will be able to share an app, or their screen. At the same time, there is a new dedicated landscape mode for video calls. techradar.com/computing/emai…
ALT WhatsApp Screen-sharing and Landscape Mode example
If you own an iPhone, you should update it now.
@KateOflaherty explains what the update delivers and why you should update ASAP.
#CyberSecurity #iOS
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Apple has released iOS 16.6 fixing 25 issues, including two already exploited flaws. Update as soon as you can.
Thanks @SeanWrightSec
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🔒 Attention SME Wordpress website owners! Protect your site from exploits like the recent WooCommerce Payments vulnerability. Check out @wordfence latest blog post “Massive Targeted Exploit Campaign Against WooCommerce Payments Underway”.
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Take these steps:
1️⃣ Update your website to the latest version of WooCommerce Payments (newer than 5.6.1).
2️⃣ Enable a Web Application Firewall (WAF) like @wordfence’s powerful WAF. It adds an extra layer of security to your site and we can’t recommend it strongly enough
Worried about managing it all? Relax! Let EJC’s Wordpress Management Service handle it for you. We will keep your site updated and secure.
Stay secure and informed! #WordPress #Cybersecurity #SME
Twitter has announced that Tweetdeck will be reserved to Twitter Blue subscribers from the end of July. Many use Tweetdeck to schedule their tweets, and organise feeds, but as this article points out, there are already several strong competitors in the paid space.
Luxury eyewear company Luxoticca suffered a data breach in 2021. Containing 77M email addresses, and GDPR considerations aside, it’s a timely reminder of the need for good password management.
#cybersecurity
Via @troyhunt
New breach: Luxoticca had 77M email addresses breached via a partner in 2021. Data also included names, physical addresses, DoBs, genders and phone numbers. 74% were already in @haveibeenpwned. Read more: bleepingcomputer.com/news/se…
The Wordfence team have shared details of a severe plugin vulnerability impacting 600,000 sites using Limit Login Attempts.
Patched in newly released version 1.7.2; site owners should update immediately.
wordfence.com/blog/2023/04/u…
via @wordfence
#cybersecurity
#WordPress
Rio Tinto says staff's personal data may have been hacked after an attack on GoAnywhere — a cloud-based managed file transfer software.
Via @troyhunt
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Confused by the debate around Tiktok? @alexstamos sets out his thoughts on the arguments, in the wider political and security context.
#cybersecurity cnn.com/2023/03/23/opinions/…
Shared by former NCSC Director @ciaranmartinoxf who describes it as ‘very good, very balanced, very well-evidenced’
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Reports by @DowndetectorUK show UK users seeing issues with Outlook. Teams may also be having problems.
#Microsoft365
Sky News reports that the German equivalent of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre is investigating who may have been behind this morning’s Microsoft outages.
news.sky.com/story/german-cy… German cybersecurity officials looking into 'culprits' behind Microsoft outage
ALT Microsoft Logo, positioned on a motherboard
Upgrade time for iPhone users. Important security updates, as well as, significantly, the introduction of Security Keys.
#iOS #Apple #cybersecurity
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iOS 16.3 is out, fixing 13 security vulnerabilities—thankfully none have been exploited as far as we know.
Thanks @SeanWrightSec for comments!
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The introduction of [hardware] security keys in iOS 16.3 will not only enable a potential security upgrade, but may also help drive growth in the security key market, which has to date been a fairly niche market.
Full story below from @KateOflaherty
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Apple confirmed iOS 16.3 is coming next week - and you will be able to use security keys much more widely, which is cool.
Thanks @Jake_MooreUK for comments.
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