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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on August 14, 2020

Security in the ‘new normal’: Passwordless is the way forward

Posted By Shannon.Smith

Moving on from passwords to strong authentication and adaptive access policies is key to improving security without hurting productivity, especially given the increase in remote working. Data breaches, phishing, ransomware: the specifics may change, but stolen credentials are behind 80%

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on August 10, 2020

FBI announcement on Windows 7 end of life prompts worry from security experts

Posted By Kylee.Campanella

Despite the FBI announcement, hospitals, schools, and government offices across the world still use Windows 7. Security experts detailed a litany of concerns following an announcement on Monday from the Federal Bureau of Investigation about the official end of life for Windows

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on July 9, 2020

U.S. government considering a ban on TikTok

Posted By Deborah.Moore

TikTok is having a difficult time proving it isn’t spyware In context: The United States government has shown great skepticism of Chinese firms, particularly when it comes to technology. Secretary Pompeo’s remarks highlight the ongoing tension between the U.S. and China. A

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on July 7, 2020

Study of home routers shows many unpatched and affected by vulnerabilities

Posted By Matthew.England

Router companies named and shamed Facepalm: Do you think your home router is secure? According to a new report, that belief might be far from accurate. It found that many popular devices are affected by hundreds of known vulnerabilities, and over a

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on June 12, 2020

Cybersecurity pros are working harder than ever during the pandemic

Posted By Deborah.Moore

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many tech career fields. Learn how it has impacted cybersecurity professionals, and how to help. Virtually all career fields have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, some in positive ways and others in not-so-positive ways. As a

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on June 8, 2020

This new ransomware targets Windows and Linux in surprising ways

Posted By Kerry.Hershey

Cybercriminals are always looking for new tricks and techniques to target potential victims without being caught. That’s especially true of ransomware attackers who need to stealthily invade an organization’s network to encrypt the sensitive files they plan to hold hostage.

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on May 15, 2020

Cybercriminals exploiting the coronavirus to deploy infostealers

Posted By Kerry.Hershey

These threats are designed to capture usernames, passwords, bank details, network information, and other sensitive data, says security provider Lastline. Cybercriminals have been busy devising email campaigns that take advantage of the coronavirus outbreak. By promising information or help about the pandemic,

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on May 11, 2020

New Thunderbolt flaw lets hackers bypass security features in five minutes

Posted By Kylee.Campanella

It requires physical access and affects any PC made before 2019 In brief: If your laptop somehow makes its way into hackers’ hands, will the login screen and hard disk encryption keep its contents safe? You might imagine so, but if it’s

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on April 17, 2020

Windows Defender crashes: Microsoft fixes bug causing full scans to fail

Posted By Kerry.Hershey

Microsoft’s Windows Defender antivirus was crashing when hitting filenames with two dots. Microsoft has rolled out a fix for a recent update that has been causing the Windows Defender built-in antivirus software to crash on Windows 10 PCs when running

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on April 13, 2020

Zoom enables passwords and waiting rooms to thwart Zoom bombing

Posted By Kerry.Hershey

The software has always had these features but they were disabled by default. In brief: To cut down on instances of Zoom bombing, you may now have to enter a password and wait to be accepted into a meeting when using Zoom.

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