COVID-19 fears are fertile ground for malicious actors. Here’s how to stay safe online. As with any public crisis, the spread of the coronavirus has created a new crop of hackers — targeting people who are awaiting their stimulus check, who are working from home and who
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Firefox users, it’s time to update your browser to get a raft of new features, such as DNS-Over-HTTPS, blocking Facebook from tracking you around the web, and blocking apps from installing add-ons. Mozilla has released Firefox 74, and it comes
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You wouldn’t like someone snooping around your Gmail account, would you? I can’t blame you. Lock it down right now. From bank statements to personal letters, and even password reset requests, your Gmail account holds an abundance of personal information. If someone were
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A network of malicious Chrome extensions was injecting malicious ads in millions of Chrome installs. Google has removed more than 500 malicious Chrome extensions from its official Web Store following a two-months long investigation conducted by security researcher Jamila Kaya and Cisco’s
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Phone number theft is more than just possible, it’s all too easy to give hackers the keys to your online accounts. In January, a published study revealed how incredibly easy it is for hackers and fraudsters to take control of your phone
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“Hey Google, that wasn’t for you.” Google says it wants to make people more comfortable using its Assistant software. So the search giant on Tuesday announced new privacy controls aimed at tamping down concerns that the software is spying on
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Mozilla is making changes to its browser, and not just for users in California. Mozilla, maker of the Firefox web browser, says it’s giving all users more control of their own data. The change is spurred by the California Consumer Privacy
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Companies will have to go with another antivirus. Once Windows 7 reaches end-of-support (EOS) on January 14, 2020, Microsoft will also stop updating Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) for Windows 7. Companies who purchase Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) will not receive
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Microsoft rolls out Campaign Views in public preview for Office 365 ATP customers. Microsoft is launching today a new security feature in public preview. Named “Campaign Views,” this is a new feature that will be available for Office 365 Advanced Threat
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WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton calls Facebook’s efforts a “very tall order.” Facebook confirmed this year it’s planning to add an extra layer of security to its messaging services as part of an effort to make it possible for WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram users to send messages
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