Tag: IT Support Services

  • New Android banking malware has the potential to take over your phone 

    New Android banking malware has the potential to take over your phone 

    According to cybersecurity analysts, a popular mobile banking malware has been modified and repackaged for selling on dark web forums.  Experts have detected Octo, a very hazardous Android malware strain that enables malicious actors to run the infected endpoint from a distant place.  The hacker conducts remote activities via the Accessibility Service and views the…

  • ‘G Suite legacy-free edition’ users will start paying for Google Workspace 

    ‘G Suite legacy-free edition’ users will start paying for Google Workspace 

    In 2020, G Suite will be renamed Google Workspace as part of a comprehensive revamp of Google’s program for the “future of work.” Several ideas have been swapped over, and Google is now officially abandoning the old free edition of G Suite.  “Google Apps” for companies and schools debuted Sixteen years ago and was taken…

  • Cloud services spending surge shows no indication of dying down 

    We already recognize that cloud computing is among the most vital industries in the world, and spending on cloud services has increased and IDC now has evidence to back it up.  Spending on cloud storage and computing solutions, including dedicated and shared environments, increased 13.5 percent year on year to $21.1 billion in the fourth quarter of last…

  • WhatsApp’s Windows desktop app is trying out the ‘View Once’ function 

    WhatsApp’s Windows desktop app is trying out the ‘View Once’ function 

     WhatsApp’s UWP desktop app for Windows has just been updated with a slew of new capabilities. We just saw the Meta-owned messaging app gain Windows 11 design features early in 2022, as well as compatibility for dark mode. The business is currently developing the “View Once” functionality for media files, which allows users to send…

  • Meta is transforming its SMS service similar to Slack 

    Meta is transforming its SMS service similar to Slack 

    Slack-like features are arriving in Meta’s SMS service Messenger, to make it simpler to attract the interest of a whole group chat.  Entering “@” and a person’s name, such as in Google Workspace and several other online services nowadays, will tag that individual in a group chat or file. However, with the upcoming @everyone shortcut,…

  • Apple is planning to refund $14.8 million to its Cloud service subscribers 

    Apple is planning to refund $14.8 million to its Cloud service subscribers 

    Apple will compensate certain users of its Cloud service after the company agreed to resolve a class-action lawsuit for $14.8 million  According to a news site, the complaint was filed in reaction to Apple allegedly violating its cloud service terms and conditions by hosting its cloud service’s customer data on 3rd party servers. Apple rejected…

  • Russian malware assaults are targeting hackers that are pro- Ukrainian

    Ukrainian sympathizers, are you planning to cyber-harass Russia? Experts are advising that malware, masquerading as a pro-Ukraine cyber-tool, is making waves and will attack you instead.  A threat intelligence organization revealed a campaign it saw on Wednesday where a malicious attacker was providing an allegedly distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) tool on an SMS Service called Telegram,…

  • The latest mobile app by meta makes group tasks more enjoyable 

    The latest mobile app by meta makes group tasks more enjoyable 

    Meta, the organization that operates Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, amongst many others, has an internal R&D division named the NPE Team, and it is this team that has recently revealed the release of a new mobile app named Move Tasks.  It’s an iOS mobile app for creating personal and group to-do tasks.  The aim is…

  • Get Office 365 Apps for 85 percent off with this cheap bundle 

    Get Office 365 Apps for 85 percent off with this cheap bundle 

    We’ve all been in that situation. Perhaps we acquired a new computer, or perhaps we were working on an old one until our employer requested us to create a spreadsheet, and then it dawned on us: we do not even possess the Microsoft Office 365 software.  Regrettably, when that knowledge sinks in, our wallets suffer.…

  • How to get rid of these six types of Microsoft Windows malware 

    How to get rid of these six types of Microsoft Windows malware 

    Because Microsoft Windows is the most widely used desktop OS in the world, Computers using Operating systems by Microsoft are frequently attacked by cybercriminals and their numerous strains of malware.  Although desktop users on other systems should not be careless – even if it may be appealing with less generally used and more locked-down Operating…