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Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy has delved into security software offered by anti-virus firms and has found holes in three of their ‘secure’ browsers. Engadget reports: After recently exposing holes in products from Trend Micro and AVG, the bug hunter has recently gone public with three issues found in software offered by security firms Avast, Comodo and Malwarebytes that allow attackers to access unsuspecting users’ PCs.

The World Zionist Organization (WZO) is about to launch a new app which they say will be a search engine for content that is anti- Semitic. Using a new algorithm, the ‘sniper’ app will be able scan the net looking for anti-Jewish content. Once checked, action can be takes as needed. Desert Peace reports: The Sniper system is set up to scan the internet using an algorithm that will identify certain keywords in different languages.

Israel have vowed to launch a cyber war against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, threatening to monitor, track and thwart their activities online, as well as attack them with the latest tools.  Middleeastmonitor.com reports: Israel Hayom newspaper reported: “Israel is facing a campaign to de-legitimise it. It penetrates into a certain extent; up to the secretary-general of the United Nations,” noting that it is a new battle in its “own stadium: the cyber space”.

By EconMatters

The modern era of financial markets means that basically there are two assets: Risk On and Risk Off. The last two days we have been in Risk Off mode. We might switch to Risk On mode if the economic data reports coming support an optimistic view of the economy.

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For some time now Microsoft has recommended the option for a free upgrade to Windows 10, to Windows 7 and 8.1 users. Windows update will soon start automatically upgrading older machines to Windows 10 if the update is not turned off. Slash Gear reports: Not long ago, Microsoft started issuing notifications twice per day, telling users that they should upgrade their system. Apparently that’s not been effective enough, as the company has decided to go ahead and make Windows 10 a “recommended” upgrade, through Windows Update.