Neowin News Feed for: Protection

ChatGPT will soon alert parents if it detects a teen experiencing 'acute distress'

Usama Jawad — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:48:01 +0000

OpenAI is implementing parental controls in ChatGPT in order to protect the mental well-being of young users, who it also refers to as "AI natives". Read more...

Microsoft develops new machine learning model to detect password spray attacks

Usama Jawad — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 04:56:01 +0000

Microsoft has developed a new machine learning model in order to autonomously detect password spray attacks. The model has vastly improved performance compared to its previous heuristic mechanism. Read more...

Microsoft urges organizations to ensure data privacy instead of relying on state legislature

Usama Jawad — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 06:38:01 +0000

Microsoft has encouraged organizations to rebuild trust with customers by ensuring data privacy themselves rather than solely relying on state legislature in the path to economic recovery. Read more...

Mozilla rolls out Firefox Monitor to alert users when their data is breached

Ruel Revales — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:50:01 +0000

Today marks the official launch of Firefox Monitor developed by Mozilla and "Have I Been Pwned" to let you know if you've been involved in a data breach. Testing of the tool began in June. Read more...

Google has developed AI to help combat child sexual abuse material, gives it free to NGOs

Paul Hill — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 15:08:01 +0000

Google has announced a new AI tool that is now part of its Content Safety API. The new tool is intended to help organisations find and remove child sexual abuse materials on their platforms. Read more...

Microsoft, Nokia, Facebook, and other tech companies sign Cybersecurity Tech Accord

Usama Jawad — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:14:02 +0000

34 companies including Microsoft, Nokia, Facebook, HP, and Dell have signed the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, vowing to protect customers around the globe and not help governments launch cyberattacks. Read more...

Microsoft introduces new EU GDPR parental consent validations for children's accounts

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:42:02 +0000

In compliance with the EU GDPR, Microsoft has begun a new parental consent system for accounts held by children. These changes come well ahead of the May 25 deadline imposed by the EU Parliament. Read more...

Google working to protect families using YouTube

Paul Hill — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 22:36:06 +0000

Google has set out five measures that it plans to roll out on YouTube in order to make the website for family-friendly. Over the course of the last year, the site has had to adapt due to controversy. Read more...

Tozo is an attractive ultra thin case option for the iPhone X

Timi Cantisano — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 23:52:01 +0000

If you're looking for cosmetic protection for your iPhone X that preserves the silhouette of the handset and won't break the bank, the Tozo Ultra Thin case might be the ultimate option. Read more...

Microsoft announces general availability of the Azure Web Application Firewall

Shreyas Gandhe — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 20:34:02 +0000

The Azure Web Application Firewall that can protect against SQL injection attacks, cross-site scripting, denial of service attacks and other common web security threats, is now generally available. Read more...

These are some of the security improvements coming with Windows 10 Creators Update

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 09:54:01 +0000

The Microsoft Security team has put out a list of the updates coming to Windows Defender ATP in the Creators Update. The new features will help keep enterprises more secure, more efficiently. Read more...

Review: A trio of Olixar cases for your Huawei Mate 9 that range from thin to beefy

Timi Cantisano — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 08:30:01 +0000

If you've been looking for a case for your Huawei Mate 9, look no further, as we check out three cases from a company called Olixar. The cases range in price from $8 to $25. Read more...

China moves to combat malware by requiring the registration of app stores

Paul Hill — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 01:18:01 +0000

App stores operating in the People's Republic of China will now have to register with the Cyberspace Administration of China. The move should see the spread of malware via stores lessen. Read more...

Facebook introduces new child safety resource for parents

Paul Hill — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:32:01 +0000

Facebook has rolled out what it calls the 'Parents Portal'. The aim of the site is to help parents protect their kids when using the social media website. It focuses on basics and best practices. Read more...

Google's new Pixel phones have IP53 dust- and water-protection - far less than iPhone 7

Andy Weir — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 19:28:01 +0000

Google's new flagships offer some 'dust protection', but are only protected against a limited amount of 'water falling as a spray' - unlike the latest iPhones, which can be fully immersed in water. Read more...

UK police want mandatory passwords for all new phones

Andy Weir — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:17:02 +0000

London's Metropolitan Police has been lobbying the government and tech companies - including Apple and Samsung - to introduce mandatory passwords on all phones sold in the UK, to help reduce theft. Read more...

New case for iPhone receives notifications of texts, calls before your phone does

Brockman Davis — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 07:24:21 +0000

The Lunecase by Concepter allows iPhone users to be notified of calls and text messages before their phone does by utilizing excess energy from the phone when it communicates with a network. Read more...

EFF online privacy report names Snapchat and Amazon amongst worst offenders

James Walker — Mon, 19 May 2014 12:32:50 +0000

In the fourth 'Who Has Your Back' report into the privacy standards of companies online, Snapchat, AT&T & Amazon have been named as failing to provide adequate privacy protection for their customers. Read more...

Google introduces continual on-device monitoring to fight malware-ridden apps

Shreyas Gandhe — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 15:26:18 +0000

To counter malware and rogue applications from being installed on users' Android based devices, Google has introduced on-device monitoring of applications and will be part of Play Services. Read more...

Nokia's official cases for Lumia 920 coming soon

Paul Ferson — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:39:36 +0000

A smartphone is often expensive enough to be investment of sorts, so many people like to protect them. Nokia's approach to physical protection has been pretty unusual, with 3D printing tips for the Lumia 820.... Read more...

Immunet Protect Free 3.0.2.6548

Steven Parker — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:40:38 +0000

Immunet provides essential antivirus protection for PC users. Immunet provides extra antivirus protection that is light, fast and compatible with existing security products. Fast Antivirus: Immunet leverages the speed of cloud computing to deliver real-time protection... Read more...

Study: IE8's SmartScreen leads in malware protection

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:51:29 +0000

A recently released NSS Labs study, claims that Internet Explorer 8 greatly outperforms competing browsers in terms of protecting users against web based malware. According to the study based upon a sample of 492 URLs,... Read more...

Microsoft Patents Proactive Virus Protection

Steven Parker — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:45:50 +0000

Microsoft has just snared a U.S. patent for proactive virus protection, which is how security software helps secure your PC when it encounters shape-shifting malware not already in its antivirus definition file. What I want... Read more...

Freeware AVG 8.0 now has protection from spyware too.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:44:02 +0000

AVG 8.0 Free now has the basic antivirus and antispyware protection too, for Windows. However, AVG Free 8.0 doesn't have all of the features you get in the commercial version of the application. There's no... Read more...

AVG Technologies buys web protection vendor

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:45:43 +0000

Security vendor AVG Technologies has acquired internet protection vendor Exploit Prevention Labs. AVG was acquired by anti-virus vendor Grisoft in August this year (CRN, 24 August), and the combined company was rebranded AVG Technologies. Roger... Read more...

Novell wants SCO's bankruptcy protection lifted

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:00:40 +0000

Last week Novell filed a motion requesting that the court lift SCO's bankruptcy stay so that Novell can obtain UNIX licensing royalties wrongfully retained by SCO. Novell has also filed a motion requesting that SCO... Read more...

BlackICE PC Protection 3.6 cqk

Razvan Serea — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:51:44 +0000

BlackICE teams a personal firewall with an advanced intrusion detection system to constantly watch your Internet connection for suspicious behavior. BlackICE responds immediately by alerting you to trouble and instantly blocking the threat. BlackICE automatically... Read more...

Finland: Breaking "ineffective" copy protection is allowed

Sun, 27 May 2007 18:15:36 +0000

The Helsinki District Court has found that CSS, the copy-protection scheme used in commercial DVDs, is ineffective as a form of DRM and that the two defendants cited for violating Finnish copyright law were not... Read more...

AACS Copy Protection For DVDs Defeated Again

Fri, 18 May 2007 22:34:39 +0000

Digital rights management has suffered another setback when Antigua-based software company SlySoft reportedly updated its AnyDVD HD software with a new AACS encryption code to enable the copying of ostensibly protected HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs.... Read more...

New bill to give bloggers same shield law protection as jour

Tue, 08 May 2007 23:59:26 +0000

The House of Representatives has amended the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 to include provisions to protect bloggers from being required to divulge their sources under certain situations in the same way as... Read more...

Microsoft Previews New Malware Protection Center

Steven Parker — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:21:19 +0000

The Redmond, Wash., software giant announced this week that it is setting up security response and research operations in Ireland and Japan and launched a preview of a new online Malware Protection Center. The efforts... Read more...

Microsoft & Samsung's Patent Deal Includes Linux Protection

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:25:42 +0000

Microsoft Corporation and Samsung Electronics have agreed to a broad, cross-licensing patent agreement covering Samsung's existing and future product lines. The deal also gives Microsoft access to Samsung's intellectual property related to digital media and... Read more...

BlackICE PC Protection 3.6 cqd

Razvan Serea — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:38:20 +0000

BlackICE PC Protection 3.6 cqb

Razvan Serea — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:54:41 +0000

BlackICE PC Protection 3.6 cqa

Razvan Serea — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:45:16 +0000

Windows Vista and protection from malware

Steven Parker — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:58:55 +0000

On November 30, Sophos issued its monthly report on the top ten threats reported to them in November of 2006. As a part of this, Sophos also studied Windows Vista's vulnerability to these malware threats.... Read more...

iTunes Copy Protection Cracked'

Tom Warren — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:48:23 +0000

The code that prevents music downloaded from Apple's iTunes store being played on any portable player other than an iPod has been "cracked". Apple has not commented on claims that Jon Lech Johansen... Read more...

Opera 9.1 to include Fraud Protection

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:47:39 +0000

The Opera development team announced a very interesting feature at their Backstage event, which took place yesterday. Opera 9.1 will include fraud protection measures that are more advanced than IE7 or Firefox 2.0. When visiting... Read more...

IE7 Most Accurate for Anti-Phishing Protection

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 09:36:51 +0000

3Sharp, a technical services firm, has found that Internet Explorer 7 has the most accurate Anti-Phishing Protection. The study took six weeks and tested the following eight products: Earthlink, eBay, GeoTrust, Google using Firefox, McAfee,... Read more...

Protection Scheme under Blu-Ray is Very Anti-Consumer?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 09:40:00 +0000

Microsoft Corp.'s chairman Bill Gates said in an interview that the copy-protection scheme on the Blu-ray discs was very anti-consumer, which would make them harder to on the personal computers. This partly explains Microsoft's decision... Read more...