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What is contoso.com [RESOLVED]

The domain contoso.com is owned by Microsoft.  It currently redirects to microsoft.com contoso.com is the domain name for Contoso which

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GeneralNews

Consultation Into Regulating Basic Digital Skills Qualifications

Ofqual has today (Monday 5 November) launched a consultation on how it proposes to regulate new Basic Digital Skills Qualifications

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GeneralNews

Future Assessment Of GCSE Computer Science

Ofqual has launched a consultation on how to assess programming skills as part of GCSE computer science. Ofqual today (5

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FilesLocker Ransomware

FilesLocker is a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) that targets Chinese and English speaking users. The creators of FilesLocker are offering the malware to other attackers

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Mobile PhoneTech TipsTelecoms

How To Locate A Lost Or Stolen Android Phone

Before you read this guide you need to know the “Google Account” username and password that you used to setup

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Ofcom Slams BBC’s Proposed Changes To iPlayer As Unfair

The BBC has proposed a number of changes to the BBC iPlayer and provided its plans to Ofcom for consideration.

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NewsSecurity Vulnerabilities

Docker Misconfiguration Cryptocurrency Campaign

Trend Micro recently observed cases of abuse of the systems running misconfigured Docker Engine-Community with Docker application program interface (API)

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NewsSecurity Vulnerabilities

Apache Xerces-C XML Parser Nested DTD Denial of Service Vulnerability [CVE-2016-4463]

CVE Number – CVE-2016-4463 A vulnerability in the Apache Xerces-C XML parser could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause

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JasPer JPC_NOMINALGAIN Function Denial of Service Vulnerability [CVE-2016-9396]

CVE Number – CVE-2016-9396 A vulnerability in the JPC_NOMINALGAIN function of JasPer could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause

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Armis Exposes Enterprise Access Points and Unmanaged Devices to Undetectable Chip Level Attack [BLEEDINGBIT]

Armis has identified two chip-level vulnerabilities impacting access points and potentially other unmanaged devices. Dubbed “BLEEDINGBIT,” they are two critical

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