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Apple now has a free repair program if your iPhone 6S won’t switch on

Apple has admitted there’s a component that goes faulty in some iPhone 6S and 6S Plus handsets that can keep them from

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InternetNews

BT launches free Wi-Fi controls giving families greater management of screen time

BT is giving families greater control over screen time for free with its latest update, Wi-Fi Controls. The new feature

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ComputerInternet ExplorerTech Tips

How to disable proxy PAC caching in Internet Explorer [RESOLVED]

When you configure Internet Explorer to use an automatic proxy configuration script, it caches the proxy that is returned by

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Windows SMB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [CVE-2017-0148]

CVE number – CVE-2017-0148 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0

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PCShare Backdoor

PCShare is open-source backdoor trojan available on a number of primarily Chinese-language hacking forums. Unlike most backdoors, PCShare uses a

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Cisco Firepower System Software Detection Engine RTF and RAR Malware and File Policy Bypass Vulnerabilities

CVE number – CVE-2019-12697 and CVE-2019-12696 Multiple vulnerabilities in the Cisco Firepower System Software Detection Engine could allow an unauthenticated,

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BroadbandNews

Futureproof broadband coming to 29 new locations

Openreach, the UK’s digital infrastructure company, has just announced 29 towns, cities and boroughs where it will be building new future-proof Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP)

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Microsoft Blacklists Dozens of New File Extensions in Outlook

Microsoft Outlook now blocks 142 file extensions that it deems as at risk or that are typically sent as malicious

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Bug Found in NSA’s Ghidra Tool [CVE-2019-16941]

CVE number – CVE-2019-16941 NSA Ghidra through 9.0.4, when experimental mode is enabled, allows arbitrary code execution if the Read

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InternetNews

Google’s Password Checkup feature will be built into Chrome

Google released the Password Checkup extension for Chrome in February 2019, which alerts users if they enter a password and username combination

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