Google Puts Your Internet Security at Risk by Hiding Subdomains

The Chrome 69 update brought with it a raft of changes. Most were positive and well received. There were one or two eye-raisers, though. For instance, Google has unilaterally decided to remove certain important features of the familiar URL, in line with their overall reduction in clutter around the browser address bar. Google claims the
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Is Out-of-Date EFI Firmware Putting Your Mac at Risk?

When news breaks of a Mac security flaw, it almost always makes headlines. It should not be a surprise that a paper about Mac’s potential vulnerability to an EFI exploit became big news, even when the study’s authors say that most consumer users should not worry. Most EFI attacks require physical access and sophisticated tools.
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Browser Autofill Is a Privacy Risk: Here’s How to Turn It Off

Recently, a security researcher discovered that the Autofill function of most modern browsers can easily be compromised. We’ve discussed why you shouldn’t save personal info in your browser before, so this unfortunately isn’t a surprise. Viljami Kuosmanen, who discovered this vulnerability, created a simple test website to demonstrate that a browser will automatically fill every
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Could Your Mobile Banking App Be a Big Security Risk?

Mobile banking apps bring some of the most convenient online banking features to your phone, but could they be a security risk? Banks tend to have pretty solid data security, but they have suffered some breaches in the past, how secure are their mobile apps? Unfortunately, the answer isn’t encouraging… Two-Factor Authentication The use of two-factor
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