Two-factor (or multi-factor authentication) is a very effective way of providing an additional layer of security for systems and data. It’s relatively trivial these days for attackers to compromise usernames and passwords, and two-factor authentication puts another line of defense […]
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Tech pundits and vendors have been prematurely declaring the death of email for over a decade. However, email remains the dominant form of communication for businesses and individuals around the world despite it’s shortcomings. A Radicati Group report claims that
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Social media sites have recently stepped up to help combat revenge porn–the posting of nude or lewd photos without the subject’s permission. That’s not the only threat out there, though, when it comes to the potential exposure of explicit photos
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A new ransomware campaign is upping the ante. Pacman can compromise a PC with a single click and encrypt the data. The only way to decrypt your data and get it back is to pay the ransom–and Pacman only gives
Pacman ransomware will chomp your data if you don’t pay up Read More »
You can’t defend against every possible scenario, and you can’t defend yourself effectively if you don’t understand who the enemy is or what tools and tactics the enemy is likely to employ. Threat intelligence is critical for effective security because
Webroot report highlights importance of threat intelligence Read More »
A major threat to the increasingly popular virtual currencies was recently discovered by researchers from Kaspersky and INTERPOL. The identified threat has the capacity to embed malware, illegal data, child sexual abuse images or other malicious or elicit data in
Security researchers identify malware threat to virtual currencies Read More »
As the stress of tax season approaches so are the hopes of cyber criminals looking to take advantage of unsuspecting consumers. Cyber criminals are looking for: 1. People submitting taxes online 2. People waiting to do last minute returns, to
Tax season: follow these tips to avoid fraud and identity theft Read More »
Palo Alto Networks created an app designed to check our Android device to see if it suffers from a critical security vulnerability its researchers discovered more than a year ago. Palo Alto Networks just revealed details of the flaw this
Run this app to see if your Android device is vulnerable Read More »
Amazon’s game streaming service Twitch was hacked on Monday—making it the latest in a seemingly endless string of high-profile data breaches. Amazon released an email to its users confirming the hack and its security measures to contain it. The statement
Twitch hack may include stolen user data Read More »
You want to lock your mobile device to protect it from unauthorized access, but unlocking it every time you want to use it is a pain. Google has introduced a new feature that will let Android users strike a balance
Android’s smart on-body detection function to simplify user access Read More »
