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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They say knowing is half the battle. That seems particularly true when it comes to computer security, and defending against malware and cyber attacks. Firewalls, antivirus, and other security tools are still necessary and helpful, but the simple fact is
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A new cyber espionage campaign has been uncovered–DarkHotel. Like previous cyber espionage attacks, the DarkHotel malware attacks have apparently been compromising systems undetected for years, however this attack is unique in that it targets C-level executives, and other high-ranking corporate
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Despite the fact that contracting Ebola is highly unlikely, and that there are a wide variety of things that are a much greater threat to the lives of every day people, it seems that we’re in full-on, 24/7 Ebola panic
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While the US military was busy watching Iran, China, and North Korea, an insider–Bradley Manning–compromised classified information. While the NSA was busy spying on would-be terrorists, an insider–Edward Snowden–exposed confidential secrets. Companies and government agencies of all sizes around the
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VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) macros haven’t been a significant malware threat for a few years now. Ever since Microsoft disabled VBA macro execution by default in the Microsoft Office suite, VBA macro malware can’t execute without user intervention. From
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What is scarier: an attacker with access to your eBay account, or an attacker with knowledge of your home address, phone number, and date of birth? I’ll give you a hint–nobody really cares about your eBay account, but the other
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I saw this image making the rounds on Facebook. It is from the Kenosha Police Department in Ohio, and illustrates just how much information you may be giving away to criminals just with the cute stickers on your car. The
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The stockings are all hung by the chimney with care, blah, blah, yada, yada–you know the drill. With a week to go until Christmas day, shopping season is firing on all cylinders, and people are in the holiday spirit. People are
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The holiday season is officially underway. Your good cheer could quickly turn sour, though, if you don’t secure your browser before shopping online. Research from Qualysfound that almost 40 percent of all browsers have critical vulnerabilities that could enable cyber criminals
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