QuickHealSecurity

8 tips to avoid a spyware attack

Credit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:30:45 +0000

Spyware refers to software that spy on your Internet browsing activities, record keystrokes, and collect almost any type of data including your personal information such as credit/debit card or banking details, login IDs and passwords. In this post, we share 8 tips to avoid a spyware attack and keep your…

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IndependentKrebs

When Identity Thieves Hack Your Accountant

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:11:26 +0000

The Internal Revenue Service has been urging tax preparation firms to step up their cybersecurity efforts this year, warning that identity thieves and hackers increasingly are targeting certified public accountants (CPAs) in a bid to siphon oodles of sensitive personal and financial data on taxpayers. This is the story of a CPA in New Jersey whose compromise by malware led to identity theft and phony tax refund requests filed on behalf of his clients.

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ComputerWorldIndependent

What happened to the new spring update, Windows 10 version 1803?

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 07:42:00 -0700

Most of us expected Microsoft to drop its latest and greatest version of the last version of Windows yesterday. The highly anticipated version 1803, Redstone 4 — which many of us have been testing for weeks — looked ready to go … until it wasn’t.

Rumors are flying but, as of this writing, the actual cause for the delay isn’t public.

Microsoft, of course, has never committed to a release date. Or a build number. Or even a hokey “Spring after Fall Creators Update” style name, for that matter. (I’m still plugging for “Terry Myerson Swansong version” but doubt it’ll gain traction.)

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