People don’t like getting fired. When an employee learns that he or she is being terminated, any company loyalty that may have existed is instantly dissolved in most cases and the now-disgruntled employee will look for ways to boost their […]
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While everyone is worried about North Korea, the NSA, and other external third-party threats, the biggest threat to network resources and sensitive data is still the people you trust most. Employees with access to information pose a significant risk–whether it’s
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President Obama had some bold proposals for strengthening cybersecurity in his State of the Union address. I think we can all agree that cyber attacks and cybercrime are a serious threat to national security, commerce, individual privacy, and more. The
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Cylance (a sponsor of this website) has earned the admirable distinction of joining both the Microsoft Virus Initiative (MVI) and Virus Information Alliance (VIA) groups. What makes Cylance unique is that it is the first next-generation security tool invited to
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We all wish we were paying less for car insurance. Most of us are paying hundreds of dollars a year for insurance we’ll probably never use, and if we do try to use it the insurance company will do its
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Reduce, re-use, recycle. I guess that mantra also works for malware developers. A new study from CyActive found that many of the biggest malware campaigns of 2014 relied on re-used and recycled components. The question is why are the security
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It makes sense to allow certain apps to access your location data, and sharing that information even with apps that may not need it may not seem like a big deal. However, researchers have discovered that many apps access location
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There are a few common threads that seem to exist across the major data breaches of the last couple years. One of those is the fact that the attackers are often accessing the network and stealing gigabytes or terabytes of
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Common password security practices suggest that use a unique, original password for every site and service, but I’ve maintained for years that you need to simplify by compartmentalizing passwords so you don’t have 200 different ones to remember. Sensitive accounts
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Google confirmed that it has no plans to develop patches for WebView flaws in Android 4.3 or earlier versions. The problem is that Android is the most widely used mobile platform, and more than 60 percent of the Android devices
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