With the release of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update last week, the “Controlled Folder Access” that Microsoft touted in June is now live for millions of users.
Source: Windows 10’s “Controlled Folder Access” Anti-Ransomware Feature Is Now Live
Since mid-September, a new IoT botnet has grown to massive proportions. Codenamed IoT_reaper (Reaper for this article), researchers estimate its current size at nearly two million infected devices.
Source: A Gigantic IoT Botnet Has Grown in the Shadows in the Past Month
Security experts have said the bug is a total breakdown of the WPA2 security protocol.
Source: WPA2 security flaw puts almost every Wi-Fi device at risk of hijack, eavesdropping | ZDNet
Much-maligned BLU phones have been a privacy and spyware nightmare. Threatpost shares the story of one victim who experienced firsthand a relentless wave of unwanted programs, spyware and frustration.
