Security researchers from Check Point claim that a flaw in the Web app version of WhatsApp could put as many as 200 million users at risk. The “MaliciousCard” vulnerabilities could enable an attacker to assume complete control of the victim’s […]
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For the most part online security and privacy issues don’t discriminate. Everyone is at risk and everyone faces threats on the Internet. There are, however, unique issues and concerns that women need to worry about and Violet Blue wrote The
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If the only thing separating a cyber criminal, online stalker or identity thief from your personal data and information is a password or PIN you’ve already lost. There are three primary methods of authentication but “something you know” is the
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Many consumers and IT admins at small and medium businesses have a false sense of security stemming from low self-esteem. The prevailing logic assumes that attackers have bigger or more lucrative fish to fry and won’t bother investing the time
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AshleyMadison.com, a website that has been accused of encouraging married couples to have an affair, said Monday that it has been hacked and user data has been stolen. You can read more about that here, http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/07/online-cheating-site-ashleymadison-hacked/ . The risqué site
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Target. Hershey Park. Office of Personnel Management. LastPass. Anthem Health. The list goes on (and on, and on) and now the Trump Hotel Collection can be added to the notorious list of data breaches. I wrote a post about rumors
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July 4th marks the peak of summer here in the United States, and with it brings an uptick in travel. Whether you’re taking a personal holiday or a business trip, traveling by car or by plane, planning a quick jaunt
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Hacktivism has been around since the Cult of the Dead Cow in the 80s; only the names have changed. Where we once heard about Chaos Computer Club and the Legion of Doom, we now have high-profile examples like Anonymous, Anti-Sec,
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Hackers and cybercriminals are coming up with more and more devious ways to steal every day. Some of the data breaches are huge, like the attacks on Target and Anthem, allowing hackers to get access to millions of social security
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In this age of digital advances most shared information is exposed to some kind of security threat. The growing number of data breach cases reported recently further illustrates this point. Despite this fact US millennials seem to easily trust businesses
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