I am being facetious, of course, but as with many cyberattack tactics, ransomware has become more complex and multi-faceted. Encrypting corporate files is no longer enough for ransomware thieves. No, ransomware criminals now steal data first to put even more pressure on an organization to pay the ransom. This double-whammy is placing corporations in a squeeze: pay the ransom and protect any personal data caught up in the attack, or pay a data protection non-compliance fine, which in the case of GDPR can be up to 4% of global revenue or 20 million euros (whichever is higher)....

The Safari block has been mooted as part of a package of moves to combat phishing attacks: for example, PayPal will warn users of older browsers that they are vulnerable to such attacks, and will eventually block older browsers from accessing its service. This move generated a wave of speculation claiming the company plans to remove support for Safari, but this is not the case, PayPal explained last night. In a response to an article on the Wall Street Journal, PayPal Corporate Communications spokesman, Michael Oldenburg said: “PayPal is developing features to block customers from logging into PayPal when using obsolete browsers on outdated or unsupported operating systems....

There are many developer tools for iOS already in the App Store. Apple relaxed the app review guidelines, allowing apps that download and run code to be released in the App Store, the only limitation being that the app must make the code visible to the user and have an educational purpose. Play.js is a new app that does just that. The app was released last Friday in the App Store....

For me, that attitude towards Ubuntu has recently changed. Due to some technical difficulties with my main work computer, I’ve been using my Ubuntu netbook full-time for the past few days. So far, the experience has been very positive. What is Ubuntu and How to Get Started For those who aren’t familiar with Ubuntu, Ubuntu is just about the most user-friendly distribution of Linux that you’ll find. It’s maintained by a group called Canonical, and they release a new version of Ubuntu every six months....

Earlier this week, Apple released OS X 10.9.4 with various enhancements and bug fixes for wake-from-sleep and WiFi connectivity. In addition to those fixes, many professional video editors who use Mac Pros are reporting that graphics rendering and performance issues found in the preceding OS X 10.9.3 have been resolved. Graphics card incompatibility issues with 2013 Mac Pros bundled with AMD D700 and D500 graphics engines resulted in videos stalling during the exporting process, pink and green lines appearing in exported video, and various application crashes and freezes with key video production apps like Adobe Premiere Pro and Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve…...

A process operations can be easily controlled with the help of PCB(Process Control Block). You can consider it as the brain of the process, which contains all the crucial information related to processing like process id, priority, state, and contents CPU register, etc. What is Thread? Thread is an execution unit that is part of a process. A process can have multiple threads, all executing at the same time. It is a unit of execution in concurrent programming....

Riot Games has unveiled what’s currently being called Project A, a stylish new tactical shooter game for PC. Best known as the developers of the massively popular online battle arena title League of Legends, Riot Games has recently begun revealing a variety of new projects they have been working on behind the scenes, including a collaboration with Radiant Entertainment on a new fighting game which was first announced during Evo 2019....

If you’ve tried charging your iPhone 8 or iPhone X from one of the public charging mats available in places like coffee shops and airports, you’ve probably already discovered that not all of them work … That’s because some of them were supplied by Powermat, which uses a competing standard for wireless charging, compatible with some devices but not others – including iPhones. That’s all going to change, though, as Powermat last week finally announced that it is joining the Wireless Power Consortium and will in future ensure its chargers are compatible with the Qi standard used by Apple and others....

Earlier this month, I detailed my experience with Apple’s new Object Capture API, which was introduced with macOS Monterey to let users create 3D models using the iPhone camera. Now developer Ethan Saadia has created PhotoCatch, a new app based on this new API that makes the whole process simpler. With the Object Capture API, users can capture objects and turn them into 3D models in just a few minutes. However, since the API was recently announced and is still in beta, you had to compile it manually using sample code from Apple....

Earlier today Apple announced the start of their annual Back to School promotion for 2016. This year eligible purchases of a Mac, iPad, or iPhone will come bundled with a pair of wireless Beats headphones. This is reminiscent of last year’s Back to School promotion, save for the fact that during this year’s promotion for the wireless headphone is the default and doesn’t require an extra $100 expense. The small, but obvious connectivity choice signals a new direction in which Apple wants its customer to think....

The $64,000 question of the moment seems to be: How well (or badly) is the iPhone 8 selling? We’ve been hearing conflicting answers. A KGI report stated that the iPhone 8 Plus, at least, was selling better than expected. Foxconn financials also seemed to support that idea. But there have been more negative reports than positive ones. AT&T said that it had seen almost 1M fewer upgrades this year. A carrier store survey suggested more people were buying last year’s iPhone 7 than the iPhone 8....

If you own a MacBook Pro with Retina Display and desire extra screen real estate, then a 4K monitor can be a good investment, especially as the price of such monitors continue to dwindle. Why should you consider a 4K display instead of a cheaper monitor with lesser resolution? It all boils down to clarity. Resolution Since it’s enabled by default in OS X, many MacBook Pro owners with Retina displays take advantage of HiDPI mode — a setting that doubles interface element pixels on the x and y axis....

Did you accidentally brick your Oppo F11 (CPH1911) device and want to flash the stock ROM file again? If so, then we will help you to install the official stock ROM flash on your Oppo F11 device. Since Oppo F11 is a Mediatek Helio P70 soc-based device, we need to use the SP Flash tool to flash the stock firmware file on this device. If you have never done this before then don’t worry....

As we first reported back in February, OS X Lion brings many new innovations but loses others like Front Row. Front Row, for those unfamiliar, is a full screen media interface for the Mac. Front Row made its debut a couple of major OS X releases back and essentially mirrors the initial Apple TV interface – in its Snow Leopard implementation. Since the news broke that the software is missing from Lion, reader Ralph Perdomo put together a little application to bring back the functionality....

Update: We luv it. It is snappier™ More details below… What’s included? General Includes recent Apple security updates. Addresses stability issues with video playback, processor core idling, and remote disc sharing for MacBook Air. Addresses an issue in which some Macs could unexpectedly power on at the same time each day. Resolves a stability issue in TextEdit that could be found when accessing the color palette. Improves Spotlight indexing performance....

Microsoft has today announced an update to its Outlook app for iOS that brings a variety of changes and improvements. The two new headline features are redesigned conversations and navigation, while an improved search will be coming soon. The update to Outlook’s conversations design makes it easier to stay on top of email threads, especially long ones. Outlook now shows more of your conversation at once and provides clearer separation between individual messages, making it simpler to catch up on your conversations....

Following its incredible showing at last weekend’s Academy Awards, Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite has seen a major uptick at the box office. Parasite made history by becoming the first foreign language film to win Best Picture, and it scored an additional three awards as well: Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film. Because of those four wins, Bong has tied with Walt Disney for the most Oscar wins in one night....

showcases some examples of data breaches tries to give brief perspective on PCI-DSS, PA-DSS and some of the reasons for data breaches explains the differences between the two. Data breaches Target Michaels, Home Depot, Staples: there were a variety of data breaches in 2014, but the Target breach started them all. The ‘Target’ breach occurred in December 2013 and was considered as one of the worst data breaches, as it compromised information relating to 70 million customers!...

Apple SVP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller was spotted at an Audi event in Marbella, Spain. Though it’s unlikely he’s attending for any official business, the photos and video are sure to spark discussion nonetheless. Schiller was spotted alongside Hungarian electric car blogger Andras Horvath via his Instagram story, which you can view right here. The caption below the photo of the two, roughly translated from Hungarian, reads: For those unfamiliar, the Audi e-tron is the car manufacturers first foray into an all-electric consumer vehicle....

Pierce Brosnan’s best James Bond movie is 1995’s GoldenEye and yet it’s not regarded as a classic 007 film by fans in the same way Goldfinger and Casino Royale are lauded. With the 25th Bond movie, No Time To Die, believed to be the swansong of Daniel Craig’s immensely popular tenure as 007, it’s worth remembering that Brosnan’s GoldenEye successfully brought James Bond into the 1990s. However, a series of factors beyond the actor’s control sullied his run as James Bond and GoldenEye’s legacy, despite how dashing and ideal Pierce Brosnan himself was as 007....