Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 20180 with theme-aware tiles on Start

It’s Windows 10’s 5th birthday, and to celebrate -- or just by happy coincidence -- Microsoft has released a new Insider build to the Dev Channel (what used to be the Fast ring). Build 20180 enables all of the new features that were first mentioned in Build 20161, including theme-aware tiles on Start. Some of these features were only available to a sub-set of Insiders previously. Changes and Improvements in this build include: Based on feedback, Microsoft is changing the tablet posture logic for 2-in-1 devices to now only apply when using a single screen. Based on feedback Microsoft is… [Continue Reading]

Fully-working Mac OS 8 now available for Windows 10, macOS and Linux

Developer Felix Rieseberg won our hearts and minds a couple of years ago, when he released Windows 95 as an Electron app that you could run in Windows, macOS and Linux. He even updated it a year ago to make it faster and bundled playable versions of gaming classics such as Doom and Wolfenstein3D alongside the OS. Now he’s back with an installable version of Mac OS 8 that you can run on any modern computer, and he’s included a number of Mac apps and games with it, including Photoshop 3, Premiere 4, Illustrator 5.5, Oregon Trail, and Duke Nukem… [Continue Reading]

Brand new Kodi 19 'Matrix' now available to download, plus the final release for Kodi 18 'Leia'

It’s been a couple of months since the Kodi Foundation last rolled out a major update for its hugely popular home theater software, but today the wait is over as it has a new release for you to install. Kodi 18.8 comes with a number of changes and improvements, as well as some big news regarding the future of the software. According to the team this new build is "likely to be the final release in the 18.x 'Leia' series, before all effort now shifts to 19.x 'Matrix'". And in keeping with that announcement, it has switched Kodi 19 to… [Continue Reading]

Happy 5th birthday Windows 10! Why aren't you (much) better?

Five years ago today Windows 10 hit general availability and it’s fair to say the operating system has had a lot of low points in its first half-decade. Offered free 'for the first year', (leading people to think it would turn into a subscription service after that point), take up wasn’t quite what Microsoft hoped for, so the company started forcing it onto users against their will. Let’s look at some of the more infamous moments Windows 10 users have had to endure. We got what was our first taste of Microsoft’s buggy updates when the November Update arrived and… [Continue Reading]

10 billion exposed credentials and where to find them

Researchers at password manager NordPass have identified a total of 9,517 unsecured databases containing 10,463,315,645 entries with such data as emails, passwords, and phone numbers. The databases are found across 20 different countries, with China being at the top of the list -- the country has nearly 4,000 exposed databases. This means that potentially more than 2.6 billion users could have had their accounts breached. The United States comes second, with nearly 3,000 unsecured databases and almost 2.3 billion entries made available online. India is third, with 520 unsecured databases and 4,878,723 exposed entries. Finding these databases isn't hard, search… [Continue Reading]

New store provides a one-stop-shop for privacy apps

When choosing data privacy applications in the past businesses have had to choose between a broad spectrum of capabilities of a focus on particular issues. Now though SAP-backed data discovery and intelligence company BigID is launching a new Application Marketplace that allows organizations to build their optimum data solution, choosing specific capabilities that best fit their needs. This launch builds on BigID's existing core Discovery in-Depth technology and its recently-announced App Development Framework. The App Marketplace enables organizations with smaller development teams or fewer resources to cheaply and easily purchase the functionalities they need as their business evolves, with a… [Continue Reading]

The role of SASE in securing the modern workforce [Q&A]

Digital transformation combined with a shift to more remote working has presented considerable challenges for enterprises when it comes to securing their systems. One of the technologies being increasingly used to enable remote access is Secure Access Services Edge (SASE). We spoke to Anurag Kahol, CTO and co-founder of cloud security company Bitglass to find out more about SASE and how it can help businesses deliver their transformation projects. BN: How have the security needs of modern organizations changed, especially with rapid shifts to remote work amid COVID-19? AK: The security demands of organizations today are changing. While digital transformation… [Continue Reading]