For almost as long as computers have existed, various companies have promised that passwords would eventually be a thing of the past.

Over the years, a variety of different technologies have been introduced that promised to kill the humble and ubiquitous password.

Dharma is a highly successful ransomware strain.

It recently has been made even more successful by a change in the way the hackers controlling it are deploying it.

The first part of their latest campaign remains unchanged.  They rely on well-crafted phishing emails to lure employees in.

There's a new threat in the world of ransomware to be aware of, known as MegaCortex. Based on its design, it seems clear that the malware's authors drew inspiration from the movie, 'The Matrix.'

It first made an appearance near the start of the year but it wasn't widely employed by hackers, and as such, it was barely a blip on the radar.

Samsung is upping the ante in the smartphone world.

The company recently announced that they will be introducing 48-mp and 64-mp image sensors for smartphones launching in the fall of 2019.

Both sensors employ the company's Isocell Plus and Tetracell technology.

Amazon has a problem.

If you're an Amazon shopper, that means you have a problem.

The company recently revealed that more than a hundred sellers using the company's platform were victims of what the company is describing as an "extensive fraud operation.

Google announced a pair of important security features of upcoming versions of its Chrome browser at this year's I/O Developer Conference.

Both changes are designed with the same goal in mind:

To give users some additional tools to block or at least mitigate the threat of online tracking.

Do you use Dell equipment at home or in your office?

If so, then the recent discovery made by independent security researcher Bill Demirkapi should give you pause.

Recently, Mr. Demrikapi discovered a flaw in the company's SupportAssist utility that comes pre-installed on most Dell systems.

This year's Open Source Security and Risk Analysis Report analyzed the anonymized data of more than 1,200 commercial codebases from 2018. According to the report, managing open source risk continues to pose a significant challenge for industry.

The Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center produces the report, and found that 96 percent of the code bases they analyzed contained open source components.

Jeremiah Fowler, a researcher with Security Discovery recently found an unprotected Elasticsearch databased owned by a company called SkyMed on the internet.  According to his findings the database was configured such that it was open and visible to any browser.

Tech giant Google recently unveiled the next step in its plan to put more power in the hands of users when it comes to their own data.  The most recent change involves the introduction of a new auto-delete feature tied to your Google account.

It will allow you to set your Location History, Web data and App Activity data to auto-delete after a set period of time defined by you.