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Tech support scam page triggers denial-of-service attack on Macs
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| Tech support scammers are up to dirty tricks again, trying to cause your computer to freeze by simply visiting a webpage. Categories: Tags: browser alertmacMac OSmalwaresafaritech supporttech support scamTSS |
Closing the gender gap in tech with RGSoC
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| The last couple of years saw a growth in diversity- and women-focused tech events and programs; suddenly, everyone seems to be worried about diversity in our industry. But why is diversity in technology something we should care about? Categories: Tags: female executivesgender equalitygender gapphilanthropyRail Girls Summer of CodeRGSoCtechtechnologywomen that code |
Mobile menace monday: safe practices with your mobile device
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| ‘Tis the season for gift giving, and who wouldn’t be excited about receiving a brand new mobile device! Before you start loading your new device with various apps, we shared in this post several safe practices to make sure your holidays stay malware-free. Categories: Tags: AndroidMobilemobile menace mondaymobile securitytriple m |
More phishy sponsored tweets
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| Watch out: sponsored Tweets leading to phishing pages are doing the rounds once more. We take a look at the latest phishing scam being pushed to unsuspecting Twitter users, and show how the scammers are after a double-whammy of login credentials and credit card information. Categories: Tags: phishphishingscamscammerssponsoredtweettwitter |
Post-holiday spam campaign delivers Neutrino Bot
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| Spammers took a break over the holidays but are back in form with a campaign pushing the Neutrino Bot. Categories: Tags: ddosmacromicrosoftMicrosoft Security Officeneutrino botspam |
Explained: Environmental variables
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| This post is intended to make readers aware of the existence and use of environmental variables. A windows feature that is often only known to programmers and other advanced users. Categories: Tags: environmental variablesExplainedPieter Arntzthe more you knowwindows |
Clickjacking campaign abuses Google Adsense, avoids ad fraud bots
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| Ad fraud is a billion dollar problem for advertisers. When real users are tricked into clicking on ads they can’t even see, (almost) everyone loses. Categories: Tags: ad frauddoubleclickEKexploit kitsGoogleGoogle AdsGoogle Adsensemalvertisingmalware |