Securing Your Home Security System
High-tech security is becoming more affordable. You can watch your home or business from anywhere at any time with a wireless surveillance camera that costs as little as $50.
View ArticleDropbox patches shared links security flaw
Dropbox has now patched a security vulnerability which could give third parties access to server data without authorization.
View ArticleOutside the Box: 5 easy ways to make a hacker’s life harder
In an attempt to salvage the department-store chain’s reputation, the board yesterday removed CEO Gregg Steinhafel .
View ArticleStudy: Cost of Data Breaches Increased by 15% in the Last Year
The ninth annual Cost of Data Breach Study, a study conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by IBM, has revealed that the average total cost of a data breach has increased by 15% in the last...
View ArticleSHA-2 takes off, thanks to Heartbleed
Industry and standards bodies had announced the transition from SHA-1 hashes to SHA-2 in certificates some time ago, but adoption was weak. Now Heartbleed has created an opportunity to jumpstart the...
View ArticleMalware Alert: Someone Wants You to Spend the Next 5 Years Behind Bars
Cybercriminals keep coming up with new ways to trick Internet users into opening a malicious file attached to an email. Experts have spotted an email which informs recipients that they could go to...
View ArticleTwo Men Charged In Tulsa With Hacking Into Navy Computers
Two men have been charged with conspiring to hack into the computers of over 30 public and private organizations, including the U.S. Navy, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tulsa.
View ArticleIn Cybersecurity, is No News Really Good News?
If You’re Truly Being Proactive, There is No Such Thing as “No News” in Cybersecurity… It’s funny how old sayings just become a part of our lives. We just seem to repeat them as a matter of habit...
View ArticleScam Alert: Facebook Accounts Will Be Deactivated on May 18
Scammers are increasingly relying on so-called self-XSS attacks to hijack Facebook accounts. Experts warn that there are at least two shady Facebook pages that instruct users to execute some code in...
View ArticlePhishing Alert: DSVX Virus Detect in Your Yahoo Mail Account
Yahoo Mail users are advised to be on the lookout for emails that inform them about a so-called DSVX virus. The bogus notifications are part of a phishing scheme. A sample of these emails has been...
View ArticleRuby on Rails Updated to Prevent Hackers from Stealing Files from Application...
Ruby on Rails versions 3.2.18, 4.0.5 and 4.1.1 are available for download. The updates address a serious vulnerability so users are advised to update their installations as soon as possible. The...
View Article5 Ways Hackers Exploit our Bad BYOD Habits
Bring Your Own Devices – is quickly becoming the norm as major companies and organizations worldwide strive to keep pace with their young, mobile and connected workers.
View ArticleMicrosoft report: Downloaded malware exploded in late 2013
Better security in software has forced attackers to rely more on deceptive practices, tricking people rather than software, according to Microsoft’s latest Security Intelligence Report.
View ArticleFrance’s Orange Hit by Hackers Data Raid
PARIS – Hackers have stolen the personal data of 1.3 million customers of French telephone company Orange, in the second major breach of its kind in a matter of months. In the latest incident, which...
View ArticleTweet your heart out for privacy
Doing what’s necessary to protect your own privacy is not easy. Better just to blame someone else for the whole problem. #ResetTheNet!
View ArticleWindows Authentication Protocol Allows Deactivated User Accounts to Live On:...
Dead doesn’t always mean dead – at least not in the case of Windows user accounts. In an examination of Windows’ implementation of the Kerberos authentication protocol, researchers at Aorato have found...
View ArticleTelecoms Company Orange Hacked Again, Details of 1.3 Million People Stolen [AFP]
French telecommunications services provider Orange has suffered another data breach. This is the second time cybercriminals target the companys systems this year. According to AFP, the attackers...
View ArticleAlleged Members of Team Digi7al Charged with Hacking Systems of US Navy
Two people suspected of being members of the now-defunct hacker group called Team Digi7al have been charged earlier this week. Theyre said to have breached the computer systems of more than 30...
View Article33 Percent of Consumers Would Change Retailers After a Data Breach
A Javelin survey also found that 30 percent of patients would change healthcare providers following a breach.
View ArticleWatch where you click
Nearly 100 Thai government websites were hacked and used to send malware in April, according to an online security expert.
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