Cloudflare outage brings hundreds of sites, services temporarily offline

A Cloudflare outage on Tuesday knocked hundreds of websites and services, including Discord, Shopify, Fitbit, Peleton, various cryptocurrency services, and Cloudflare itself, offline for a number of hours. Founded in 2010, Cloudflare is a US-based content delivery network (CDN) that also provides distributed denial-of-service protection to online domains, speed optimization, and various cybersecurity services. The… Continue reading Cloudflare outage brings hundreds of sites, services temporarily offline

Hidden Anti-Cryptography Provisions in Internet Anti-Trust Bills

Two bills attempting to reduce the power of Internet monopolies are currently being debated in Congress: S. 2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act; and S. 2710, the Open App Markets Act. Reducing the power to tech monopolies would do more to “fix” the Internet than any other single action, and I am generally… Continue reading Hidden Anti-Cryptography Provisions in Internet Anti-Trust Bills

What Does the SimpliSafe App Do?

Does SimpliSafe have an app? Yep. After trying it we found it easy to use and a convenient tool to pair with your SimpliSafe security system. The post What Does the SimpliSafe App Do? appeared first on SafeWise.

How Apple is updating mobile device management

As expected, Apple at WWDC announced a series of significant changes to how Macs, iPads, iPhones, and Apple TVs are managed in business and education environments. These changes largely break into two groups: those that affect overall device management and those that apply to declarative management (a new type of device management Apple introduced last year… Continue reading How Apple is updating mobile device management

Hartzbleed: A New Side-Channel Attack

Hartzbleed is a new side-channel attack that works against a variety of microprocressors. Deducing cryptographic keys by analyzing power consumption has long been an attack, but it’s not generally viable because measuring power consumption is often hard. This new attack measures power consumption by measuring time, making it easier to exploit. The team discovered that… Continue reading Hartzbleed: A New Side-Channel Attack

The Complete Backyard Safety Checklist

Ensure your backyard is a safe, enjoyable place for you and your family with this handy backyard safety checklist. The post The Complete Backyard Safety Checklist appeared first on SafeWise.

Microsoft delivers solid Windows-focused updates for June’s Patch Tuesday

June’s Patch Tuesday updates, released on June 14, address 55 vulnerabilities in Windows, SQL Server, Microsoft Office, and Visual Studio (though there are oo Microsoft Exchange Server or Adobe updates this month). And a zero-day vulnerability in a key Windows component, CVE-2022-30190, led to a “Patch Now” recommendation for Windows, while the .NET, Office and… Continue reading Microsoft delivers solid Windows-focused updates for June’s Patch Tuesday