Cybersecurity Advent calendar: Let Santa in, keep hackers out!

Cybersecurity Advent calendar: Let Santa in, keep hackers out!

Santa will soon come down the chimney, but there are potential entry points into your home and digital life that you should never leave open Many of us associate early December with the first snowfall, Holiday preparations and the beginning of Advent. And what better way to celebrate the preparations for the most wonderful time…
Google patches four high‑severity flaws in Chrome

Google patches four high‑severity flaws in Chrome

The new release patches a total of eight vulnerabilities affecting the desktop versions of the popular browser. Google has rolled out an update last week for its Chrome web browser that fixes a range of security flaws including four that have been classified as highly severe. The vulnerabilities affect the Windows, macOS, and Linux versions…
The Internal Revenue Service expands identity protection to all tax‑payers

The Internal Revenue Service expands identity protection to all tax‑payers

U.S. tax-payers will be able to enroll in the Identity Protection PIN program that was previously available only to certain users starting mid-January. U.S. tax-payers will be able to enroll in the Identity Protection PIN program that was previously available only to certain users starting mid-January   In an effort to battle various flavors of tax fraud and tax-related…