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NordPass aims to make sure that not only do you keep your passwords handy and available at all times, but they’re safe from hackers and other malware that can harm you. Firstly, it offers a master password, so any passwords you use for your favorite websites, you’ll have to get past this extra layer of protection in order to access your privacy. Whenever you log into a new site, it will offer to save it for you and fill it in for future log-ins....

The importance of the Minesweeper game on Windows can’t be understated. It’s been there since Windows in the 1990s and is now debuting on the ugly Christmas sweater scene, replete with scores, a pixelated avatar, mines on the sleeves, and the classic grid-hiding mines. On the scale of ugly sweaters, it might attract Windows fans who have a taste for computer nostalgia and includes the 90s Windows insignia. As The Verge notes, Microsoft sold an MS Paint ugly jumper last year....

The new “Hack DHS” program was made official by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a press release on the agency’s website after it was revealed at the recent Bloomberg Technology Summit and covered by The Record. The program promises to pay out between $500 and $5,000 to “vetted cybersecurity researchers who have been invited to access select external DISH systems.” The actual payout will be based on the severity of the specific vulnerability discovered....

The department in October released an issues paper for public consultation. AGD transparency and criminal law branch assistant secretary Autumn Field said about 200 submissions to the consultation were received and it was in the process of finalising a discussion paper, which is set to be released for public consultation in the coming weeks. “That discussion paper will talk about the kinds of themes that we picked up from the submissions, and will also raise some possible options for reforming the Privacy Act....

The preview is a non-security update that is available for Windows 10 and Windows 11 22H2. It contains all the changes in the upcoming November Patch Tuesday, except security patches. However, this preview also includes Microsoft’s answer to a serious security-related error that the company made with its Windows kernel vulnerable driver blocklist – an optional security hardening capability introduced in Windows 10, version 1809 that’s on by default in Windows 11 22H2....

Make up to 50 fluid ounces of iced tea and coffee or hot tea and coffee with this all-in-one machine. It hasn’t been at a price this low since 2020, so now is the time to buy. This Ninja system doesn’t do your traditional overnight cold brew—instead, it quickly passes water through coffee over the course of 10-15 minutes at lower temperatures, instructing you to add ice to the carafe....

In the metadata for the video are the tags, and you can see them in the source of the page, or on the page if you use an extension (such as Social Blade) that displays the tags. The two tags in question were “m1x MacBook Pro” and “m1x.” Must read: I just found my lost AirTag… you’ll never guess where it went It sure looks like someone at Apple messed up, right?...

To celebrate the holiday, Nomad is running a promotion that takes 20% off popular accessories for the iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods, and other common Apple devices, like the AirTag. In fact, there’s even a dedicated page on Nomad’s site with curated gear for women. I’ve tested and used many Nomad products over the last few years, and all of them have been high-quality and reliable. I’m particularly fond of the leather case for the AirPods Pro and the leather loop for the AirTag....

The fourth quarter has historically brought joy to smartphone vendors and retailers, but this year it did not deliver and the 18% decline contributed to an 11.3% decline for the full year. Also: Best phone showdown: The top iPhone, Galaxy, and Pixel models stacked up Smartphone vendors shipped 1.21 billion smartphones in 2022, which IDC notes is the lowest level since 2013 and was due to consumers tightening belts, inflation, and an unstable economic outlook....

Almost all internally developed software today contained some open source codes, noted Phillip Ivancic, Asia-Pacific head of solutions strategy at Synopsys Software Integrity Group. According to the security vendor’s 2022 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis report, 97% of commercial codebases contained at least some open source codes. Of these, an average 78% of code in the codebases was open source. Released in May, the study analysed 2,409 commercial codebases across 17 industries....

Zimbra is an email platform available under an open source license. According to the developer, the platform supports hundreds of millions of mailboxes located in 140 countries. On February 3, cybersecurity researchers from Volexity, Steven Adair and Thomas Lancaster, said a threat group is exploiting the system tracked as TEMP_Heretic in a series of spear phishing email attacks. In a security advisory, Volexity said the campaign, dubbed “Operation EmailThief,” was first discovered in December 2021 and is likely the work of Chinese cybercriminals....

The announcement drove up Palantir stock by 7% in late trading. Palantir said its software called Gotham Platform will be used to “support Army Intelligence users worldwide with a globally federated Intelligence data fabric and analytics platform spanning multiple security classifications. “This capability will field modern data integration, correlation, fusion, and analytic capabilities that prepare the Army for the next fight against emerging near peer threats,” said Palantir. Also: Palantir shares climb on strong Q2 results The award is the next phase in an $823 million “indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract,” said Palantir....

Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 released a report examining 200,000 infusion pumps on the networks of hospitals and clinics that use their security program for IoT devices. “An alarming 75% of infusion pumps scanned had known security gaps that put them at heightened risk of being compromised by attackers,” the researchers said. “These shortcomings included exposure to one or more of some 40 known cybersecurity vulnerabilities and/or alerts that they had one or more of some 70 other types of known security shortcomings for IoT devices....

This energy-saving three-pack of bulbs can help you set the mood in your home, included dedicated reading and concentration settings for study time. If I prefer fall-like ambiances, the bulbs also have me covered with dedicated red and orange shades. However, there are 16 million different colors to choose from, offering a truly customizable experience. With the free Hue Bluetooth app, I can go in and make simple adjustments from brightening to darkening....

Very likely the answer would involve a lengthy description starting from some findable landmark, such as a nearby address. That’s all well and good – and maybe even part of the charm – when it comes to finding a secret spot. But what if a person is experiencing cardiac arrest on that same spot and you need to direct first responders there? That description becomes imprecise and unwieldy, and the consequences can be dire....

Behind all the too-perfect selfies on Instagram, the Facebook-owned social network is built on the popular programming language Python. As Instagram engineers detailed recently, Instagram Server – the backend of the smartphone app that millions of millennials use to share photos of friends and themselves – is almost entirely powered by Python, the third most popular language behind Java and JavaScript. SEE: Six in-demand programming languages: Getting started (free PDF) To boost developer productivity, Facebook engineers have developed open-source tools like the Python static type checker, Pyre, which Instagram uses to analyze its server codebase....

The FBI is seizing the 48 domains that facilitated DDoS attacks for paying customers against targeted computers. The DDoS attacks prevented the targeted computers from accessing the internet. According to the DoJ, the 48 websites were used to launch millions of DDoS attacks against victims around the world. The sites promoted themselves as a “stresser”, or a legitimate service to stress-test the customer’s network. But the FBI found this mechanism was a cover after viewing communications between the site administrators and customers, which indicated both parties were aware that the customer was not attempting to stress-test their own computers....

Verizon implemented what it describes as a “quantum-safe” VPN between one of the company’s labs in London in the UK and a US-based center in Ashburn, Virginia, using encryption keys that were generated thanks to post-quantum cryptography methods – meaning that they are robust enough to withstand attacks from a quantum computer. According to Verizon, the trial successfully demonstrated that it is possible to replace current security processes with protocols that are quantum-proof....

Now Razer is again breaking the mold for its refreshed Barracuda line of “hybrid gaming & street” headsets. Just like the Blackshark V2s before it, this line eschews design cues from its predecessors in favor of a style seen elsewhere: premium noise-canceling headphones from the likes of Sony, Bose, and other premium audio equipment makers. This shaped the Barracuda Pro I’m reviewing today into a strange mix of features that nails media consumption use cases while leaving behind core priorities the company is known for....

Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York have found that workers across multiple age brackets are sleeping more, pursuing more leisure activities, and cutting overall work hours. Using data from WFH Research’s American Time Use Survey (ATUS), as of June 2022, 15% of full-time employees work fully remote, while 55% are full-time at the office, and 30% work hybrid. “In the aggregate, Americans now spend 60 million fewer hours traveling to work each day,” David Dam, a former research analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, explains in a blogpost....