Given the number of high profile data breaches that occurred in 2016, it’s hard to believe that anyone would still be using obvious or insecure...
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Seriously – If 123456 Is Your Password, Change It Now!
January 25, 2017
Identity Thieves Can Now Get Your Fingerprints From Digital Pictures
January 24, 2017
Improving technology and a social media habit are converging in an unfortunate way that is opening the door for a new kind of hacking. Now, not even...
Read MoreFDA Issues Warning On Certain Cardiac Device Security Issues
January 23, 2017
In 2015, the FDA issued warnings about a pair of infusion pumps – “smart” medical devices that had demonstrated security flaws. It was the first time...
Read MoreAndroid And Oracle Top Most Vulnerable List
January 20, 2017
CVE Details is a website that tracks bugs in various software systems, aggregating the data and issuing an “award” for the software that has the most...
Read MoreAmazon Echo Data Called Upon In Criminal Case
January 19, 2017
Privacy has been on the endangered species list for a while now, but the growing number of smart devices in people’s homes is putting an increasing...
Read MoreRansomware May Be Coming To Your Smart TV
January 18, 2017
Darren Cauthon, a software developer, got a Christmas present this year he didn’t ask for and didn’t want. On Christmas day, his family downloaded...
Read MorePatient Information On Social Media Shows Need For Better Security
January 17, 2017
A very strange and disturbing case of the theft of protected health information has come from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human...
Read MoreDownloading Cracked Antivirus Software Could Get You Infected
January 13, 2017
File this one away under “it should go without saying, but…” One of the most amazing and disheartening aspects of internet use is that after all this...
Read MoreThe government is taking a more active hand in establishing security protocols for at least one part of the Internet of Things. Specifically, new...
Read MoreNew Vulnerability Could Allow Access To Your Website
January 11, 2017
Hardly a week goes by that a new exploit or attack vector doesn’t come to light that your IT staff has to try to defend against. The most recent...
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