Microsoft follows Google in revenge porn crackdown
Microsoft will provide a web form to submit removal requests for links to intimate content or video that appear on its search site Bing.
TechWorld staff | 24 Jul | Read more
Microsoft will provide a web form to submit removal requests for links to intimate content or video that appear on its search site Bing.
TechWorld staff | 24 Jul | Read more
Better web security has become so commonplace that most sites don't make a big deal about it anymore. Reddit quietly announced on Tuesday it would soon move all users over to HTTPS encryption by default.
Bot traffic has surpassed humans this year, now accounting for 59 percent of all site visits, according to a report released today by Distil Networks.
Maria Korolov | 15 May | Read more
Keeping your Google account secure is already a good idea, so you might as well nab some Google Drive storage while doing it.
Jared Newman | 11 Feb | Read more
Microsoft's Bing has no plans to rank websites higher if they use HTTPS encryption, unlike rival Google.
Jared Newman | 04 Oct | Read more
If you are good at research by using Google searches, does that make you a malicious cyber actor? Of course not, but DHS, FBI and NCTC (National Counterterrorism Center) have issued a bulletin warning about malicious "Google dorking" cyber actors. If using <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/gwebsearcheducation/advanced-operators">advanced search techniques</a> on Google or Bing is considered suspicious, what does that make <a href="http://www.shodanhq.com/">Shodan</a> users who specifically target SCADA, ICS, VoIP, routers, switches, webcams and printers to name but a few?
Darlene Storm | 27 Aug | Read more
There's a place lurking beneath the Internet you use every day.
Brad Chacos | 12 Aug | Read more
The UK is to introduce new measures that will see internet service providers (ISPs) block pornography by default, where consumers will soon have to opt-in if they wish to view pornographic content.
Derek du Preez | 23 Jul | Read more
Web masters will now be able to ask Microsoft to re-evaluate sites labeled on its Bing search engine as malware threats, but if malware is found during the re-scan the warning could persist for a long time.
Google, Bing, and Yahoo are bitter rivals in their quest for your search engine affection, but they have at least one thing in common: They track your search history and tailor the results of your queries to your interests. Yes, they're attempting to improve your search experience, but that sort of surveillance is anathema to privacy enthusiasts and anyone who doesn't want to be stuck in an echo chamber of their own interests. DuckDuckGo is a different kind of search engine, designed to capitalize on the big shots' poor privacy practices by offering an alternative that's simple and anonymous.
Alex Wawro | 19 Apr | Read more
While the company is committed to Internet Explorer, it is experimenting with an architecture to replace the browser called Embassies
Antone Gonsalves | 19 Apr | Read more
Annenberg Lab reports Internet advertising networks placing government and corporate ads on dens of IP iniquity
John P. Mello Jr. | 29 Mar | Read more
For the first time, a major botnet take-down has included direct victim notification that warns users their PCs are infected and shows them how to scrub clean their machines.
Gregg Keizer | 07 Feb | Read more
Microsoft announced plans to cut the length of time it stores IP addresses of Web searchers using its Bing search engine from 18 months to six in a bid to improve its privacy track record.
Paul Meller | 20 Jan | Read more