Black Hat 2015 For those of you worried about the Stagefright flaw in Android, be reassured, a patch will be coming down the line in the next few days. “My guess is that this is the single largest software update the world has ever seen,” said Adrian Ludwig, lead engineer for Android security at Google....Read More
Weary WordPress worker-bees are being asked to hit the “Update” button again. Just a couple of weeks after an XSS vulnerability forced a July 24th call to upgrade to WordPress 4.2.3, a handy collection of vulns mean it’s time to run in version 4.2.4. At least WordPress has an easy upgrade mechanism. The new vulnerabilities...Read More
We all have those moments when we find ourselves with more time on our hands than expected. Next time you’ve got a few of these moments, which are perfect times to knock out a few tasks that often get neglected when we focus on the day-to-day work, think about these three things to ensure your strategy...Read More
Google GOOG finally announced recently that it is scaling back its focus on Google+, the also-ran social network that the search giant has spent hundreds of millions of dollars and four years of its time trying to turn into a competitor to Facebook FB . Among other things, users will no longer be forced to...Read More
If you, or your business, run a self-hosted WordPress site then it’s time to update. It’s only been a couple of weeks since the last security update for WordPress, but already new vulnerabilities have been found which could be exploited by malicious hackers to compromise your website. In an advisory posted on WordPress.org, users were...Read More
A couple of weeks ago, PayScale released a “Most Least Meaningful Jobs†report. Search Engine Land founding editor Danny Sullivan covered the report here on Search Engine Land, focusing on the fact that search marketers feel as if their jobs make the world worse. Yikes! In addition to that, I came across a Facebook thread...Read More
AFP/Getty Images A skier carrying a GoPro camera on his helmet. There are plenty of reasons for investors to play it safe right now. In addition to the fears of a Fed rate hike deflating the market in the second half and continued challenges overseas in Europe and China, earnings have been pretty lackluster. In...Read More
Do you, or your business, run a self-hosted WordPress site? If so, it’s time to ensure that you are updating to the latest version. The WordPress guys have just released version 4.2.3, which they describe as a security and maintenance release for all previous WordPress versions: WordPress versions 4.2.2 and earlier are affected by a...Read More
Black hat SEO is turning into a highly-debated subject in the SEO community. The idea of utilizing strategies to damage a contenders rankings is nothing new. While black hat SEO used to offer bunches of backlinks to your site at a cost, now they can offer heaps of backlinks to your rival’s site. As opposed...Read More
Google has set up its own car company. The tech giant has flirted with major car firms as it explores driverless cars but has also quietly set up its own auto company, according to documents obtained by the Guardian. Google Auto LLC is headed by Chris Urmson, project lead for Google’s self-driving cars. Urmson has...Read More
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