Spam is nothing new. In most cases it ends up directly in a spam or junkmail folder. Those unwanted messages that make it through to the Inbox are generally deleted without a second glance. Spammers know how to exploit headlines […]
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At one point you could defend a kingdom by creating a moat–a small man-made river–around the castle. A moat offers little–if any–protection today. Attacks evolve over time, so defense must also adapt and evolve to remain effective. The same is true
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A recent report from FireEye reveals details about a hacker group—APT 30—which has been in existence for nearly a decade now but was never considered a major threat. Reports however suggest that the seemingly insular group which believes in working
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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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The first weekend of March Madness is behind us. Is your bracket completely trashed yet? After some upset victories in the early games Ritchie King at FiveThirtyEight.com calculates that a mere fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the
March Madness cybercrooks hope to bust more than just your brackets Read More »
Do you know the password to your spouse’s bank or credit card accounts? According to a new report from Intel Security the answer is “No” for about 66 percent of you. Where exactly is the line between protecting your privacy
Does your significant other know your passwords? Read More »
There isn’t much the 80 million Anthem customers can do at this point. Their data has already been exposed or compromised in the Anthem breach, and unfortunately most of it is data you can’t just cancel or change: name, address,
80 million Anthem customers need to follow this advice Read More »
Rule number one for email security: Do not let your emotions trump your common sense. When you receive an email claiming that a child sexual predator is living in your neighborhood it’s easy to be alarmed and click on a
That child sex predator email is most likely a phishing attack Read More »
No. At least I hope you wouldn’t sell the password to your bank account for $150. A recent survey from SailPoint, however, found that one in seven users would be willing to sell the password they use at work to
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