Tech wisdom direct from the NTG team.
An Israeli programmer has identified a bug in Google Chrome that allows malicious websites or hackers the ability to stealthily record conversations by accessing the device's microphone. The bug should be of serious concern for Google, especially given Chrome's current status as the browser du jour.
Right now we're witnessing the mad migration of information over to The Cloud, as tech-savvy consumers realise the benefits of distributed network computing. We know businesses have discovered the capabilities of cloud technology, but now so too have whole cities. Smaller cities around the globe are fast-becoming "cloud cities", harnessing the power of the cloud to save money and improve their infrastructure.
With NSA and Edward Snowden in the headlines, it's enough to make any user of the Internet think twice about online security and wonder if they are being monitored. A Google search seems harmless enough, but the reality is that you could be putting your information at risk when browsing through a site that harvests your information for advertisers.
People have never been very good at making passwords - just ask our tech team. And now, thanks to a list compiled by SplashData, we have definitive proof. Pulling from data made public by hackers over the course of 2013, SplashData has sorted through millions of stolen passwords to find the top 25 most common login details.
We've got Yammer fever at National Technologies right now. It's a strong contender for first place among our favourite Office 365 collaboration tools, and we think it might be what pushes Office 365 over the edge as the number one cloud service for businesses.
