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Windows 11 was released on October 5, 2021. It has several new installation requirements including, most notably, Secure Boot and a Trusted Platform Module. These features can provide a more secure computing environment, but if you need to virtualize a Windows 11 environment, you will need virtualization software that supports this. Although I would normally install a new Windows OS in ESX, I installed Windows 11 using VMware Workstation which has support for Secure Boot…

Olympus has launched an investigation after detecting a potential cybersecurity incident in part of its IT system.  The Japanese manufacturer of optics and reprography products said that suspicious activity was spotted on October 10. The possible threat is affecting the company’s systems in the United States, Canada, and Latin America.  Digital forensics experts are looking into the security issue, which Olympus said it is “working with the highest priority to resolve.” While the specific nature of…

Social media company Facebook has announced plans to selectively protect some of its better-known users from being harassed on its platform. Updates to the company’s bullying and harassment policies were announced yesterday by Facebook’s global head of safety, Antigone Davis. The announcement coincided with National Bullying Prevention and Awareness Day in the United States.  Davis said Facebook is introducing a policy “to help protect people from mass harassment and intimidation.” Under the new rules, “harmful content” that attacks public…

A voice phishing campaign spotted by Armorblox tried to convince people to give the attackers access to their computer. Image: Tero Vesalainen, Getty Images/iStockphoto A standard phishing attack typically involves sending people an email or text message spoofing a known company, brand or product in an attempt to install malware or steal sensitive information. But a variation called vishing (voice phishing) adds another element, in which the cybercriminals speak with their victims directly by phone…

The new ransomware family, called Yanluowang, appears to still be under development and lacks some sophisticated features found in similar code. Nonetheless, Symantec said, it’s dangerous. kaptnali, Getty Images/iStockphoto The Symantec Threat Hunter Team at Broadcom Software has discovered what appears to be a brand new family of ransomware named after the Chinese deity that judges the souls of the dead. Yanluowang is the perfect ransomware for the Halloween season, though this particular malevolent digital…