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Posted on Wednesday June 27, 2018 | android, data wipe, device, encryption, factory reset, security, smartphone
Our mobile phones contain some of our most private data. There are contact details, confidential business emails, financial information, and possibly even risque pictures that you wouldn't want falling into the wrong hands. Factory reset is one way to get rid of everything if you're moving on from your old phone, but there are a few other things you must do first.
Posted on Thursday June 14, 2018 | android, browsers, chrome, encryption, google, http, https, isp, lets encrypt, lighthouse, mac, security, windows
Google Chrome currently marks HTTPS-encrypted sites with a green lock icon and "Secure" sign. And starting in July, Chrome will mark all HTTP sites as "not secure." Google hopes this move will nudge users away from the unencrypted web. Read on to learn more about the forthcoming changes.
Posted on Fri, 08 Jun 2018 | virtualization, virtual servers, software licensing, security, it support, hardware, cost savings
Explaining the concept of virtualization is no easy task, and failed attempts to do so have left it with an undeserved reputation. We want to set the record straight about this technology's many benefits by dispelling the four most common misconceptions.
Posted on Tuesday June 05, 2018 | Biotech, crime, privacy, security
Joseph Cox, reporting for Motherboard: Unfortunately for customers of MyHeritage, a genealogy and DNA testing service, a researcher uncovered 92 million account details related to the company sitting on a server, according to an announcement from MyHeritage. The data relates to users who signed up to MyHeritage up to and including October 26, 2017 -- the date of the breach -- the announcement adds. Users of the Israeli-based company can create family trees and search through historical records to try and uncover their ancestry. In January 2017, Israeli media reported the company has some 35 million family trees on its website. In all, the breach impacted 92,283,889 users, according to MyHeritage's disclosure.
Posted on Tuesday May 29, 2018 | wordpress, website, updates, security, plugins, cloud
WordPress (WP) websites require routine updates to keep up with user demands. Some of WP's most critical updates are security patches, which protect sites from various cyberattacks. But why does your website sometimes act up when you finish running an update, and how can you prevent it?
Posted on Tuesday May 22, 2018 | security
An anonymous reader shares a report: A new report from cloud security specialist Carbon Black, based on responses from CISOs at 40 major financial institutions -- including six of the top 10 global banks -- seeks to better understand the attack landscape. Among the findings are that 90 percent of financial institutions report being the subject of a ransomware attack in 2017. In addition one in 10 respondents report encountering destructive attacks unrelated to ransomware, such as application attacks and fileless malware. These potentially enable cybercriminals to move freely and laterally within an organization's network and often go completely overlooked until it's too late.
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