Neowin News Feed for: Audit

Microsoft shares Windows 11 24H2, Server 2025 new Registry key and Group Policies for NTLM

Sayan Sen — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 10:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has released details regarding a new Registry key and Group Policies for NTLM removal on Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025. Read more...

Microsoft is removing non-compete clauses in the U.S. and increasing pay transparency

Usama Jawad — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:38:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced four U.S.-centric initiatives to foster a healthy culture at its workplace. These include removing non-compete clauses for almost all employee and increasing pay transparency. Read more...

Google commits to solving security problems in open-source projects like Git and Laravel

Usama Jawad — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 05:24:01 +0000

As a part of its commitment to U.S. President Joe Biden, Google has joined hands with the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) to manage security priorities and fix flaws in eight projects. Read more...

Twitter will be undergoing a brand safety audit

Usama Jawad — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 05:54:01 +0000

Twitter has announced that it has finalized the scope of its Brand Safety audit to be conducted by the Media Ratings Council (MRC). The pre-assessment for this audit is kicking off soon. Read more...

Facebook will have its hate speech controls audited

Usman Khan Lodhi — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 19:00:02 +0000

After major advertisers, including Coca Cola and Starbucks, have suspended advertising on the platform, the firm is attempting to alleviate current concerns about hate speech controls. Read more...

ProtonMail's open source encryption library, OpenPGPjs, passes independent audit

Paul Hill — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 17:08:01 +0000

ProtonMail's OpenPGPjs encryption library has just received a positive audit from the security firm Cure53. The auditor said there were no major issues and that it was only limited by JavaScript. Read more...

Facebook third-party app audit deadline looms, threatens API cut-off

Paul Hill — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 04:18:01 +0000

Facebook has reminded developers to submit their third-party apps for review by August 1st in order to carry on using the Facebook APIs. Checks are being made to prevent misuse of user data. Read more...

Facebook's audit into app data collection underway, 200 apps suspended

Paul Hill — Mon, 14 May 2018 16:22:01 +0000

Facebook has confirmed that it has begun a previously announced audit of apps which may have gleaned a lot of data before a 2014 change was put in place. It said 200 apps were suspended so far. Read more...

Increase in suppliers lead to more labor violations for Apple

Gurkaran Singh — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 19:46:01 +0000

In its annual audit of working conditions among its suppliers, Apple found that the environmental and labor violations had doubled over the previous year. The company found 44 core violations in 2017. Read more...

Report: Many worker violations at Foxconn's Apple plants

John Callaham — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:15:41 +0000

A report from the Fair Labor Association claims it recorded numerous violations of worker law rights at Foxconn plants that make products for Apple. Foxconn has agreed to make changes for its workers. Read more...

Microsoft's Phishing Filter for IE7 Clears Audit

Steven Parker — Thu, 11 May 2006 10:21:00 +0000

A third-party audit of the new phishing filter built into the Internet Explorer 7 browser and the MSN Toolbar has given the technology a thumbs up on the sensitive issue of user privacy. Jefferson Wells... Read more...

WPA: An Independant audit report

Steven Parker — Wed, 10 Oct 2001 12:38:33 +0000

Thanks Vla Deloitte & Touche has released a product activation audit report dated 1st of October that looks at the Product Activation from an end-users point of view, then rates it. The... Read more...